Betty Bakery

Mother’s Day 2013 Specials!

Betty Bakery — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:49:32 +0000

Mom deserves something special every day of the year, but especially on Mother’s Day. Be prepared with a beautiful Mother Hen cake, adorable vintage postcard cookies or a rustic and delicious strawberry rhubarb pie.

Mother Hen Cake: $65, 6″ Cake
Yellow cake filled with vanilla bean buttercream, raspberry jam and a touch of dark chocolate ganache. Iced in rolled fondant and topped with edible decorations.

7″ Lemon Bundt: $25
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie: $34
Floral Petit Fours: $1.75 each
Vintage Postcard Cookies: $3.50 each
Sable Flowers: $4.95 each
Heart Shaped Assorted Small Cookies: $20 per pound
Mother Kangaroo & Joey Marzipan Figurine: $7.50 each
Special Heart-Shaped Lollipops: $4.50 each

Mother’s Day is May 12th, less than two weeks away! Place your orders soon to ensure our availability.

Our Passover & Easter 2013 Specials

Betty Bakery — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:42:38 +0000

Before you know it, Spring has Sprung! Place your orders early.

Be Still My Heart! | Valentines Specials 2013

Betty Bakery — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:39:44 +0000

Do you “XOXO” your boyfriend? Maybe your wife makes your heart “giddy”. Or you just want to let a friend know you will be there for them “4 Ever.”

Whatever your heart desires, say it with Betty this Valentines. Highlighted below are the special cakes, and our full Valentines menu is at the bottom of the post

Giddy Heart Cake
Heart shaped yellow butter cake filled with fudgy chocolate ganache, iced in red rolled fondant, complete with a happy face and edible arms & legs delivering a small bouquet of flowers.

Romantic Quilled Heart Cake
Valrhona chocolate cake filled with raspberry buttercream, iced in a deep pink rolled fondant, finished with a quilled sugar heart on top and a scalloped ombre band at bottom.

Special Hours, Special Menu, Special Times – Winter Holidays 2012!

Betty Bakery — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:59:26 +0000

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the bakery! We have a wonderful holiday menu that is going to be readily available in the bakery in the next few days.

In addition, we have adjusted hours for a few days in the coming weeks.

Sunday 12-23: Open 9am-7pm
Monday 12-24: Open 9am-7pm
Tuesday 12-25: Closed – Happy Holidays!
Wednesday 12-26: Closed
Thursday 12-27: Open 7:30am-7pm
Friday 12-28: Open 7:30am-7pm
Saturday 12-29 Open 9am-7pm
Sunday 12-30 Open 9am-7pm
Monday 12-31: Open 11am-5pm
Tuesday 1-1: Closed – Happy New Year!
Wednesday 1-2: Open 7:30am-7pm

Thanksgiving 2012 Menu

Betty Bakery — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:55:12 +0000

Pumpkin shaped cakes, Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie, Cookie Tins and more. Prepare yourself for Thanksgiving by reserving your Thanksgiving sweets now!

Halloween 2012 Menu!

Betty Bakery — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:34:49 +0000

Bon Appetit Loves Our Lemon Bundt Cake!

Betty Bakery — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:17:53 +0000

Betty Bakery’s Lemon Bundt Cake was picked as one of the “Ten Cakes Worth Buying” by Bon Appetit! Wow! We’re representing Brooklyn and could not be prouder. Check out the write-up:

6. Betty Bakery’s Lemon Cake
It’s the super-moist 7-inch cake, not the bundt, you want at this little Brooklyn shop. They’re both good, but the littler cake really soaks in the double lemon glaze that chef Cheryl Kleinman applies to its top. It’s prettier, too, thanks to a doily and a shaking of powdered confectioner’s sugar.
484 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY; 718-246-2402; bettybakery.com

Read more about all ten cakes on this yummy list!

Kate + Daniel

Betty Bakery — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:29:35 +0000

We put a lot of love into making cakes for our customers and we like to admire the finished cakes here in our shop before they fly out the door to be ooh-ed and aah-ed and eaten. We rarely get to see them in action, so when couples send us photos of their wedding celebrations it’s always an extra treat.

Kate and Daniel opted for a small display cutting cake decorated in sweet pink roses and petals. But they wanted their guests to have lots of options and so provided an assortment of our buttercream layer cakes — banana cake with banana chip garnishes, white cake filled with vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam, and a coconut/lemon buttercream cake decorated with delicate coconut flakes. Says Kate, “I’m not kidding when I say there was a STAMPEDE for them! They were gone in a matter of minutes! People are still talking about how delicious they were.”

We absolutely love the way the soft candlelight from votives illuminate the warm pink tones in the cake. And of course the cake cutting! Congratulations, Kate + Daniel, and thanks for sharing your photos!

Photography by Julien Capmeil

A night of celebration

Betty Bakery — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:08:19 +0000

Last week comedian Mike Birbiglia premiered his film, Sleepwalk With Me at the BAMcinemaFest‘s opening night. That alone is cause for celebration, but the night was made extra sweet by the fact that it was his birthday, too! Betty Bakery made a pizza cake to mark the occasions, and it was presented to Mike by his collaborator, This American Life host Ira Glass.

Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, and the Pizza Cake (photo by Elena Olivo)

Happy Birthday, Mike, and congratulations on the film’s success!

Don’t hesitate to support all the talent represented here: the film, This American Life, and the rest of the extraordinary work being done at BAM. (And our cakes, too!)

Citrus for your sweet tooth

Betty Bakery — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:11:44 +0000

After a gloriously sunny weekend we were certain that the pleasant, brief time of year that comes between spring and summer had finally arrived in New York City. When the sundresses and shorts reappear, warm and breezy days followed by cool nights of al fresco dining and beer garden lounging. The time of year that makes you crave lemonade and fresh fruit after the long hibernation of heavy winter foods.

But this week has been all downpour and thunder… so it looks like we’ll have to create our own version of summer in the kitchen. Take a peek:

For a while now our Strawberry Lemonade has replaced the hot chocolate and cider as the seasonal drink of choice. If you haven’t tried it, you must, because we use strawberry puree and fresh squeezed lemons, and it’s tart and sweet and quenching. ($3.50 for 16oz)

One of our most popular cakes is the Triple Lemon cake: lemon pound cake filled with homemade lemon curd and lemon buttercream. (This has long been a favorite for summertime weddings.) If you’ve eaten and loved the lemon cake already, we recommend graduating to other fun fruit combinations like apricot pound cake with vanilla buttercream, orange cake with orange marmalade and chocolate buttercream, or mango cake with passionfruit buttercream and strawberry jam. (starts at $5 per slice)

New seasonal fruits mean new pies in the shop. Key Lime Pie has returned this week. If you’re unfamiliar with key lime pie, don’t be surprised by its yellow color—real key lime pie is not green. The tangy custard lime filling is surrounded by a delicious graham cracker crust. ($4.25 slice, $32 whole)

Though blueberries aren’t technically citrus, our Blueberry Pie is pretty fabulous. And we’ll let you in on a little Betty Bakery insider info: the secret ingredient is lemon zest. ($4.25 slice, $32 whole)

For those that like their citrus married with chocolate, may we suggest the Orange Chocolate Bundt. This one is a little sneaky, with a strong chocolate flavor followed by a subtle orange aftertaste. If you love those whack-and-unwrap chocolate oranges, this is the bundt for you. ($4 slice, $42 whole)

Are you craving yet? Come down to Atlantic Avenue to get your citrus fix.