Celebrate your 2023 with cakes, brownies, cupcakes, and other sweet treats. If you have been actively searching for such delicacies, we have compiled a list of the 10 best patisseries to treat your sweet tooth.
1. The Bake Room
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Bijal Doshi, Founder of The Bake Room is a passionate cake artist and decorator and was recently felicitated at Dada Saheb Phalke Awards in Dubai 2022 for the F&B Lifestyle Icon Award. The Bake Room is especially known for its 24-layered “Heaven cake”, a massive unique cake that tastes so good that once you dig in, even 24 layers don’t feel enough!
The Bake Room delicacies are pure veg, with no additional sugar except those derived from ingredients, and a variety of sugar-free cakes too. The bake room wanted to make enjoying cake a guilt-free and pleasure-filled experience, without compromising on health.
2. Glacier Cakes and More.
Growing up in a food-obsessed family, Rajesh Bhaskar Shetty's culinary journey started in 2008 when he would bake and cook at home for his family. After working in corporate, Rajesh made a tough choice when his passion convinced him that he wanted to open his own bakery. His friend, now the business partner, Harish Suthar, an interior designer by profession, became his driving force and during the pandemic in 2020, Glacier's Cakes & More was born. Rajesh's wife, Monika Khilwani is the soul of Glacier, together they are a solid team, adding sweetness to the lives of many. Their sweet magic isn't just limited to their patisserie, their specialty is their finely curated menu. They use premium ingredients like Callebaut and Vanleer Chocolate Compound in their products and that's what defines their quality.
3. Chef Yajur Khanna
The rustic home patisserie brand founded its roots in 2012, by Yajur Khanna’s passion for baking. The ignition of his journey began inside his home from baking for his friends and family to serve the top families of the city. Yajur Khanna brings 10 years of experience and is literally the backbone of this brand. A Yajur Khanna’s cake makes a statement at any celebration thanks to its taste, flavor, presentation & packaging. Yajur is popularly renowned for its Customized Theme Cakes & Cheesecakes. Each cake is baked fresh to order & handmade with care along with perfectly curated Keto Cheesecakes with generous fillings and using superior quality ingredients.
4. The Better Binge
The Better Binge, founded by Juhi Pawha, has been a home baker since March 2018. Juhi expresses that ‘Desserts aren’t always healthy’, hence the trademark Better Binge over the healthy binge. The foremost aim of The Better Binge is to create better dessert versions by retaining the appearance and flavor of the delicacies. The distinguishing feature of the Better Binge is that the cakes are gluten-free, egg-free, vegan, and sugar-free which have similar palates and look good as any normal cake in the retail merchandise. The desserts are made with such precision which makes it difficult for the consumer to understand the difference between the normal cake and The Better Binge dessert.
5. Studio 143
Saloni Shah, a passionate investment banker turned home baker and the owner of the brand Studio One Four Three. The brand started its journey from being a cake decorator and now has a studio set up working with an all-women team of 6. Studio One Four Three thrives to create every occasion with a dash of innovativeness and great taste through their creative sweet desserts. Saloni is known for making the cakes look Instagram-worthy as they are a unique boutique cake shop. Studio One Four Three specializes in creating wedding cakes from 1 ft tall to 6 ft tall cake or hanging chandelier cakes and creating each client's aspirations to come alive on the cake with edible fondant.
6. The Happy Place
The Happy Place is the brainchild of 2 sisters Rima Mehta and Seema Amin who are both single parents. Seema Amin is a registered dietitian from the US who helps in formulating healthy guilt-free recipes and Rima Mehta handles the creative end as she was a practicing architect and decided to quit that and pursue her passion for baking by opening The Happy Place. It was born out of their quest to give their children some honestly healthier, wholesome yet lip-smacking desserts and snacks to fill their tiffins. The Happy place is known for its Gluten-free, Vegan, Eggless, Preservative free recipes. At the same time, The Happy Place is synonymous with the niche product Dessert Chocolate Pizza which is their first indulgent range product and their bestseller.
7. Your Sugar Story
Karina Parwani is a pastry chef who has been fond of baking ever since she was a child. As the brand name suggests, YOUR SUGAR STORY is all about fulfilling customers' dessert needs. May it be sinful, healthier, or vegan; they’ve got it covered! Your Sugar Story aims to bring about smiles by serving superior quality baked goods at affordable prices, customizing every order not only to their desires but to their dietary needs as well. That being one of their USPs, they are also famous for their CHEESECAKE ON A STICK and THE BROWNIE ON A STICK and also bite-sized pop versions of the two. Karina believes that sky's the limit when it comes to the scope for growth and aims at bringing smiles upon faces, one dessert at a time.
8. Cocoa Panda
Cocoa Panda, by Rushali Parekh, a chocolate-obsessed kitchen, took off with a bang in September 2010 being one of the few cupcakeries in Bombay. Rushali, who has an eye for baking her cakes differently, started this brand when she was just 22. What’s different is her love for detailed customizing. She loves planning each dessert /cake/ tart and adding that little “extra”. There’s an array of flavors and textures she works with making sure there’s something for everyone’s palate. All in all Cocoa Panda bakes from the heart and delivers something which is a treat for your eyes and taste!
9. One More Bite
Zahra Thakur was an aspiring VET but she was always passionate about baking. In her childhood, she was a dessert lover and could never be content with it. Inspired by her passion for desserts, One More bite was started. One More Bite is more than 8 years old and now has expanded to a dedicated baking studio. Zahra is a mother of 2 cats and has literally fostered most of the animals found in the Animal Kingdom. One more bite’s desserts are easily distinguished by the quality ingredients, consistency, and Zahra’s magic touch!
10. Manna Patisserie
Jennifer Juneja, a Goan, an ex-banker by profession, and mother to Gen-Zs founded Manna Patisserie in 2021. Manna Patisserie was born out of a passionate desire to change the way Mumbai perceives cakes and to feed the busy city some fresh, homemade, simple, moist tea cakes. These cakes at Manna stand on their own without the extra frills and added calories of icings and frostings. A chef to a family of foodies, Jennifer ensures to use no premixes and only uses quality ingredients- the choicest and the best. No preservatives, artificial flavors, or essences are used while baking these cakes. And they are known for only using Belgian chocolates.
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