PIE’S THE LIMIT
“We love creating desserts that put a smile on someone’s face and give them a bit of relief from this crazy world,” says Zizi. She and her team use seasonal fruits and high-quality ingredients in their delicious range of pies and tarts, each of which are baked fresh to order and for sale at markets around Cape Town. We caught up with Zizi about how it all started, her future goals for the business and the must-try pies that should be on everyone’s food bucket list.
How did the idea of Sweet as Pie come about?
Covid hit us in a huge way – my job came to an end, and I just wanted to do something with my time. I’d recently gotten married and the sudden switch from being independent to now relying on my husband was difficult for me. My husband and I both have a terrible sweet tooth, so after playing around with lots of ideas, Googling and YouTubing, he suggested I begin baking fruit pies. This branched out to tarts and Sweet as Pie was born.
We started Sweet as Pie in our home kitchen in that first year of lockdown. That year was incredibly difficult for all of us. There was so much uncertainty and fear, and we just wanted people to stop, take a moment to smile and enjoy something beautiful. We’ve since moved into a commercial kitchen which gives us a much bigger capacity to bake more pies and tarts, and also to cater for functions.
What are the crowd favourites that everyone should try?
This is difficult as they are all my babies! It really depends on your taste, but people seem to really enjoy the apple pie and the naughty lemon tart as well as the vanilla bean custard tart. The chocolate hazelnut, white chocolate ganache, blueberry, and cherry don’t do badly at all. They are all amazing!
What are your future goals for Sweet as Pie?
We would like to have a cute little store and create a place where you can get away from the chaos of life. I’d also like to expand on the event side of things as well.
Get Connected
Find Sweet as Pie at The Cape Town Neighbourhood Market on Saturdays between 9 AM – 3 PM, and the Oranjezicht City Farm Market between Saturday 8.15 AM – 2 PM, Sunday 9 AM – 2 PM, Wednesday 5 PM – 9 PM
Place your order by calling +27 74 468 8682 or emailing
WEBSITE: sweetaspie.co.za
INSTAGRAM: @sweetaspie_sa
