The Divorcée's Dessert Cafe

Description

After nine miserable years of marriage, Erin de Brissia is thrilled when her husband, Duke Raymond von Lebensberg, accuses her of infidelity as an excuse to be with his own lover. After signing the divorce papers, she uses the recipes from her late mother to open a dessert cafe and receives rave reviews. But when her ex-husband and his lover get wind of this, they’re set on sabotage. Will Erin ever be able to taste the sweetness of success, or is this divorcée doomed to disaster?

Original Webtoon:
KakaoPage, Daum

Official Translations:
English, S.Chinese, T.Chinese, Thai, Japanese

Type

Manhwa

Associated Names

A Divorced Evil Lady Bakes Cakes

A Divorced Wicked Woman Bakes a Cake

A vilã divorciada faz bolos

Ihonhan Angnyeoneun Cake-reul Gumneunda

Sweet Divorce

The Divorcee's Dessert Cafe

The Divorcée's Dessert Café

离婚的恶女专注烤蛋糕

離婚した悪女はケーキを焼く

이혼한 악녀는 케이크를 굽는다

Groups Scanlating

Invictus Scan

MagusManga

orange and lemon

Latest Release(s)

c.42-43 by Magusmanga 2 years ago

c.38 by orange and lemon 2 years ago

c.37 by orange and lemon 2 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

84 Chapters (Complete)

S1: 39 Chapters (1-39)
S2: 43 Chapters (40-82)
Side Stories: 2 Chapters (83-84)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 6.7 / 10.0 (80 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.58 / 10.0

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31%

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Last Updated

September 24th, 2025 12:59pm PDT - 4 weeks ago

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Genre

Fantasy Romance Shoujo
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Daum

Kakao

Yeondam

Serialized In (magazine)

KakaoPage (Kakao)

Kakao Webtoon (Daum)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Tapas

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #786

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Monthly Pos #1576

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3 Month Pos #2221

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6 Month Pos #2636

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Year Pos #2587

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List Stats

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On 118 wish lists

On 86 completed lists

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Bland

by lancergashinda
6 months ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

(time of writing: completed 84/84) I do agree with the other person calling it unseasoned chicken. It's not even in a slice of life kinda way. It's like someone really tried to cram cliché tropes without knowing how to make them interesting. Characters are shallow. FL never truely struggles, she can easily resolves the conflicts. She doesn't have emotional depth in an attempt to make her look like a mature woman taking her divorce well. It's not an absolute DO NOT READ but it's like... why waste your time on this? It's like biting into a macaron just for it to end up being hollow.

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Unseason Chicken

by HidaK
6 months ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

This shit is bland and tasteless, like they just go over the same story beats over and over. I get it, MC is liked by everyone and can do no wrong and ML is always there to protect her from her crazy ex-husband's crazy mistress. Like I understood this 10 chapters in why are we doing it again every 10 chapters onwards.

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by Onism
8 months ago

Rating: N/A

Not an emotional story with in-depth characters…but still entertaining nevertheless.

[ MAIN CHARACTERS ]

👒 Erin de Brissia

confident, determined, dedicated to baking
came from well-known by debt-resident family
respected and loved by current emperor

❄️ Duke Raymond Von Lebensberg (Grandson of Emperor. Eldest)

condescending, stubborn, dismissive
jumps to conclusions
father and mother deceased
openly had an affair
threatened by adopted brother (Duke Calix)

🗡️Aienz

blushing, kind, respectful
knight commander
commoner
childhood friends with FL
suffering from demon poison from wound

🎩 Duke Calix (Adopted grandson of Emperor)

confident, overprotective, upright royal
influencial
fell for FL during her time as wife to Raymond
deceased mother and father

[ ASPECTS / TROPES ]

Love triangle (fizzles out without much drama)
Dirtbag ex-husband from forced marriage
Beloved, honourable emperor helping FL
Overcoming social sabotages
FL with mysterious abilities related to demon poisons
The Black Forest
Brownies / Spirits
Calling out sexism and (some) racial prejudice
Who will actually inherit the throne?
Kind of suddenly introduces magic in season 2
Magic Bloodlines
Slow burn romance
ch 73. Moves to the North (where Calix is Duke)
Nearly extinct population of Erdan’s within the Black Forest
Low stakes

[ CONTENT WARNINGS ]

Adultery, verbal abuse, false rumours, sexism, racial discrimination (mention),

... Last updated 8 months ago

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struggling to find footing and fully realized characters

by naianvx
2 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

A lot of the dialogue and characterization is still very surface level, even by chapter 20. A lot of backstory has been fleshed out to set up stakes but, beyond the cliched catfights and royal blood politics, the MC's passions and values are still mixed. Spends about three panels every 4 chapters actually involved with running the cafe or tending to it.

She tries to escape to a far part of the country to leave royal life behind but is fully happy and willing to go to parties and banquets on invite from old royal contacts. She wants a peaceful life but allows practically anyone to get into her business. Her ex-husband the crown prince divorces her in chapter 1 and the story has set up for the last 20 chapters that it is because of his love for another woman, but as the story progresses he literally has no other emotion but anger and frustration. Where did this supposed love go for the secret wife? It should not take 20 chapters to even allude to a reason why he is in his ex wife's business. Plus, there is not a single fleshed out side character this far into the story. The author wanted to focus on a love interest in the form of a knight captain childhood friend, but he had 5 chapters and then fucked right off. Then we transitioned to the second in line young prince, but none of his likes, dislikes, or motivations have been explained at all. The story is frustrating and feels like a drama fantasy at the whim of the author's weekly hyperfixation. Nice art.

... Last updated 2 years ago

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in short

by connectedwizzard
3 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

just no

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