Bakeries

[tkrongold]

Am planning a 50th birthday party for a friend & want to get her a really special birthday cake - no Costco sheet cakes! Thanks for your recommendations.

[Cook456]

Am planning a 50th birthday party for a friend & want to get her a really special birthday cake - no Costco sheet cakes!  Thanks for your recommendations.

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Petite Pastisserie in Dumont makes fabulous cakes.

Avoid Mazur's in Lyndhurst..

[denise madison]

Am planning a 50th birthday party for a friend & want to get her a really special birthday cake - no Costco sheet cakes!  Thanks for your recommendations.

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Mara's in Denville, and I believe they also have a store in Westwood is quite good. Also, the Swiss Chalet in Morristown (a bit pricey though)

Denise

[jtphjl]

B&W Bakery - Hackensack makes (in particular) an outstanding Black Forest cake.

[tkrongold]

Great! Thanks for all the replies.

[jon777]

Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken has beautiful looking cakes -- and very creative. They usually have 2 or 3 in their window at any given time. Very creative... I've never tasted one, but their pasteries (traditional Italian) are very good.

http://www.carlosbakery.com/

[Cook456]

Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken has beautiful looking cakes -- and very creative.  They usually have 2 or 3 in their window at any given time.  Very creative...  I've never tasted one, but their pasteries (traditional Italian) are very good.

http://www.carlosbakery.com/

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Carlo's son does all the cakes. He actually was on a Food TV Cake Challenge. The cake he made was spectacular.

Carlo's Italian cakes were legendary..Not sure how they are now.

[Chihiran]

Gateaux in Closter

Parissiene in Fort Lee

St.Honore in Edgewater (Mitsuwa)

Sunmerry in Fort Lee

I personally like Gateaux's tiramisu cake, Parissiene's green tea, and St.Honore's mont-blanc. All of these bakeries are Japanese/Korean.