Artisanal Home Bakers in India to Check Out for your Sweet Cravings

A homely crumble cake laden with edible blooms may be the epitome of joie de vivre, but achieving that perfect Instagram moment takes hours or even days of work. Just ask a cake designer or sugar artist how long it took them to design your made-to-order meringue and you’ll be shocked. With a bevy of home bakers and independent kitchens mushrooming across the cities, the seasoned pros need to work hard to stand out. So, this World Baking Day, here's a list of dessert chefs and home bakers in India who have the most delicious treats lined up for your cravings. Check them out!

Love & Crumble, Bengaluru

Love and Crumble is a cookie shop, serving up fresh, finely crafted traditional American-style soft-baked cookies since 2015. Deepika Padukone once said they churned out the best cookies in the world. This place enthusiastically feeds those who crave unimaginable comfort with consistently great cookies that are made with love. Anutha Shetty offers dark chocolate, Nutella, butterscotch and PBJ (peanut butter, jelly) versions of the cookie. Look out for her Brookie, a brownie plus cookie cake, or the Nutella Stuffed Cookie Cake. Get these goodies pan India!

Loca Boca, Gurugram

Loca Boca by Harshleen Lamba is a Gurgaon-based home bakery and dessert wonderland! They make some of the most beautiful customised cakes and have a range of other delightful desserts on their menu, including cookies, cheesecakes, and brownies. Some of the customer favourites include the Coffee Caramel Crunch and the Decadent Double Chocolate. It specialises in French pastry and is a delivery kitchen based out of Udyog Vihar, delivering baked goods across Delhi NCR.

The Madras Patissiere, Chennai

Standing true to its name, The Madras Pâtissière specialises in cakes and pastries and the addition of Madras is an ode to our love affair with the city. An initiative of Kavitha Murugan, TMP offers stunning cakes that taste as good as they look. Wedding cakes, celebration cakes, pound cakes, customised cupcakes - they do it all. Don't forget to try their shiny, binge-worthy brownies along with their blondies and banana bread. 

Mon Petite, Kolkata

Check out Mon Petite's range of stunning cakes in different themes, shapes, textures, colour schemes and designs. Founded by Manila Nad and Radhika Kauntia, Mon Petite makes tall cakes in all sizes - from the smallest one-pound ones to the wedding cakes. Customise it in any way you want - whether it's by theme, colour, story, invitation, profession or something else. All their products are made using imported Callebaut Belgian chocolate, Ellen & Vire cream and other ingredients sourced from across the country. Most of their cakes have buttercream finish and you'll be able to taste and feel the flavours in every bite. They have also explored techniques like pottery, marbling, concrete and carving in their creations!

Baked by Ree, Mumbai

This SoBo-based home baker is known for her indulgent gooey brownies, an instant hit with everyone who eats them. You can also order gluten-free brownies. Other than brownies, you can order cakes, cookies and a whole range of other sweet treats from Baked by Ree. The double chocolate fudge brownie, white magic brownie and millionaire brownie are hot sellers, while the strawberry Nutella cake also comes highly recommended. They even bake treats for your furry friends!

The Good Butter, Pune

This home bakery is known for its artisanal bakes such as sourdough bread, cream puffs, pies and more. The Good Butter, a home bakery by Smita Sharan, is also known for its healthy selection of breads, cookies, tea cakes and more. You will also find gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, eggless options! Customer favourites include the chocolate shortbread cookie, oat and mixed seed cracker, and organic wholewheat and almond pancake mix.

Moka Desserts, Goa

Moka Siolim’s Gondoraj Lime Cheesecake was definitely one of the highlights of the menu. This silky cheesecake of my dreams was light, sweet, and livened up by that fresh lime zing, on a buttery base. The jungle-like garden cafe in Siolim run by Chef Moumita, has a menu consisting of cheesecakes – Blueberry, Strawberry, Espresso, Salted Caramel, Irish Cream, Mulled Wine, and more, all on a chocolate-cheese base. Keep an eye out on their page for their limited-time-only desserts that they keep putting out – from Nankhatai to Creme Brulee, Mango Coconut Panna Cotta to Gajar Halwa Cheesecake and most recently, their exclusive dessert tasting menu.