After Whoopi Goldberg alleged that a bakery, which was later identified as Holtermann's Bakery in Staten Island, refused to make her birthday dessert because 'perhaps they did not like my politics,' the owner responded,

Baker owner Jill Holtermann tells EW she did not deny the request because of Goldberg's politics, and that she told Goldberg 2 weeks ago that she was having equipment problems with her kitchen.

Holtermann's Bakery clarified that equipment issues — not politics — caused delays in fulfilling Whoopi Goldberg's dessert request.