Two tiny outposts of the main bakery sell only slobber-inducing cupcakes (certain flavors on certain days). Minimal space means one fridge for cuppies to go, one rack for room-temp treats.
Brown Betty Petite, 269 South 20th Street (215-545-0444); The Shops at Liberty Place, 1625 Chestnut Street, first floor (215-988-1888 or brownbettydesserts.com).
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Cakes, fudge, and scrumptious baked goods are highlights at Betty’s Speakeasy.
Betty’s Speakeasy, 2241 Grays Ferry Avenue (215-735-9060 or bettysfudge.com).
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Quaint Bredenbeck’s Bakery has been around forever and is an old standby for cakes, cookies, and ice cream.
Bredenbeck’s Bakery, 8126 Germantown Avenue (215-247-7374 or bredenbecks.com).
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You’ll be smitten with Zoë Lukas’s first brick-and-mortar storefront, Whipped Bakeshop. The vanilla buttercream, bittersweet ganache, and red velvet cuppies will bring you to your knees, as will the gorgeous birthday cakes.
Whipped Bakeshop, 636 Belgrade Street (215-598-5449 or whippedbakeshop.com).
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Get it fresh and local at Metropolitan Bakery, which makes breads, croissants, and muffins in-house.
Metropolitan Bakery, 262 South 19th Street (215-545-6655 or metropolitanbakery.com).
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More than a quarter of a century old, Night Kitchen Bakery meets all of your artisanal birthday cake and sticky bun needs. If you can’t make it to the outpost, whip up a batch of your own pumpkin pound cake cupcakes with cinnamon frosting.
Night Kitchen Bakery, 7725 Germantown Avenue (215-248-9235 or nightkitchenbakery.com).
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If butter hurts your belly and wheat makes you break out in hives, find solace at Sweet Freedom Bakery. Load up on cookies, cupcakes, and muffins free of gluten and other ingredients — like refined sugar and bleached flour — that can wreak havoc on sensitive systems.
Sweet Freedom Bakery, 1424 South Street (215-545-1899 or sweetfreedombakery.com).
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Kate Carrara of Buttercream has your hookup. She’s taken mobile food to a new level with her ’80s-era mail truck that looks like a cupcake and peddles chocolate, vanilla, pumpkin, and banana confections with freshly whipped Callebaut French dark chocolate ganache or regular buttercream icing.
For more information, go to buttercreamphiladelphia.com.
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Sure, you’ll eat anything. But make sure everyone’s tastes are satisfied with Velvet Sky Bakery’s more than 40 kinds of cupcakes (like Oreo and red velvet).
Velvet Sky Bakery, 307 Leedom Street (215-884-0254 or velvetskybakery.com).
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Freshly baked cream puffs piped with your choice of custard (vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry) at Small Oven Bakery are worth every calorie.
Small Oven Bakery, 1315 Walnut Street (215-546-9600).
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Posted by LMK8038 on Nov 19, 2011 8:01:23 PM
I am a bakery snob. I never go them and prefer to bake my own. Tartes on Arch near 2nd (across from Betsy Ross House) has changed my mind! Everything there is perfection! The buttery, sugary smell wafting from the tiny pink store is enough to drive you mad! Do NOT eat the coconut custard tarts with the divine crust! They are for me!