Synergy Sweets

Synergy Sweets is a Tampa bakery led by owner and creator Shonnika Denise, offering cupcakes, cookies, brownies, blondies, cheesecakes, and cheesecake cakes with new and bold flavor combinations alongside traditional options. Known for signature offerings like the Black Velvet cupcake and guava cheesecake, Synergy Sweets also carries gluten-free items and rotates new flavored desserts weekly; the bakery took first place in Tampa's 2023 Dessert Wars and has been featured in the Tampa Bay Times. Shonnika Denise enrolled in culinary school at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 2013, graduated in 2015, and worked as a pastry chef and custom decorator before founding Synergy Sweets. Located in Tampa, off Hillsborough Ave. Customers highlight the bold, richly flavored treats, generous portion sizes, gluten-free options, rotating weekly flavors, reasonable prices, and consistently friendly staff.