Coming Soon: Wicked Sweets by Kate
Since February 2022, Wicked Sweets by Kate LLC has been a “happy hobby” for owner Katelyn Sauberlich.
On July 1, 2025, The Mix family announced their next adventure on their Facebook Page. Nine years ago, they took on the task of opening a small business across from Settlers Park on 151 Hawick Street at South Blackhawk in Rockton, Illinois. The Mix served ice cream, smiles, and an abundance of shaved ice. As they said on their Facebook post on July 1, “It has been a fascinating journey, and the memories we made are priceless. To everyone who sipped, shopped, laughed, and supported us, thank you!”
“Additionally, we would not have been successful without our fantastic employees over the past nine years; thank you so much. We want to wish Wicked Sweets by Kate LLC the best of luck and all the new offerings she will have. It is time for us to “breathe in, breathe out and move on.”
The new tenant that will be occupying the 151 Hawick Street location soon (before the end of July 2025) shouldn’t be a stranger to our community. Katelyn Sauberlich discovered her passion for baking and creating cakes at Baskin-Robbins at the age of 18. When she started working, she quickly realized that she had found her passion. Later in her career, while at Erica’s Board Creations, she knew she had to open Wicked Sweets by Kate and take the chance to open her own business. She had the help of a very supportive husband, a set of patient and supportive retired parents, as well as a great group of friends.
Katelyn was able to open her business out of her Machesney Park home. Later, as her business grew, she was able to rent kitchen space in Clinton, Wisconsin for Wicked Sweets by Kate.
Owner Katelyn Sauberlich hopes that when someone comes into the Rockton, Illinois, location, they leave better, and sweets are like a pick-me-up. Everyone can use a Pick-Me-Up!
Outside of running Wicked Sweets by Kate LLC, Kate still manages to put in one day a week as a dispatcher for Mercy Health Rockford. She was also a dispatcher for Boone County for 5 years before working at Mercy Health.
Kate loves the Rockton community because you can be as involved as you want to be. She’s excited about the future of Rockton and the entire small business community in Rockton.
Some fun facts about Wicked Sweets's owner Katelyn Sauberlich:
- Favorite color is purple
- Loves coffee and wine
- The Wicked Sweets logo is a tattoo she got seven years ago "because I just loved baking as a hobby."
Welcome back to the Rockton small business community. Thank you, Katelyn Sauberlich, for talking with Rockton-Roscoe News about Wicked Sweets by Kate coming to downtown Rockton, lllinois.
