Bakeries
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Antoine's Bakery
317 Watertown Street, Nonantum.
Old-fashioned bakery with cakes, cinnamon bread, and cookies.
A little bit of a ride, but worth the trip.
Frank Holt 5/23/07
Esler's American Bakery
http://www.eslers.com/[[BR]] 1019 Boston Post Road
Marlborough, MA
I'm not sure if you're looking for a bakery in Framingham (which I haven't found yet) but in Marlborough on Route 20 in the Wayside Country Store Plaza is a good bakery called Esler's American Bakery. I have tried a number of their pastries (and a Yule log at Christmas which was delicious) and cakes which were great. The Atomic Cake which is a layer of chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, banana cake, sliced bananas, vanilla pastry cream, yellow cake, strawberries and whipped cream is amazing - apparently it's a Chicago specialty and there isn't a bakery around that makes it.
The bakery was just featured on "Zip Trips" on Fox News a Friday or two ago.
Check it out, I hope you enjoy their things as much as I do!
Nicole Rose 5/22/07
You might want to try Esler's American Bakery, at 1015 Boston Post Road (same plaza as the country store) in Marlborough, MA. Phone:. I bought a cake there last week. It was very good.
Good luck.
Malcolm MacNeill 10/11/2007
Gerardos Italian Bakery
232 Turnpike Rd Rt 9 Eastbound turnaround at 135 west Westborough
Oooh - I forgot about Gerardos...............very good selection of mini pastries for parties. Their "regular" stuff is great, too. Their connolis are as close as I can get to the ones at Modern Pastry in the North End. Be warned that their butter cookies are heavily flavored with anise!
Brenda Crawshaw 5/23/07
Hometowne Hot Dog in Saxonville
Pinefield Shopping Center
I just thought of an unusual place you might be able to get a cake made. Hometowne Hot Dog in Saxonville. The man who bought it is actually a baker. He has all kinds of yummy dessert bakegoods in the shop (the chocolate bomb is my absolute favorite). He may be able to make you exactly what you want.
Hometowne Hot Dog is located on Nicholas Road in the same plaza as Robinson's True Value Hardware. Their phone number is .
Susie Santone 5/24/07
A couple of years ago, I was riding my bike and pulled into the parking lot just outside of HHD, just for a breather. While I was there a (ahem) portly woman pulled up and started to head in. We talked for a few and she told me that HHD was *the* premiere place to go for sweet potato fries. Her credentials were irrefutable. I haven't tried them yet; I'm a little nervous about the possibility of losing my girlish figure.
Steve Orr 5/24/07
The Icing On the Cake
http://www.theicingonthecake.com
230 Adams Street Newton, MA 02458 Phone: The Icing On the Cake in Newton has great cakes. They decorate in ways you would never imagine. I got my wedding cake from them and I also get my children's themed birthday cakes there also. Good Luck!
Jennifer Moshe 5/22/07
Ken's Steak House
Rt. 9 Framingham
I haven't been there in a while to pick up one, but Kens Steak house used to make the best chocolate and banana cream pies. They have a bakery in the back. Let me tell you the pies were reasonably priced and sooo good. Check them out and see if they are still selling their bakery items to the public. If they are then ask them if they will make whatever pastry you want. Since it's been a while I have no idea what's going on there now.
Jim Rizoli 5/23/07
Padaria Brasil Bakery
165 Concord St Framingham, MA Also at 63 Hollis Ct
http://www.padariabrasilbakery.com/
They have cheese rolls in the morning that are just to die for. They're sort of a cross between a really high quality roll and a cheese popover. Two will make you want a third and three is too many.
Steve Orr 5/23/07
Quebrada
at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 16 in Wellesley
I LOVE CAKE! 
and My favorite cake of all time is referred to as the "Strawberry Cake" and it's made at Quebrada at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 16 in Wellesley. It is obscenely expensive, but just thinking about it makes my mouth water and life is just too short to eat gross cake :). This cake is a sumptuous white cake with fresh strawberry and vanilla custard filling and a heavy whipped cream frosting - decorated with fresh flowers - very elegant. I think it's perfect for a special birthday. Or a blue mood. Or a Tuesday.
Charlene Frary 5/22/07
Rise
There is a new bakery in Ashland on Union St called Rise. THey have some nice cakes and a really wonderful owner.
beth grossman 5/23/07
Sudbury Farms/Roche Bros.
I love the cakes at Sudbury Farms / Roche Bros. They have the "typical" birthday cake with icing flowers but they also have these really delicious European cakes and tortes. They also make great bread (garlic & cheese is my favorite) and will slice it as thick or thin as you want.
It's a shame there aren't any really good bakeries in Framingham. Maybe someone will read these messages and open one. We can only hope.
Susie Santone 5/23/07
Whole Foods
If it's a smaller party (and no kids), I agree that the cakes at Whole Foods are outstanding. They are a bit on the pricier side, but they are worth it for the quality (I say no kids because these are cakes geared more toward adult tastes).
Also, they're very rich. I had one cake for six adults at Easter this year and about half was left over! That's how filling they are.
Liesa Healy-Miller 5/23/07