Known around New York City as the “Carrot Cake Queen,” Carrot Top Pastries has baked cakes and pastries on premises in Inwood since 1979 and Washington Heights since 1985. The family-run bakery is also a full-service restaurant, serving its uptown community from two locations and catering celebrations, offices, and other events. Its customers have included Stevie Wonder, Bishop Desmond Tutu, and the King of Spain, but the Mancino family says its heart remains with local neighbors.
Lloyd's Carrot CakeLloyd’s Carrot Cake has been baking from scratch in New York since Lloyd Adams opened his Riverdale storefront in 1986, built around a carrot-cake recipe he adapted from his mother. After Lloyd’s death, his wife Betty carried on the bakery before their children, Lilka and Brandon, took the helm following her passing. The family-run bakery now serves its signature carrot cake and other baked goods from locations in the Bronx and East Harlem, and is certified kosher dairy.RIVERDALE, NY
E & L BakerySince June 1977, family-run E & L Bakery has been hand-baking cakes, Italian pastries, cookies and other daily treats in the Bronx. The bakery is especially known for turning celebrations into custom cake designs, from wedding centerpieces to colorful drip cakes, while continuing its nearly five-decade neighborhood baking tradition.BRONX, NY
Tonnie's MinisTonnie’s Minis grew from Tonnie Rozier’s home baking business into a dessert shop known for mini cupcakes and other treats made with recipes rooted in his grandmother’s and mother’s kitchens. Founded in 2006 with a Cupcake and Coffee Bar in New York’s West Village, the business became especially associated with Tonnie’s mother’s carrot cake recipe and expanded its following from local customers to media and entertainment circles. Today, the Newark bakery also takes on custom orders for events.NEW YORK, NY