Whoopi Goldberg is defending claims the bakery denied her service after backlash

• Whoopi Goldberg is doubling down on her claim that a bakery refused to make the sweets she tried to order for her birthday
• “It seems a little strange that when we called a few weeks before my birthday and we were told they couldn’t process the order for my birthday because of an equipment failure,” she said in the follow-up video. “But somehow they were able to accept an order for another 48 of the same dessert when someone else called without using my name”
• In the end, she didn’t let the incident ruin her special day. “It’s okay because I enjoyed my delicious dessert and I had a happy, sweet birthday,” she said, adding: “Nothing better than that”

Whoopi Goldberg is doubling down on her claim that a bakery refused to make the sweet treats she tried to order for her birthday.

“There seems to be a lot of talk about the dessert I requested for my birthday show,” the TV personality began in an Instagram video posted on Thursday, November 14.

The day before, Goldberg celebrated his 69th birthday The view with a tray of Charlotte Russe desserts and said the bakery rejected her first order probably because of her “politics”. While Sister law the star did not name the company, Weekly entertainment identified the business as Holtermann’s Bakery in Staten Island and quoted its owner denying Goldberg’s claim.

“It seems a little strange that when we called a few weeks before my birthday and we were told they couldn’t process the order for my birthday because of an equipment failure,” she said in the follow-up video. “But somehow they were able to accept an order for another 48 of the same dessert when someone else called without using my name.”

However, she didn’t let the incident ruin her special day.

“It’s okay because I enjoyed my delicious dessert and I had a happy, sweet birthday,” she said. “Nothing better than that.”

On The view On Wednesday, Goldberg shared that the Charlotte Russe — which features layers of sponge cake, Bavarian cream and fruit — was one of her mom’s favorites.

“Now let me tell you, Charlotte Russe has no political views and the place that made these refused to make them for me,” she continued.

Co-host Sunny Hostin asked, “Oh, really?” and Sara Haines quickly spat out her bite, prompting laughter from the audience.

“They said their furnaces had broken down, all kinds of things, but people went and got them anyway,” Goldberg said, adding, “that’s why I don’t tell you who made them.”

She then suggested, “It can’t be because I’m a woman, but maybe they didn’t like my politics.”

“But it’s okay,” Goldberg said, “because you know what? Look, it’s my mom’s celebration. Pick them up and celebrate with me and my mom. Thanks to everyone for celebrating my birthday today.”

Holtermann’s Bakery owner Jill Holtermann told EW that “it was not because of political” affiliations, but rather because “we had trouble with our boilers.”

Holtermann said Goldberg had requested the dessert for a Nov. 6 talk show appearance and for her birthday show, which the baker declined because she “didn’t want to make a commitment that I can’t keep.”

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“I told Whoopi, ‘I can’t do it right now,'” she continued. “We have so many things going on with my boiler,” because the building is from 1930, so when she called me, I had no idea (if we could) bake everything.”

Holtermann confirmed Goldberg’s claim that a woman, whom neither identified, picked up approximately 50 Charlotte Russe desserts on the morning of November 13, which she said she was able to make despite the boiler problems.

She also told the business that she was not aware that the customer was associated with Goldberg el The view.

PEOPLE reached out to Holtermann’s Bakery and to The view for further comment, but did not immediately hear back from them either.