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Balthazar
Bakery
80 Spring St., nr. Crosby St.
214 South Dean St., Englewood, N.J.
201-503-9717
Soho's hippest bistro now offers wedding cakes. Pastry chef Mark Tasker
(who works out of both New York and New Jersey) decorates classic
cakes with his signature toasted-marzipan butterflies. Flavors include
a lemon cake with layers of fresh berries and buttercream (from $10).
Bijoux
Doux Specialty Cakes
448 Atlantic Ave., nr. Bond St., Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
718-237-2271
bijouxdoux.com
By appointment only
Best known for her intricate, Victorian-style cakes, Ellen Baumwoll
also produces more whimsical designs (think chocolate curls and
Valentine hearts). Prices start at $8 to $10 per serving, and fillings
run the gamut from traditional buttercream to hazelnut truffle;
cakes can be covered in fondant, buttercream, marzipan, rolled chocolate,
or ganache.
Bov�
Pastries
203-723-0094
bovepastries.com
Former graphic designer Francine Bov� makes traditional tiered wedding
cakes that look sleeker than most. They come in pastels as well
as white, with marzipan fruit or pearl trim. She offers more than
six varieties; fillings range from orange marmalade to mocha buttercream
(from $9).
Brownstone
Cake Company
718-832-6662
brownstonecakecompany.com
By appointment only
Young Park Slope cake designer Alexandra Frankel can make virtually
anything a bride could ask for, be it a traditional buttercream
or fondant model or an imaginative creation like a Japanese-themed
confection complete with Zen garden. She also has a flair for the
whimsical, styling cakes like iPods. Prices upon request.
The
Cake Studio
718-938-0086
thecakestudionyc.com
Jill Adams has studied art and culinary techniques all over the
world, and it shows. Her highly personalized approach means that
clients can get virtually anything they want-be it a cake covered
in traditional white and pastels, or a wacky pattern of their own
design. Prices upon request.
Cakediva
720 Monroe St., nr. 7th Street, Hoboken, N.J.
212-722-0678
cakediva.com
Charmaine "Cakediva" Jones is best known for her African-inspired
cake designs, but she'll whip up pretty much anything. Jones turns
out more than 100 flavors, from pink-champagne cake and Heath-bar
chocolate crunch to standard lemon poppy seed. Prices begin at $500
(for 80 people).
Cakeline
220 Beach 132 St., Belle Harbor, N.Y.
718-634-5063
cakeline.com
By appointment only
Cynthia Peithman offers romantic styles with edible lace, flowers,
pearls, and beading (in the usual flavors, plus almond genoise,
lemon poppy seed, and coconut pecan). Fillings are flavored ganaches,
mousses, and buttercreams ($8 to $15).
Ceci-Cela
Patisserie
55 Spring St., nr. Lafayette St.
212-274-9179
166 Chambers St., nr. Greenwich St.
212-566-8933
This Nolita caf�'s exquisite concoctions are tailored to each couple's
specifications. It'll do anything from white-buttercream confections
to the French croquembouche. Prices start at $6.
Cheryl
Kleinman Cakes
448 Atlantic Ave., nr. Bond St.,
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
718-237-2271
Expect streamlined shapes covered with smooth fondant or marzipan
icing and adorned with sugar flowers. Cakes come in nine flavors,
from old-fashioned banana to hazelnut almond (assorted fillings
and liqueurs). From $8 to $10.
Colette's
Cakes
681 Washington St., nr. Charles St.
212-366-6530
colettescakes.com
Colette Peters will make your ideal cake-whether that means something
gussied up with Swarovski crystals or shaped like a skyscraper.
Fillings include chocolate truffle and buttercream with jam (from
$10). Her book Colette's Wedding Cakes is a guide to making your
own.
Photographed by Kenneth Chen.
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