Belle Cakery

omg omg omg omg omg
WHY IS THIS PLACE CLOSED?! I think my eyes just started tearing up… :(
This place was incredible. Such a pretty bakery with seriously the most incredibly rich and decadent desserts. I used to pick up this addictive, absolutely perfect, and mouth-​watering chocolate cake with layers of ganache and cheesecake/​cream cheese for all my friends and families birthdays. I was just looking up this place to submit an order for later this week and found out the bad news…
I’m so sad about this — definitely one of the best bakeries in the area. If anyone knows where Jessie went, please let me know — Idk if I can live without this cake. :(:(:(:(

Closed!!! Walked there yesterday on the strength of the great reviews. Too bad.

Spectacular! Order an olive bread. You will not regret it. Also the salted caramel cheese cake is amazing.

This shop is unbelievably small. It’s 2 tiny tables and a single glass case. I love anything she makes w/​chocolate. I recommend anything she makes with chocolate. Her chocolate cannoli from Fond are a-​maze-​ballz. Would love to see them here.
The salted caramel cheesecake was inedible for me. The texture was great, and I love cheesecake, but this one was all salt. I couldn’t eat it!
The individual deserts are definitely priced higher than even better known bakeries, but I believe the chef has a right to price her desserts as she sees fit. If it were cheaper, I would be tempted to over indulge. A higher priced desert saves me calories and dollars.
Having said that, I will be back, just not for the cheesecake.
oh yea… olive bread is also very addictive. Just go and give this place a chance, it’s definitely higher end than the usual American confectionary and I LOVE IT. We deserve a better class of bakeries.

I came home with two types of macaroons and made the mistake of giving one to my boyfriend. He shouted «What was that, and do we have 20 more of them!», then proceeded to eat the last one of my favorite flavor (pistachio). The macaroons are creamy and light. I went on a Sunday just before close and they had two flavors. I also tried the honey frozen yogurt which was also expertly made with the perfect amount of honey. The service is friendly. The space is intimate, and definitely crowded, but I think of it as more of a pick up and eat somewhere else place. I can’t wait to go back and try more.

I already wrote a review for this place after the first time I went. I’ve been back quite a few times since & was prompted to do an update. I’ve sampled other things now that they have & everything I’ve had is just outstanding! Again, it’s a bit pricey, but definitely worth it, especially considering that there really isn’t anywhere else in the area that I know of that’s similar. Everything I’ve eaten from there I always say the same thing to myself, which is ‘what I wouldn’t give to be a fly on the wall to see how she makes this!’. LOL not that I’d be able to even if I did know. But really, everything I’ve had is just so good that it makes it really hard to decide what to get. The flourless chocolate cake is like none I’ve ever had before, it’s just so rich & chocolately, & I don’t know how she gets the texture of it the way she does. And the Fonde is a layered chocolate dessert with a crispy peanut butter layer, so if you like chocolate & peanut butter together, you’ll love the Fonde! And the apple cake is just so rich and moist. The cookies are moist & chewy, just how I like them, & though I love the chocolate chunk, I think my favorite of the cookies is the mollassas spice! But as rich as it tastes, it doesn’t sit in your stomach or give you that ‘Ugh, why did I eat that’ feeling that desserts sometimes can. The owner/​chef has closed for a while for maternity leave, but I look forward to when she comes back to reopen!

I’ve tried a number of desserts at Belle Cakery but the Passyunk Bombe and salted caramel cheesecake are divine. I’m not sure what the crust on the cheesecake is made of, but it’s got this deep, dark richness that pairs so well with the creamy, sweet cheesecake. The service is always friendly and helpful. I love having such a wonderful dessert spot so close by!

I love this place. It was more French style cake. Individual cake is tiny but very good quality. Not too sweet, very rich and mild and sophisticated. Not like typical American super sweet giant cakes.
I tried salt caramel cheese.
It was just incredible.
My critique is there are several flies flying over pastries. And it was too overpriced.

I had macaroons for the first time the other day and was craving more! I was told only certain places sell them, and even less made actual delicious ones. Let me tell you how good this place makes them… Actually no! Go get them yourself!!! Three different types and only $ 1 each! Every 6 items you buy, you get $ 1 off. So I got 12 macaroons for only $ 10.80 (plus tax). The place is a bit tiny and crowded but don’t let that stop you from coming in! If I didn’t spend all my spare cash on macaroons, I would have bought the flourless chocolate cake or pumpkin cheesecake!!!

I finally got the chance to try one of their miniature cakes, the Passyunk Bomb, which has layers of whipped mascarpone, mocha cremeux, rum and espresso-​soaked ladyfinger sponge, and dark chocolate — pretty much their version of tiramisu. Is it as good as the traditional tiramisu? IMHO, it’s way, WAY better. And it’s beautiful! The pastry is a bit rich, so it’s perfect for one person with a sweet tooth like mine or for two to share. I’m so tempted to try all of the other pastries now, so thank god its a trek for me to get to Passyunk!

Cool little vintage looking bakery that’s easy to miss but it would be in your best interests not to (well unless you are watching your waistline). We sat down at one of the two small tables inside and shared a few small desserts. We tried a delicious flourless chocolate cake that was rich, but not too much so. This was my favorite. We also tried the fond which we were the least fond of. I think it needed to be a little sweeter if you ask me. We also tried a lemon poppy parfait-​type thing that my wife adored. They also have bags of merengues in a number of different flavors as well as macarons, jars of cookies (the chocolate chunk ones were good), coffee, tea, sparkling water, etc. Jessie, the owner, was really friendly. We will look forward to returning!

From what I had, I would totally return. It was such a cute quaint place
Pumpkin cheesecake — delicious. Nice and creamy, but my only complaint is I could barely taste the pumpkin!
Something. «bomb» — I forgot what it’s called. But it had espresso, kinda tasted like a tirimisu. And yes, it was BOMB. I’ll be back!

We have nothing but incredible things to say about Belle Cakery!!!
The desserts are TO DIE FOR. The other night we had a sampling with some friends: Passion Fruit Tartlette, some Peanut Butter Chocolate deliciousness, Some Tiramisu hybrid something, Rhubarb and Elderflower sorbet AND a Cassis and Merlot sorbet on the house because she had just made it!
The Passion Fruit thing was the last thing I wanted and my favorite thing on the table. Oh. My. GOD. My mouth is watering right now just thinking of it. And the whole tasting came to just over $ 20! Insane!
My one criticism is that I wish that the case could somehow face out to the street so that I could walk by and see all of the desserts she’s making. I suppose that wouldn’t be good for her seating arrangement (or my waistline) but her offering is so «Parisian» except for that. Maybe she needs to pump the baking smells out the window so my nose will do the shopping instead!

Another one places that explains why I love South Philly, This place has GREAT sweet and the owner is a very nice lady. I tried the tiramisu with a friend and it was just delicious. The place is very cozy and the ambiance is sweet. I also tried the macaroon and they were very good as well. The only reason why i am not giving 5 start for this place is because I find that $ 1 for a macaroon that small is overpriced.

Tiny, cute, cozy, intimate and hits the dessert spot! I like to come here on summer evenings with my husband. The desserts are french style and usually have different layers of textures and flavors that which combined make for a fabulous dessert! The passyunk bomb and lemon tarts are my favorite. My husband loves their crème brûlée but everything looks amazing.

Jesse the owner is super nice and veeeery talented!
The place is small but very cute and fits in perfectly with the vibe of east passyunk– small business owners who are passionate about what they do. Hard working people who run their businesses every day and give it 100%. It makes for a great end product and a great relationship with repeat customers. I live in the neighbord and am happy to support the local businesses that are making east passyunk such a great place to live
I love the individual cakes and cookies. The chocolate cookies and macaroons –(they are hard to find and so happy they are now in south philly yes!) are great little affordable snacks. The lemon tart was awesome as well
I also ordered a custom cake for a my dads birthday and it was absolutely amazing and so beautifully decorated!

I have made it a habit of coming to Belle Cakery every time I’m in East Passyunk (and by every time, I mean a grand total of two times). On my most recent visit here, my two friends and I had just come from dinner at a nearby restaurant, so we ordered a slice of the salted caramel cheesecake and a Passyunk bombe to share. While I love love love the cheesecake here, I liked the Passyunk bombe — a pastry made of mascarpone, espresso, dark chocolate, and rum — even more. It tasted like tiramisu in a chocolate shell… perfect for tiramisu lovers like me!
I was dying to try the earl gray crème brûlée that was also on display, but it looked rather large and unfortunately we did not have enough room in our stomachs to try everything we wanted.
And five stars for service! Jessie was just as warm and friendly as the first time I went to Belle, and served us our pastries on pretty china plates. I hope to return soon to try more of the yummy treats here!

Got some desserts and the olive bread for some holiday meals. Jessie is da wo’man! Olive bread was the hit of the Christmas meal, tasty, salty, rich, mmmm.
Also had the macarons (the French ones, not the coconut ones), wow! Meyer Lemon tarte, Passyunk Bomb, my personal favorite: Chestnut Dacquoise, Buche de Noël, salted caramel cheesecake. All outstanding!

What I love: The customer service and the chocolate chip cookies… The cookies were amazing, not overly sweet, but very chewy and good like I like my chocolate chip cookies.
What I like: The Salted Caramel Cheesecake… I love Salted Caramel anything, and MARK MY WORDS, Salted Caramel anything is the New Red Velvet. Finally people are letting go of the Red Velvet craze. This cheesecake is good but I was struggling to taste anything other than the salt and cheesecake, I couldn’t really taste the caramel which was a tad disappointing. The texture of the cheesecake was velvety and creamy but the flavor was missing somewhere for me. What I will do is be returning to purchase their Sweet Potato Cornbread for Thanksgiving, ice cream, and getting more cookies.
It’s really small and quaint, you can see them making everything which I really like.

I’m not a fan of cheesecake unless it’s for my annual holiday excursion to that giant Factory… but Belle Cakery might have just changed my mind with their Barnes’ worthy (if the Barnes’ did food) salted caramel cheesecake. This creamy, yet fluffy, slightly salty, slightly caramel delight, which sat atop a cookie crumble crust almost caused a fork duel…
…and sparring would have taken place, save for the spoons used to load gobs of salted caramel ice cream, smooth as frozen yogurt, but hearty as ice cream, into mouthes. This caramel ice cream also had the sense to off set its sugary love with some cocoa nibs, adding not only texture but an effervescent bitterness that any chocolate lover would crave.
…and that craving may have led to a spoon-​in-​eye situation were it not for the grace of a small chocolate chip cookie that espoused the innocence of homemade mis-​shaped circularity so full of flat chips and chocolate that the dough seemed to serve only as a vehicle for quality chocolate. And at 50 cents a pop, there needn’t be fighting over the last bite… just buy another… and another… and another…
…and to offset that inevitable glucose rush, buy a loaf of olive bread — this bread is fatter than a baguette but slimmer than a ciabatta loaf. It’s doughy and sour, and dotted with just enough olives to infiltrate every bite with that savory salty flavor craved by sophisticated bread mongers everywhere.