What an incredible place. They made my wedding cake and people are still talking about how pretty it was and how good it tasted. I have never had a bad thing from there. Their cream puffs and butter cakes are out of this world. Going back for a graduation cake this week. This is my go to place.
My family was introduced to this bakery a few months ago by a family friend, and everything that he’s brought back for us to try here in Lancaster County has been out of this world amazing! My personal favorite is the butter cake but their cream filled doughnuts are great too, also I never had a danish I liked... until tonight when he had me try a Holmesburg’s lemon danish and it was phenomenally delicious!
Been going here for over 30 yrs, excellent bakery, custom BD cakes, all butter pound cakes, best cream donuts ever, and lastly, butter cakes anyone.
They do have the best cream donuts i moved so i haven't had one in along time but yours are the best :)
The absolute best. The baker is the best baker.. He makes speciality cakes as well
My brother and I took a drive from Delaware to Philly on Saturday to pick up butter cakes. We have tried countless recipes and local bakeries that insist that they have Philadelphia Butter Cake but nothing has come close to the butter cake we grew up eating! We ordered 10 cakes (to share with our siblings), we waited until we got home to taste them and were overjoyed to realize that they were the real deal! It's funny how something like a butter cake can take you back to your childhood. Thank you Holmesburg Bakery, the butter cakes were everything we were hoping for!
Best powder cream filled donuts in the universe. This place is awesome, friendly staff and always fresh
They did a beautiful Minnie and Daisy sheet cake for my Granddaughter 1st birthday. Their cakes are delish and very reasonable. I get all my cakes there and will continue to do so. I am also in love with their cream donuts �
Nicest staff! The best butter cake and cream filled donuts. I Travel from Cape May New Jersey to visit. Every time I'm in town I make a stop in!
Best ever!!! I have quite a few people in my family that do not like cake; they will only eat cake from you guys.
Dauri Caravello-Kretsch
+5
Excellent!!! They did such a great job on son's grad cake...Excellent staff!! Cake was delicious!!! Buttercream frosting�
Moved into the area and my first visit to highly recommended bakery! My hubby's birthday today, so I bought him the 5***** creme donut! Which he says is 5*! Nobody mentioned in the reviews that special holiday German treats (see photos) could be found here at the bakery! My mother has German heritage, so I've heard about them my whole life, but I have never seen them! Butter cake has always been popular in my family as well and we be acquired on my next visit!!
It was worth getting up early to taste fresh baked donuts. We don’t have too many bakeries left and this place which was established in 1900 is a staple in the area. Everything is fresh baked.
very friendly and informative staff. The cheese
babka, and the cream filled doughnuts were very good. Talk about having strawberries in strawberry shortcake. Wow. It was delicious. It's definitely our go-to place.
My sisters just returned from here. This bakery is delicious. Their sweet cream inside the cream donuts is not only perfectly sweet but has a richness to it that usually isn't found.
Hands down, I'll b returning
Awesome little bakery with 2 friendly young women running the place. There's these cream doughnuts that are 2 powdered doughnuts with like a half pound of buttercream in-between and somehow its the lightest fluffiest thing I've ever eaten. Not like a DD Boston cream that gives you that heavy feeling combined with guilt and shame.
So glad my son lives in Philly down the street from the bakery of the best cream donut I have had in years. We live in Jersey and they are worth going over the bridge for. So fresh the donuts were. A+++++++
Used to come here often growing up, since moving out of the area it has been less frequent but whenever I am in the area I stop in to get some favorites. I usually ask for the butter cake from here on my birthday as I prefer that over birthday cake. All of the selection here is amazing and everyone that works here is so helpful and kind. I love the no cellphone talk policy, I think it’s rude especially to someone trying to service you and anyone else in there. I got my boss a cannoli and she stated “I think this is the best cannoli I’ve ever had”. You can find something for everyone here and I could talk about this place forever. Just go, you won’t regret it!
Layout/atmosphere
*Small shop
Food/drink
*Cream filled doughnut (sugar coated) - Good; liked the texture of the donut itself
*Jewish Apple Cake - Good; cinnamon, sugar; moist
good old fashioned bakery that can still brings back memories of what the great northeast once was and can be again! if we continue to go to these mom & pop hidden gems that are still around!( only reason i gave a 4 was i was hoping they carried irish bread all year- as this neighborhood was once mostly irish and italian. some of us irish who are still in the area would love to see a local bakery carry year round! i bet so many new cultures would enjoy also!)
I love this place! My wife's family has been coming here as long as she can remember! Their baked goods are excellent! They made our wedding cake 4 years ago and I still haven't had one as good! Pictured are the sticky buns I got on last visit to Philly! As I was late in getting there I had to get day old as the fresh were already sold out. Still, a great treat!
Holmesburg Bakery has the best cream filled donuts. They are delicious. You have to get there before they sell out though. They have other items. The bakery is clean. The service is fast. The staff is professional and nice.
Oh. The strawberry shortcake! The strawberries were fresh, the ones in the cake tasted like they were hand-cut and maserated in real sugar, not the kind in a frozen bucket but real fresh strawberries. And every one on top was perfect. The whipped cream wasn't that gross overly sweet stuff. It was perfectly slightly sweet. It was still fresh on day two!
One of those tiny bakeries that surprise you with their simple but amazing baked goodies! Cream buns were fantastic! Doughnuts were really good. Strawberry Shortbread cake was ridiculously great. Their “personal Jewish Apple cake” was the BEST! Zalma was so helpful and welcoming! We will be back. Thanks Zalma!
The hype is for real! Their cream donuts are the best! I get requests to buy them from my husband's coworkers all the time. You can tell how popular they are from all the boxes lined up with reserved donuts. Go get some but don't buy them all!
Delicious, would definitely recommend. Nothing else to say!
The best cakes and donuts because of that butter cream icing! It’s amazing! I’ve moved eight years ago. And I now drive 9 miles for my parties.
Strawberry short cake was very fresh and delicious, I was very happy that I was able to get a cake for my son's bday last minute. My only complaint was that the cake was on a foam plate and not on a cake board.
Wonderful experience with Holmesburg Bakery! Kristen went out of her way to help. I explained that we have a family member who passed away and we wanted to send some pastries to their address in lieu of flowers. Kristen took her time to make sure that we can be accommodated with the order (we live in CA) and was very helpful. THANK YOU SO MUCH KRISTEN! You are a gem :)
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