After Nearly 10 Years, Local Dessert Shop to Close in Tysons Galleria

After almost 10 years of sweet service, the founder of Danielle’s Desserts has decided to close the bakery so that she can focus on her family and health.

Founded in 2010 by Danielle Poux, the bakery will serve up Southern-style desserts in Tysons Galleria until next Friday, Aug. 16.

“The business, as much as I’ve enjoyed it, has taken a physical toll on me,” Poux said.

Now that she is almost 60 years old, she said spending 14 hours each day on her feet isn’t healthy for her anymore.

After meeting with a few of her managers a couple of months ago, they decided that a closing date would allow current employees enough time to arrange other career opportunities while also adequately wrapping everything up on the business end.

When Danielle’s Desserts announced that it was going to close, Poux said that the shop received hundreds of phone calls from customers expressing their dismay.

Looking back over the last nine years, Poux said that she took requests from customers and made adjustments to her menu based on feedback.

Poux recalled when she received several requests from a man who wanted a basic yellow cake with chocolate frosting — an option she hadn’t thought to offer at first because she thought it might be boring. When she gave the cake a trial period, she said it “flew out of the shop” and became a bestseller.

“I think the important thing that I’ve learned, it has come to my attention, that we have had an impact on people,” Poux said. “It’s like being a part of their important family events — and that’s an honor to me.”

Photo courtesy Danielle Poux