Since 1984, Yasaman Bakery has been Rockville’s Persian bakery, making fresh cakes, pastries, cookies and other sweets daily. The bakery serves both everyday customers and larger events, with pickup and delivery available for dessert orders.
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
Geneva BakeryGeneva Bakery grew from Linda Rannels’s childhood baking at her parents’ produce stand into an East Petersburg bakery making cakes, pies, pastries and cookies from scratch. Rannels started the bakery in 2008 after converting her home garage into an inspected commercial kitchen, then moved in 2015 into the former church building where she worshiped as a child and where her parents were married. Today, the bakery is especially known for made-to-order cakes with creamy, not-too-sweet buttercream and fresh daily baked goods.EAST PETERSBURG, PA
Kake KornerSince 1973, Kake Korner has been a Laurel landmark baking custom cakes and cupcakes for celebrations, along with daily treats for spontaneous sweet cravings. The small, family-owned bakery is known for bringing customers’ designs to life, from themed birthday cakes to wedding and graduation desserts, while offering grab-and-go cakes for last-minute occasions.LAUREL, MD
J&S WatkinsFor more than 40 years, J&S Watkins Bakery has been a scratch bakery serving the Capital Region with desserts made from fresh ingredients. It is known for creating custom cakes for celebrations, including weddings, rather than simply offering standard bakery fare.CLIFTON PARK, NY