You’ve taken the plunge and set the date. Now, you need the cake. Or maybe you need some post-breakup cupcake therapy. Cheryl Kleinman, a one-time psychologist turned pastry chef, offers sweet succor at Betty, the retail arm of her high-end wedding and custom cake business in Boerum Hill. A homey storefront with discreetly placed racks of impossibly flawless-looking cakes, cookies, and pastries leads ...
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As the name (French for "sweet jewels") suggests, pastry chef Ellen Baumwoll’s cakes are precious, intricate and almost a shame to slice into—until that first bite of hazelnut-almond wins you over. Best known for her stylish wedding cakes, she also applies her high standards and elegant, neo-Victorian sensibility to her pastries, petit fours, brownies and cupcakes. Her custom-designed cakes have recreated ...
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