Locally based online gourmet confectioners
Cake Monkey, Burbank
www.cakemonkey.com
(877) 640-CAKE (2253)
Gorgeous individually sized layer cakes made with natural, hormone-free ingredients. The Must Love Chocolate ($7) features Valrhona chocolate pearls and crumbled honeycomb.
I Heart Pies, Toluca Lake
(818) 744-1632
Sweet and savory pies made from scratch and brought to your home for a $10 delivery fee. This Thanksgiving, they’ll have all the standards like apple crumb, pecan and pumpkin, plus one you’ve never heard of: Purple Forest with black currant mousse and a Dutch cookie crust ($25).
Ladybug Fortune Cookies, La Crescenta
(818) 293-7343
Hand-dipped in Belgian chocolate and decorated with sprinkles of every kind and color, these fortune cookies have graced many a party table. The cookies can hold customized messages or you can just leave it to chance.
Cupcakes and Co., Burbank
www.companycupcakes.com
(818) 843-2340
The Asian-Euro fusion concept of Maryanne Tongka’s cupcakes landed her a gig on Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.” With names like Scarlet Kisses and Angel’s Paradise, and topped with fluffy Italian meringue buttercream frosting, these artistic cupcakes are as light as butterfly wings.