Since Wilhelm Resch and his uncle opened their first Columbus bakery in 1912, Resch’s Bakery has made from-scratch cakes, donuts and other baked goods for the community. The family tradition now spans six generations of Resch bakers, with custom wedding and celebration cakes remaining a central specialty. The bakery continues to use time-tested recipes and bake, frost and decorate each cake one at a time.
H.F. Hornberger BakeryMore than a century of baking has made H.F. Hornberger Bakery a Bensalem institution for scratch-made pastries, cookies, cakes, and other fresh treats. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, the bakery carries forward homemade recipes while creating custom celebration and wedding cakes with guidance from its bakers and decorators.BENSALEM, PA
Kretchmar's BakerySince Henry Kretchmar Sr. purchased a Beaver bakery in 1960, Kretchmar’s Bakery has built its name on scratch-made baked goods and carefully decorated cakes. Now in its third generation of family ownership, the bakery remains known for its specialty tortes—especially the Toasted Almond Torte—while blending long-standing recipes with new ideas under Lincoln Kretchmar. Its roots reach back to Henry Sr.’s first bakery work in West Virginia in 1925, giving this Beaver County shop nearly a century of family baking history.BEAVER, PA
Corbo's BakerySince 1958, family-owned and operated Corbo’s Bakery has been making traditional Italian pastries and cakes in Cleveland’s Little Italy, with its signature cassata cake and fresh-filled cannoli at the center of a four-generation family tradition. The bakery also serves savory Italian fare through its kitchen, while its made-from-scratch cookies and custom celebration cakes keep Corbo’s closely tied to neighborhood gatherings and festivals.CLEVELAND, OH
Colozza's BakeryFamily-owned since John and Joanna Colozza opened it in 1975, Colozza’s Bakery has grown from its Cleveland beginnings into a Parma institution. Since the early 1990s, their son Angelo and his wife, Joan, have operated the bakery, carrying forward techniques John learned during his pastry apprenticeship in Rome. The family is best known locally for creating wedding cakes and other cakes for life’s special occasions.PARMA, OH