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Blue tile and lemon cake on the Franklin Avenue shop counter422 Franklin Avenue · Hartford

Italian & French pastry

First, choose
your favourite.

Then let’s talk about the occasion. Three generations of cakes, pastries, cookies and pies.

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Inside the counter

What are you
in the mood for?

Basket-weave decorated cake topped with strawberries, beside coffee
Basket-weave decorated cake topped with strawberries, beside coffee

From our counter

Cakes

Choose from a specialty selection or create your own flavor combinations.

Italian sponge, mousse, cream and buttercream: read all 13 menu cakes or start with the create-your-own bases and fillings. Ask the shop about your occasion and combination.

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Cream-topped pastry shell with chocolate shavings and a strawberry quarter
Cream-topped pastry shell with chocolate shavings and a strawberry quarter

From our counter

Pastries

A variety of French & Italian pastries available in large & miniature sizes.

French and Italian pastries come in large and miniature sizes. The menu includes cannoli, sfogliatelle, cream puffs, fruit tarts and more. The photograph is a cream-topped pastry shell; explore the menu to choose.

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Assorted Italian cookies tied with a purple ribbon
Assorted Italian cookies tied with a purple ribbon

From our counter

Cookies

Almond, butter, fruit filled & chocolate cookies can be purchased boxed or on a tray.

Almond paste, butter, chocolate and specialty varieties. Choose a box for a gift or compare approximate cookie counts for a tray. Published options and real shop links are on the full menu.

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A ring-shaped coffeecake with icing
A ring-shaped coffeecake with icing

From our counter

Pies & coffeecakes

A selection of fruit, ricotta, chocolate cream, & traditional holiday pies.

Fruit, ricotta, chocolate cream and traditional holiday pies, alongside coffeecakes and cheesecakes. Ask about seasonal Italian ice, gelato and holiday sweets.

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Cannoli from the pastry selection
Cannoli from the pastry selection

Three generations in the making

It started
with a shell.

Our grandparents came from Italy. Our grandfather folded dough around wooden dowels to make cannoli shells. Our parents grew the business online and through shipping. Today, as third-generation owners, we carry those traditions forward.

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Before the décor

A cake starts
with the flavour.

Brides White, Marble, Chocolate, Red Velvet, Carrot or Almond. Then the filling, the frosting and the details that make it your occasion.

Explore cake choices
A sliced layer cake from the shop’s cake selection
A sliced layer cake from the shop’s cake selection
Variety Cookie Trays — published prices and approximate counts, October 4, 2026
TrayApprox. cookiesPrice
2 lb. tray ↗40–44$32
3 lb. tray ↗60–66$48
5 lb. tray ↗100–110$80
6 lb. tray ↗120–132$96
8 lb. tray ↗160–175$128
10 lb. tray ↗200–220$160

Ribbon colours: Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Purple, Red or White. Confirm current prices and availability with the shop. Tax and shipping are not calculated here.

A question for the shop

Let’s talk about
something sweet.