Entrepreneur Information

Year: 2025

Business Category: Food Processing

Location: Thimphu

Service Provided: Bakery & Café

Sonam Lhamo is the founder and head baker of Sonam’s Cake Delight, a Thimphu-based bakery specializing in custom cakes, bento cakes, and creative desserts. With over a decade of experience in professional pastry kitchens, including Le Méridien and Six Senses Bhutan, she combines technical skill with business acumen to create high-quality, visually appealing, and delicious baked goods.

During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, Sonam turned her home kitchen into a thriving bakery, growing a loyal customer base through personalized service and innovative recipes. She now aims to expand Sonam’s Cake Delight into a full-scale café in Babesa, providing handmade desserts, light meals, and beverages while creating employment opportunities and supporting local ingredients.

Her work emphasizes creativity, sustainability, and community impact, and she is recognized for building a brand that inspires and empowers aspiring entrepreneurs, particularly women, while contributing to Bhutan’s food and hospitality industry.

• Phone: 16926699