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Betty Bakery

448 Atlantic Ave.

Brooklyn , NY , United States http://www.bettybakery.com/

(718) 246-2402

The sweet aroma in the air outside this Boerum Hill bakeshop comes from its impressive display of pastries, cakes, pies, tarts, and marzipan, as well as the gourmet takes on American classics like Twinkies (Twinks) and Ring Dings (Ring-a-Dings). Established by cake designers Cheryl Kleinman and Ellen Baumwoll, the shop sources ingredients like fruits, honey, dairy and bread from local farms and supports ecologically friendly products like coffee from the Rainforest Alliance. Seating is limited to five stools at the lime-green counter that looks out the front window.

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From Food & Wine , JUN 2007

The display shelves are lined with classic sweets like fruit tarts filled with vanilla cream, tender red velvet cupcakes and luscious dark chocolate–frosted layer cakes; the milk and sugar for the coffee sit on a 1920s mint-green oven....MORE
– Best New Sweet Stops