Baked By Betsy

CLOSED
Just received an email from Baked by Betsy notifying customers that the business will close Nov. 3, 2012 (or sooner if employees find jobs before Nov. 3^rd). The owner just remarried and moved her family to Wilmette.
The email advised that you use coupons/​gift certificates before the bakery closes.
Thank you, Baked by Betsy! I will miss your delicious red velvet cupcakes!

I really enjoyed the baked goods that I got from this location. I had a Groupon for $ 15 worth of baked goods so I stopped by after having lunch in the area.
I was able to get a key lime pie, red velvet cupcake, carrot cake cupcake, mini cinnamon rolls, a peanut butter brownie and a raspberry bar.
Cinnamon rolls: pretty good — buttery and perfect for breakfast after a few seconds in the microwave.
Red Velvet Cupcake: the cake was very moist and the cream cheese frosting tasted delicious.
Carrot Cake Cupcake: the cake was delicious and was properly cooked. The cream cheese frosting was delicious as well.
Peanut Butter Brownie: a bit too much chocolate for my taste, but overall, pretty good.
Raspberry Bar: probably my favorite thing that I tried. I liked the crumble on top and the raspberry was delicious.
Key Lime Pie: I wasn’t a big fan of this at all. I thought the filing should have been more custard like and it was more light and fluffy and somewhat artificial tasting.
The shop was cute and the woman behind the counter was really friendly.
I definitely would come back.

I got my son’s cake here. It was expensive… I feel like I was way overcharged from my decoration. There also was no boarder around the top of the cake which I thought looked unprofessional.
Other things that I did not like about the cake was… It seemed under cooked. There’s moist & then there’s «It needed 5 more minutes in the oven». There there is the frosting… this thing was sooooo covered in frosting I was grossed out. I LOVE frosting and it’s why I eat cake. The decorator needs to learn to level the cake & then frost it with ¼ thickness NOT use icing to level out the cake to where i had ¾ –1″ thickness of icing. PLUS the thick deco on top! Ugh.
Did we eat it? YES! was every guest impressed YES! But for the cost & all that icing I’m going to keep looking and maybe take the 5 mile drive every once & while.
PS their blueberry bread was very yummy:)

Today was my third or fourth visit. I was sad that they did not have any French Silk mini pies, but I’ll be back in April or May when they are back on the menu.
So far everything I have had here has been great!!! Cupcakes, French Silk pie, cookies, scones. I would recommend this place to anyone. I brought in my groupon and got lots of goodies. The lemon-​poppy seed muffin was very moist!
The women helping me wasn’t super excited I was there, barely a smile and a matter of fact hello. I also think Betsy was up front doing paperwork, didn’t seem to pay much attention that I was there either. All in all, great stuff, check it out is you are in the area.

Been there several times. Each time I leave thinking how overpriced the bakery items are and how unfriendly the service is. It’s a shame because the place has a lor of potential.

Ordered cupcakes. The red velvet was good but the vanilla with chocolate wasn’t. The icing was too dry and too sweet. I almost think it was an icing from Jewel they purchased instead of homemade ??

I wanted to add that for my second wedding anniversary, Betsy graciously made my husband and I a copy of the top tier of our wedding cake. The same chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling and white buttercream frosting. She even decorated it beautifully for us.
My Mom bought this for us as a nice surprise, and we were happy to remember why we chose this bakery in the first place!
I plan to continue to come here for special events, and to get the occasional sweet treat.

You’ll find a selection of sweet treats here that’ll leave your dessert stomach happy: pies, cupcakes, cookies, bars, brownies, and cake balls galore!
My $ 10 Groupon bought me a mini french silk pie, red velvet cupcake, chocolate cake ball, and cookie dough pop! Everything was super fresh and made with love. The cream cheese frosting on the cupcake looked firm, but it was soft and melted in my mouth! I decided it was a little on the sweet side after consuming the whole thing. The pop and cake ball were the perfect size, and the pie was a delicious breakfast for a couple mornings!
I just wish the packaging was more specific to the baked goods I bought, rather than having one box where my 4 goodies could slide around and topple.
Thanks for a great sugar rush, Betsy!

I had fond memories of cinnamon rolls that were unlike the yeasty raised-​dough, drowned in icing things that are popular here. I was delighted to find the rolls I remember from my childhood and I found them at Baked by Betsy. The problem for my hips is that I also found fantastic lemon bars, chocolate crinkles, and butter cookies that melt in my mouth. I love this place. The bad news — it’s 20 miles from where we live. The good news — it’s 20 miles from where we live. Thank you, Betsy. YUM!

Very dry cupcakes and not enough pastries. Too bad the place had potential.

First timer. Great selection of decadent cookies, bars and cupcakes. Bought some of her butter cookies, that literally melted in your mouth. Delicious but a bit over priced~but I’ll want more. Brownies are rich and chocolaty.yummo. And I’ll want more. Peanut butter kiss cookies, nice and soft as they would be if you just baked some this morning. Raspberry bar. awaiting for me for tomorrow. I work too close to this just discovered little gam. I rated it 4stars cuz it’s a bit pricey but… Try it, you’ll like it… and want lots more.

Cookies are okay — but I do not want to put up with the owner’s smug attitude when I go in there. Attempted to make small talk with Betsy and she was very rude and condescending. I will not go back. I now go to All on the Road around the corner on Main Street. The owner is incredibly friendly as is the other people who work the counter.
After reading other reviews it seems that I did not catch Betsy on a bad day. She seems to be rude to other customers as well.

I had the pleasure of sampling some Baked By Betsy treats recently. A temp agency brought me a gift of a little box of cookies (ah, the perks of working in HR!) They were delicious! –And my coworkers thought so too because I put the box out and the rest were gone in 60 seconds! It’s ironic (and beneficial) that even though I work in Cicero, this place is in Park Ridge (aka «way up north») not too far from where I reside. Hmmm, I’m thinking a box of such cookies would make a nice thank you gift next time I need one! I’m going to keep the card handy. I’m excited to pay a visit and see what other yummy treats I can sample!

This is a nice place for dessert if you happen to live or be in the area.
My coworker found this place one day on the way to work, so we decided to stop by there after eating lunch nearby.
I had the red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting. The cream cheese frosting was a bit on the tart side, and hid some of the taste of the red velvet cupcake. The red velvet cupcake was just moist enough, but not anything special.
My coworker let me try a slice of her chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting. The frosting was good, but the chocolate cupcake was just OK. At $ 1.85 to $ 2.00 per cupcake, I felt it was a little pricey for the cupcake’s size and what we tasted.
They have a lot of other things I haven’t tried yet — scones, muffins, cookies, tarts, etc., so I will go back and try those. But cupcake wise, just OK.

If you love pastries this is the place. They have it all from pies to cupcakes and cookies to muffins. You have to try the butter melt cookies.

I saw this place, it looked good, but I assumed it was expensive. 2 minutes later on my iPhone I had no information on it. Oh well, I’m going in…
Cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and tarts oh my! This place smells great and tastes even better.
I sampled the brownie (B), lemon something (A), and some cookie that literally melts in your mouth (A). I was hungry for breakfast, so I bought a muffin. The top of the muffin was crisp and scrumptious. The rest of the muffin was moist, yet crumbly. The muffin kind of fell apart, but it tasted so good I didn’t care.
I bought a cupcake for my wife, which is still waiting to be eaten. (EDIT: It has been eaten and the icing was rich! I even liked it and I am not an icing guy.)
Total bill was $ 3.85 — There are no prices posted, but it seemed as though everything was $ 1.75, not bad.
The only bad part about this place is I live 15 miles away! Credit Cards on $ 10+ purchase only.