In the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina, Colombian immigrant Manolo Betancur—owner of the beloved Manolo’s Bakery, the oldest Latino spot in the Carolinas—has been sprinkling joy like sugar dust for 12 years by baking and delivering free birthday cakes to folks experiencing homelessness. Teaming up with Raise You Up Ministries, his crew whips up simple vanilla sheet cakes (sometimes jazzed with caramel or peaches) to celebrate those often-forgotten special days, because as Manolo warmly says, "They're our neighbors." Hitting their 300th cake this year melted hearts everywhere, especially with the tearful tale of one man who sobbed, "This is the first birthday cake of my life"—a moment Manolo calls the bakery's absolute sweetest triumph. Oh, what a delicious reminder that a little cake can hug the soul!

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Link to article: https://www.today.com/food/people/baker-delivers-free-birthday-cakes-to-homeless-people-rcna235965