Beloved Detroit Sweet Potato Bakery Perseveres After Death of Patriarch

Beloved Detroit sweet potato bakery perseveres after death of patriarch

This holiday, one family member is noticeably absent from the hustle and bustle of the daily operations, the cofounder known as 'Mr. Sweet Potato Sensations.'

Sweet Potato Sensations moves forward after loss of patriarch

Cassandra Thomas never would’ve thought a disagreement with her husband over the menu for Thanksgiving dinner one year would be the catalyst for an almost 40-year-old sweet potato business.  When Cassandra and Jeffery Thomas spent their first Thanksgiving together as a married couple in 1976, he wanted his wife to make candied sweet potatoes for dinner. She wasn’t a fan. But she offered him a compromise in the form of sweet potato cookies. “I’ve…