Holmesburg Bakery

So I picked up the cake I ordered last week and it was amazing! Exactly like the picture I provided. Everyone loved it– especially the birthday boy! The Oreo icing in between the 2 layers was perfect. Very pleased. This is my go-​to bakery from now on.

Absolutely the BEST vanilla cream donut I’ve had in over 10 years!!! Lucky for me, all they had left at 2:00pm were the cream doughnuts m… so I did what any person would do; I bought them ALL. They were a very busy family bakery. They had sold out of everything else by noon. So the requests from my children for chocolate covered, Boston cream and jelly would be disappointing. Thankfully they had no interest In trying mine!!! (YAAAY) so I scarfed down two in the car and one when I got home. Leaving one for myself to finish Mother’s Day morning.
I saw a news anchor post about this place on Fat Tuesday the freshness of their products ! I’m going to have to take up jogging from S Philly to the Northeast so I don’t start looking like an Oompa Loompa
My bday is Friday and I already hinted that we should order a dozen cream doughnuts in lieu of a cake! Cookies were good to as was my daughters muffin.

If you have not had their cream filled donuts then you simply have not lived, my friend! Incredible! I came to Philly to visit my sister and she brought us here on our second to last day. The cream filled doughnut was so incredible that I drove all the way back here on our way home to get a half dozen of them for the drive back to Michigan! And if you’re wondering… yes, yes I crushed all 6 of those delicious pieces of heaven and I won’t apologize for it!

Had an apple strudel from the Hop Angel Brauhaus restaurant near 5 points. The waitress told me that it came from the Holmesburg Bakery .
It was the best that I ever had. the crust was flaky and the filling was perfect. The Filling was not too sweet and not too spiced. I could still taste the apple.

(3) ~ ok overall food & service. Note: $ 15 minimum for Credit Cards.
ITEMS TRIED:
**Powdered Cream filled = (4) very good… my fav:)…although it tasted a little too salty?
* Sticky Bun = (3.25) pretty good
* Birthday Cake (slice) = (3.25) pretty good
* Coffee = (3) ok
* Butter Cake = (3) ok
* Glazed Donut = (3) ok
* Chocolate Mousse Cake = (2.5) meh…
* Jelly filled Donut = (2) not for me…
* Honey Bun = (2) not for me…

I think things have changed here since my initial review. Sometime in the last year or so they were part of a TV makeover show and now the bakery cases are filled with pasties, cakes, doughnuts and other goodies. Very different experience from our first visit. I was drawn back to try the bakery again after we had some zappoli from there given to us by a friend. They were pretty good. A few months ago, I stopped in and picked up a selection of doughnuts, a few cannoli, and a few pieces of cake slices/​minis. All were very good and the prices reasonable. The only thing lacking a bit at this bakery is the customer service. It’s fine, not at all rude, just a bit lackluster and not very welcoming. Effort goes a long way in customer service. We will be back for the baked goods, but not as frequently as we might if we thought our patronage mattered.

Ordered two cakes on Friday from a very helpful young lady and picked them up Sunday morning. Great service and reasonable prices! I wish I had tried them sooner but they now have a customer for life!

I know every review is raving about the cream doughnuts but I have to rave too. The cream doughnuts are like creamy clouds of heaven. When I need a sweet treat I have to have one of these doughnuts. Also, the strawberry shortcake is to die for. Have one of theirs and once you taste homemade whipped cream you will never buy a store bought one again.

Sadly, I felt customer service on the phone and in store when trying to place my order wasn’t the greatest. I called a few times and each time felt as if I were annoying them. I also got that impression when I went in the store. I probably would have gone with another bakery had I not known what a great job the cake decorator, Evelhyinne, did. She was absolutely wonderful! She responded patiently and kindly to emails. Thank you, Evelhyinne, for executing what I asked for and making such a delicious cake!

The customer service is horrible!
Possibly the owner who knows, got upset with us cause we didn’t like the cake they made. Would never go back and would recommend for no one to ever go to this bakery. They seem to only treat people well if there spending over 300 $ for a cake…

Their cream donuts are by far THE BEST EVER!!! I’ve tried cream donuts from numerous places and by far Holmesburg bakery has THE BEST!!! I used to think their buttercake was average, but they must have improved it because the last time I got it it was out of this world!!!

After reading the reviews I stopped by to pick up some goodies. The shop is small but I was the only one in there so I had time to check out the selection. It smelled great and the cookies were calling my name but I was on a mission: cream doughtnut and buttercake! Check and check. I couldn’t even wait to get home and dove into my doughnut in the car. It was good but I like another local bakery’s better. Later on I tried the buttercake and it was too sweet! The filling was gritty and just way too much sugar, I could feel the cavities forming. I’d rate Holmesburg bakery as average. I might be back to try a few more items before I write them off

If you are a carrot cake lover, this is the best place in Philly! Try their carrot cake with butter scotch cream and you will never eat another from anywhere! Slices also available at Al’s Corner!

Dry and without flavor. Eat fruit and exercise you will live a better life.

I went here to order a few trays of pastries for a fund-​raiser I recently threw… they were beyond helpful. So, w/​the sweet-​tooth I have, I spied the last jelly doughnut they had (white powdered). I’ve had a few JD’s in my time… but by far, this was the best I’ve ever had. Not kidding, no exaggeration. They are famous for the crème doughnuts… I won’t be able to tell y’all about them… don’t like them from anybody. But their JD, however, will bring me back. Sampled some of the pastries too… top notch. If you need pastries or any baked goods for a function you are throwing, go here. You won’t be disappointed.
Oh, & the woman who complained about not getting their #1 seller @ 1 in the afternoon? Ummm… get your butt here earlier. OR pick up a phone & order some. Duh.

Picked up a birthday cake from here last week. Everyone raved about it. It was super fresh and tasted great. Ordering was easy and when I ran into a problem the day of pickup the staff was very accommodating. I would definitely recommend this bakery.

Went to this bakery this weekend and bought 8 butter cakes for a party and stuffed my kids full of the best doughnuts we have eaten in a very long time. I grew up on Bauer’s Bakery over in Bustleton and once the old Bauer family sold the bakery and it finally burned down, I thought I would never eat a good butter cake or a good doughnut again. Wrong. Holmsburg bakery was like going back to Bauer’s. The butter cake was exactly as I remember it and the powdered cream doughnuts were amazing confections non unlike eating a sweetened cloud. They were light and delicious – they had almost no weight to them at all – which is exactly how a cream doughnut should be!
I hope this place stays open forever! I will happily return to this bakery every time I am in Philly!

I saw it as an omen to come here, when I arrived 30 minutes early to an appointment, and checked out all the raving about this place on Unilocal.I was surprised that you do have to get buzzed into this tiny place, or maybe there is a butter cake thief out there. And this place is tiny! If 4 customers came in, 1 would have to wait outside.
Thankfully the girls behind the counter, although teenagers, are extremely sweet and helpful. I kept asking about the cream donuts, and then Boston cream, and then something else they were also out of (it was 3 PM on a Friday) and she patiently waited as I tried to make up my mind for something else and apologized for not having what I wanted.
Finally I picked up a mix of donuts, some cinnabuns and this butter cake that Joe D. was raving about. I was happy with all the pastries, especially the cinnabun, but I was so NOT happy with that butter cake! You see, I am a person that eats with my eyes, and this cake looks like the most boring, ugly pasty cake you will ever see. For a small baking plate (like where you would make 6 brownies) you pay $ 7 for a butter cake that is essentially a dry thin cake with a thick layer of butter and cream on top. The top part is a strange texture and wayyyy too sweet even for someone like me that loves sugar. I was extremely disappointed and threw out the entire thing after one bite (my beau did not care to even try it).
Needless to say, I am willing to try this place one more time to attempt one of these highly sought after cream donuts, but I’m“m not exactly racing back. Also, bring cash, there is a $ 10 min for plastic.

1^st visit and definitely not last.
My wife and I wanted to try something other than stocks bakery for a change.(you really can have too much of a good thing) well anyway, We ordered a birthday cake for my sons 1^st birthday at the last minute. figured by the Unilocal reviews how could we go wrong? Unilocaler’s were on point once again.
I Ordered a ¼ sheet cake for my sons 1^st birthday and not only did it look good (i posted pics) but it tasted awesome. Moist, buttery, sweet deliciousness… needless to say the cake lasted less than 10 minutes. Kids and adults were going back for 2^nd pieces with the quickness.
I also bought ½ dozen donuts since I couldn’t help it. You guys talking about that cream donut? Man, you guys ain’t f’n around. That donut needs to be given an award or something.

The cream donuts. They’re insane. Huuuuge. Stuffed with crème. The best, Jerry… the best!
No funky aftertaste like at Dunkin’ either. I’ve had other delicacies there but crème donuts are the superstar.
Nice people there too!