The Melrose Diner in South Philly has an excellent buttercream birthday cake that would serve a large group. Also, Isgro’s at 10th & Christian in the Italian Market has a wide variety of delicious cakes.

I think if you go with an Italian meringue buttercream, you should be okay. Just be sure to thoroughly chill the frosted cake beforehand to avoid the “too-thrilling” result you saw posted below. Now, from a 12" cake...

If you don’t mind sticking to Italian wines, I’d say Enoteca I Trulli. They have a good selection of affettati and cheeses and some other wine bar snacks. I like the wine bar much better than the main restaurant. They...

- that is to say, very greasy mouth feel. Rebecca’s (deche de leche) - so-so, not bad, not amazing. Vicki Lee’s – Lemon love and Sliver winter (raspberry) - both cakes suffer from the same problem, the icing is...

Lots of my favorites are already named in this thread. The Genoise (I’ve made all but the Chestnut many times) and Chocolate Cloud Roll are my go-to cake base recipes, and I love her buttercream, ganache, and Italian...

pastrytroll—this is my ‘recipe’ exactly! Italian meringue buttercream made with roughly half the standard amount of butter. Gives a good ‘mouthfeel’ with the impression that you’re eating a...

Am a baker and a serious pastry hound. Semi-disagree about La Fiorentina. Typical Italian bakery but with less than stellar ingredients., often bland. If your daughter or one oif her friends has a car, I think your best bet for a...

Why not try an Italian meringue buttercream? No “special” ingredients to search out – just sugar, egg whites, and unsalted butter. I don’t know about Pesachdik food coloring but you could add a little...

they don’t take reservations there. I favor seafood and clean flavors — don’t like heavy butter/cream sauces. Looking for great food and atmosphere. Where should we go?

More accurately there are 2 methods of making buttercream—French (yolks) and Italian (whites)—which is usually the filling for macaroons. Not two ways of making macaroons, the cookie part of the sandwich.

Mazzetti’s Italian Bakery Manor Dr Pacifica, CA I was married last June with a luscious 3 tier buttercream cake (different fillings in all 3 layers) for approximately $300. NY style Italian bakery.

I’ve eaten at the one in Greenwich. Terrible. If you played up every cliche of what an "upscale Italian" should be, and threw in a couple of Italian-american stereotypes, you’d be creating the archetype for Valbella.

We do not live near Lyndhurst, and only went to Mazur’s once. Their B & W cookies were very boring, and their cupcakes were dry and should have been pulled from the shelf. Reputation seems to be totally undeserved. There is...

I’m am doing a thing where i try a different restaurant every week...im looking for the best in New York in these areas... 1. French 2. Italian 3. Chinese 4. Deli 5. Pastry/Dessert/Bake Shop 6. BBQ 7. Traditional American 8. Pizza...

at Golosa. And, yup, the frosting tastes identical as well, european buttercream (maybe Italian? As you described, more “lardy” than american buttercream).