Rose Valley Cakes is a family-owned and operated Queens bakery that began in a family kitchen and has served the New York City area for over ten years. Led by owner and head pastry chef Kamla Maharaj with owner Balbir Tandon, it is known for creative vegan baking and custom celebration cakes.
Fatcat Baking LLCBorn from Megan Mills’s furlough-era decision to pursue baking full time, Fatcat Baking is a small-batch Syracuse bakery making 100% vegan pastries and custom cakes. The Jewish, woman-owned business was incorporated in January 2020 and has grown from a home kitchen into a commercial operation supplying vegan pastries to local businesses while also meeting customers at pop-ups and markets. Named for the household cat Loki, Fatcat aims to make plant-based pastry inviting to everyone from committed vegans to the merely curious.SYRACUSE, NY
Made In Heaven CakesMade in Heaven Cakes is a family-owned Park Slope bakery known for designing elaborate wedding and specialty cakes, including its distinctive flower-pot cakes. Lisa and Victor Zagami started the business more than 17 years ago and have since passed ownership to their daughter Victoria, a Culinary Institute of America-trained pastry chef who continues the family tradition. The bakery is also known for its light, soft, moist cake texture, a signature it describes as spanning three generations.BROOKLYN, NY
Happy Chicks BakeryIn Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood, Happy Chicks Bakery is an independent vegan bakery creating custom cakes and pastries for weddings, birthdays and other celebrations. Its handmade work pairs unusual, seasonal flavors with artistic presentation, while the shop also serves rotating sweet treats and light café fare. The bakery sources organic, local ingredients from Cincinnati-area farms and operates in a dedicated dairy- and egg-free kitchen.CINCINNATI, OH