Baked
359 Van Brunt St
(Red Hook)
718-222-0345

I go in there from work for a break and something delicious. I spend my morning thinking about what I am going to get there. The cupcakes are amazing and the slices of cake are big and excellent.
-Alberto

BabyCakes
http://www.babycakesnyc.com/
248 Broome St (btw. Ludlow and Orchard)
New York, NY 10002
212-677-5047
This bakery specializes in sugar free, gluten free, wheat free and vegan goods. Most goods are sweetened with agave nectar (often a safe alternative for diabetics). Delivery to NYC. Great things from cupcakes, to cookie sandwiches, to, of course! birthday cakes. You can get a shipping quote from them too.

My recommendation, if you get a cake from there, is to ask them to be sure to make it the day of, and DO NOT refrigerate it in advance of serving it. It was pretty dense and dry after we refrigerated the one we got for my diabetic dad’s birthday last year. Their frosting is pretty darn good, though — rich and creamy without being cloyingly sweet. New York Mag named their cupcakes the best in the city last year. Anyway, enjoy!
-Kim

Betty Bakery
www.bettybakery.com
http://www.bijouxdoux.com/intro.htm
bettybakery@gmail.com
448 Atlantic Ave.
Boerum Hill
Brooklyn NY 11217
718-246-2402

Everything here is great. It is such a wonderful bakery. I stop in there all the time for a treat for myself too.
-Hannah

Blue Marble Ice Cream
www.bluemarbleicecream.com
420 Atlantic Ave (btw. Bond and Nevins Sts)
Brooklyn, NY (Boerum Hill)
718-858-1100

This organic ice cream is some of the best I have ever tasted. Smooth, rich and creamy tasting without being too thick.  I have given gift certificates from here for birthday presents and the kids love getting them. They have also started storytime at their Atlantic Ave location. Their Prospect Heights location is in the front of NY City Explorers- a great playspace. So, you can make a day of it. For ice cream for a birthday party, it is a very expensive indulgence.  I think to go for the stuff in the grocery store is more economical.
-Karen

Cakes Across America
www.cakesacrossamerica.com
$58 for a 10 piece cake within a day’s notice. They can do almost any kind of cake you can dream of: photo cake, photo collage cake or superhero cake, etc.

Cara Linn Cakes, Inc.
www.caralinncakes.com
Private Studio (by appointment only)
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Ph: 347.365.4617
cara@caralinncakes.com
We are a custom cake company offering a little something for everyone. We specialize in everything from fun sculpted birthday cakes to extravagant wedding cakes. Cheesecake Lollipops, Cupcakes, and other fun Sweet Treats also are our specialty!
We host cake decorating classes and private parties, as well as offer catering. All classes are instructed by Cake Designer, Cara Packard, who is also the chef and artist behind each cake. “The most important part to me is not how something looks, but how it tastes. Our cakes are not only dazzling in appearance, they really are delicious!”

Costco
http://www.costco.com/Warehouse/LocationTemplate.aspx?Warehouse=318&lang=en-US
976 3rd Ave (at 36th St)
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 965-7603
M-F 11:00am – 8:30pm
Sat. 9:30am – 6:00pm
Sun. 10:00am – 6:00pm

Believe it or not, the Costco cakes are really delicious! (and inexpensive). An entire sheet cake for 40 people was $22.00. Everyone remarked on how great the cake was for Papa Tree’s 40th Birthday. We got a carrot cake (no nuts)- and I have to say, it was pretty darn good.  You have to go to the store at least 24 hours in advance and put in your order in person. This is a drag, but, hey, you can also pick up paper plates and cutlery too. The decorations are really limited- balloons, rainbows, graduation gowns, footballs, etc. and not particularly well done at that.
-Karen

Downtown Atlantic
364 Atlantic Ave (btw. Hoyt and Bond Sts)
(Boerum Hill)
718-852-9945

We thought their cupcakes were dry.
-Karen

Fresh Direct
www.freshdirect.com
Mini cupcake platter (21 cupcakes) for $25. Chocolate-frosted chocolate, vanilla-frosted vanilla and lemon-frosted lemon. Frosting is buttercream and sprinkled with jelly beans. No hydrogenated oils. They also have additional various cupcakes – 4 for $7. Various cakes to from $12 to $13.

Gumdrop Cookie Shop
http://www.gumdropcookieshop.com
thea@gumdropcookieshop.com
646-415-8173
Gumdrop Cookie Shop is an online cookie retailer that offers delicious made-to-order cookies combined with unexpected, eye-catching and distinct designs. The company’s unique printing process allows customers to take a jpeg of any design, photo or logo and transfer it to a cookie to create a one-of-a-kind custom edible treat. Visit the website to order. We can arrange for pick up or a messenger in Brooklyn. We offer custom cookies and we have a fun product called van Gogh gumdrops, which includes “blank” cookies sold with edible markers – perfect for a kid’s bday party. We’re hoping to have it carried in some local stores in Brooklyn in the near future.

Hinsch’s
8518 Fifth Ave
Brooklyn, NY (Bay Ridge)
Ice cream parlor and diner from the 1950’s.

Joyce Bakeshop
Brooklyn, NY (Prospect Heights)
Opened in August 2006. Joyce is a graduate of The French Culinary Institute in Manhattan where she received a Grand Diploma in Pastry.

Little Buddy Biscuit Company
http://www.littlebuddybiscuitcompany.com/
info@littlebuddybiscuitcompany.com
635 5th Avenue
(bet 17th & 18th Sts)
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-6355
Little Buddy Biscuit Company is a Brooklyn-based microbakery that specializes in premium handcrafted goods. We bake in small batches to ensure
quality in everything we make — cookies, brownies, cakes, cupcakes, muffins & scones, biscuits & savories, a selection of vegan goods and more. We also
serve artisan ice cream from Jane’s Ice Cream of Kingston, fair trade organic coffee, and teas by Equal Exchange and SerendipiTea.

Little Cupcake Bakeshop
http://www.littlecupcakebakeshop.com/
9102 Third Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11209 (Bay Ridge)
718-680-4465
Store Hours: Monday – Thursday 7am-10pm, Friday 7am-11pm, Saturday 8am-11pm, Sunday 8am-10pm
Little Cupcake Bakeshop® uses only the freshest whole foods from local purveyors where available, such as whole Vermont butter and New Jersey eggs. We use unbleached, unbromated flour in our products as well as European chocolate and serve only Illy coffee. Illy coffee and espresso is widely regarded by many as the finest coffee in Europe if not the world. All of our products are baked from scratch on premise.

One Girl Cookies
http://www.onegirlcookies.com/
68 Dean Street
212-675-4996
Open M-Th:11-7, F-Sa:11-8, Su:11-5.
A charming cookie boutique specializing in gift boxes and event favors. Enjoy petite cookies, coffee, cupcakes & other sweet treats, here or to go.

We got these cookies as a present- they are so smartly, thoughtfully packaged and amazingly good. They went fast!
-Karen

We got their Whoopie Pie cookies as a gift recently and were bowled over. Apparently, they are famous for them.
-Karen

Lucky Penny Cakes
Laura Penny
laura@luckypennycakes.com
917-363-3184

She’s phenomenal. She’s done my son’s first 2 birthday cakes (Percy and subway car trains, and decorated present cake) and a cake for our breakfast 2 years ago.  I’m not going to lie and say they are healthy, low sugar options. It’s full on sweet!  The cakes are not only decorated and designed phenomenally but the flavor and taste of the cakes is also amazing.
-Joanna

Sweet Melissa Patisserie
276 Court Street
718-855-3410
Open M-Th:7:30am-10pm, F:7:30am-Mid, Sa:8am-Mid., Su:8am-10pm.
We use the highest quality ingredients in all of Melissa’s original recipes. Afternoon tea daily 1-5pm. Savory menu offers light choices for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Cozy tea parlor, warm weather garden. Custom wedding & specialty.

Two Little Red Hens
1112 8th Ave (btw. 11th and 12th Sts)
(Park Slope)
718-499-8108

Villabate Pastry Shop
www.villabate.net
7117 18th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 331-8430
Open Mon-Sat 7am-9pm; Sun 7am-8pm
Villabate Pasticceria and Bakery, a Brooklyn based pastry shop using authentic old world Sicilian family recipes and techniques for cakes …

I was skeptical when my husband told me that he ordered a birthday cake for our two-year-old’s party from Villabate, a bustling and beautiful patisserie in Brooklyn. I thought the pastry would be too rich and sophisticated for kids. I was inclined to order from familiar bakeries in Red Hook or Cobble Hill. But, I have to say …my husband scored big time! The cake was a hit with the adults and the kids. It was angel food with chocolate icing topped with strawberries and blueberries. It was an incredible deal at $40. That included the decorating with writing and little balloons on top. The two other bakeries that I called quoted me prices ranging from $80 to $150 for a comparable cake. Villabate’s cake was moist, authentic and really pretty. So if you want to travel outside your comfort zone, have a cultural experience and get a great cake at a great deal – go to Villabate in Bensonhurst. Ciao!
-Rena