Praline Bakery & Bistro is a Bethesda bakery and bistro where co-owners Susan and Patrick make scratch-baked pastries, specialty cakes and savory fare. The pair worked as pastry chefs in the White House beginning in 2000, bringing that background to original creations and custom celebration cakes while serving the local community. Alongside its Bethesda shop, Praline also offers event catering at The Wharf in Washington, D.C.
Custom Cake DesignCustom Cake Design is a Gaithersburg, Maryland bakery that creates handcrafted cakes, cupcakes, and sweets to order with fresh ingredients and artisan techniques. The business says it has been creating confectionary treats since 1981 and has served clients ranging from celebrities to the President of the United States. Head chef and owner Raquel leads the work, and the company’s cake designers are professionally trained in patisserie.GAITHERSBURG, MD
Classic Bakery, IncClassic Bakery, Inc. is a family-run bakery making scratch-baked cakes, pastries and other desserts, with a particular reputation for custom wedding and novelty cakes in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Rubic Movsessian and his son Areen carry forward recipes first developed by Rubic’s father, Souren, whose Tehran bakery began in 1947; the family brought Classic Bakery to the United States in 1991. Drawing on Persian, Armenian and other European and Middle Eastern baking traditions, the company now works from a 10,000-square-foot production facility and operates locations in Maryland and Virginia.GAITHERSBURG, MD
Pâtisserie PouponSince 1986, Pâtisserie Poupon has been making traditional French pastries in-house, from its Washington, D.C., and Baltimore shops. Its pastry chefs bake fresh daily, with the Signature Fraisier Cake standing out among the pâtisserie’s longstanding specialties.BALTIMORE, MD