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90 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 3.16 FOOD& DRINK By Jenny Kiefer Photos by Chris Witzke Baked Goods for Good A sweet and savory addition to Shelby Park. Rachelle Starr estimates that about 300 people shivered in the cold for peanut-butter brownies and soft sugar-cookie bars covered with a thick layer of white icing and sprinkles at the grand opening of Scarlet's Bakery in January. On the Thursday morning I visit the Shelby Park bakery, patrons are drinking coffee and eating pastries. A glass counter displays the offerings — chocolate-dipped sugar cookies, savory and sweet muffns, powdered doughnut holes. Behind the counter, bakers dressed in vivid red chef jackets mix four, roll dough and frost cupcakes. Originally from Clearwater Beach, Florida, Starr, 32, moved to Louisville nine years ago after her husband got a job in town. She worked in marketing and advertising until 2007, when she started Scarlet Hope, a religious organization for women who want to leave the adult-entertainment industry. Scarlet's Bakery was a natural extension of the organization because Starr has been baking for most of her life. She learned from her mother, who baked wedding cakes and catered. It wasn't until about a year ago that, with help from philanthropy investor Access Ventures, Scarlet Hope purchased a run-down building on Oak Street and volunteers began renovating the space. Starr wants the bakery to offer opportunities to learn customer service, management and, obviously, baking. And