The much-loved vegan bakery, Mud Pie Bakery, has moved again, this time reopening in a shiny new location in Mission where Nothing Bundt Cakes formerly operated. The owners, husband-and-wife duo Ashley and Michael Valverde, simply needed more room to grow their thriving business, where they make all their signature vegan sweet treats—muffins, cupcakes, scones, kolaches, donuts, and breakfast sandwiches, and soon they will add cakes, pastries, lunch wraps, and take-home baking mixes—all 100-percent plant-based. They closed their cozy original location on 39th Street after the pandemic in 2022. That made their second location in Overland Park, which opened in 2017, their only location for two years, until they closed it in early 2024, to start the hunt for a brand-new home for their 14-year-old bakery. With Ashley serving as the head baker, and Michael as the barista, they have made the move from serving made-to-order espresso bar coffee drinks to grab-and-go drinks, including cold-brew coffee and tea drinks made with oat, soy, or almond milk in environmentally friendly reusable glass jars.