The people of Chicago are so lucky to have cherished old and new bakeries all over town! For some great ideas for custom wedding cakes or butter rich birthday cakes you can try some of these wonderful bakeries: Letizia's Natural Bakery, Artopolis Bakery & Cafe, Aigre Doux Restaraunt & Bakery, Lou Mitchell's Restaurant & Bakery, Swedish Bakery, Sweet Mandy B's, Bittersweet Pastry Shop and Cafe, Dinkel's Bakery, Corner Bakery Cafe and Weber's Bakery.

Weber's for example is a 3rd-generation in a family-owned business. The Weber family takes pride in the fact that they follow the high standards set by their father and grandfather – namely, the highest-quality retail baked goods, along with superb customer service.

Did you know: There are a lot of women who work in the Chicago area baking beautiful birthday cakes and other special occasion cakes. Not many of these are big businesses, as a matter of fact, they are very small. But their hearts are big and they know what they are doing with a pound of sugar, butter and a couple of eggs.