Pendleton Candy Company Chosen Best in S.C.

Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer

It might be the sweetest award Anderson County has received in recent years.

The Pendleton Candy Company has been chosen the top candy store in the state by the GuideToSouthCarolina.com

Just across from the Village Green in Pendleton. The Pendleton Candy Company, was founded almost a year ago by Kimberly Blackwell, a mortgage banker with a passion for baking. It has since become a favorite not only of Pendleton but the surrounding region as well.

Blackwell said many of her recipes come from her grandmother who favored taste over cutting calories, and that her love for baking sometimes makes for long, but rewarding, hours.

After running restaurants and other shops, she opened the Pendleton Candy Company on the town square earlier this year, after a long wait for just such a spot to come open. She has since expanded the store to almost double the space. 

Her love for Pendleton and creating handmade cakes, candies, pies and more have brought joy to Blackwell and those who stop by for a sweet treat.