Tampa mom starts unexpected business thanks to tasty treats

TAMPA, Fla. — There’s a South Tampa mom who turned to baking to relieve the stress of the pandemic. What she didn’t realize is that her cocoa pops and cocoa bombs wouldn’t just put a smile on her face, but the entire community.

Before Pamela Burton made the kitchen into her new office, she used to work in the medical field, until the pandemic turned her life upside down.

“I was doing like three people’s full-time jobs so I got burnt out and I was getting really sick physically, mentally, and I just figured my health was more important,” said Burton.

Burton turned to baking desserts, specifically cocoa pops and cocoa bombs. However, she never expected what would happen next, after she shared her tasty treats with another mom on her son’s baseball team.

“And she gave them to the neighbors and overnight she’s like, ‘I need a dozen more, I need this, I need that,’ I’m like, ‘whoa, whoa, whoa ok wait,’” said Burton. “I was just…

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