Tasty Pastry Shoppe is a Brooklyn bakery where a family of Italian culinary chefs makes custom celebration cakes and other desserts, including designs that turn children’s themes and favorite foods into edible centerpieces. Its distinctive focus is making treats accessible to more customers, with an expanding selection of sugar-free and gluten-free offerings alongside vegan and regular desserts. The bakery’s sugar-free work began with the owner and master baker’s effort to create delicacies his diabetic mother could safely enjoy.
Sweet Girlz BakerySweet Girlz Bakery grew from Kari’s homemade-jam business into an Easton bakery making from-scratch cakes, cupcakes and other treats, with cake pops becoming a fan favorite in 2010. Kari opened the commercial kitchen in December 2011, and new owner Andriana Gionis joined the business in 2022 after five years working there. The bakery is known for highly customized celebration desserts, including wedding cakes, and offers gluten-free and vegan options alongside its regular creations.EASTON, PA
Scratch BakeshopScratch Bakeshop is a Rochester boutique bakery creating made-from-scratch cakes, pastries and custom sweets for everyday treats and major celebrations. Molly Hartley and Kate Cassels formed the business partnership in 2013 after working together at a local bakery, bringing culinary and design experience to hand-crafted wedding and special-event desserts. The bakeshop also develops allergen-aware offerings, including vegan and gluten-free options, and hosts private cake-decorating classes for groups of up to 14.ROCHESTER, NY
L’estis DessertsWith 15 years of dessert-making behind it, Brooklyn’s L’estis Desserts creates elegant custom cakes and pastries drawing on French, Viennese and Italian baking traditions. Its master bakers turn a client’s idea into a dessert designed to look as good as it tastes, while every product is parve and prepared under strict kosher standards, including Orthodox Union supervision.BROOKLYN, NY