Topps Bakery

OMG. Those black and whites and the Marigolds are TO DIE FOR!!! I’m definitely going back to try other things but I’m getting these again for sure. So moist! I haven’t ever had better!

Carrot cake and ice coffee — the best! The cute seasonal frosted cookies are the kids faves.

Topps is very responsive to feedback and community relationships. I look forward to going back. Mom wants to try the apple pie.

I enjoy this place for a cheap, but good ice or hot coffee and their breads an pastries are always fresh!

This place is incredibly friendly, and delicious. Ive never had anything that wasnt fantastic. But really, try the black and white cookie. I’ve never had better.

This is not old school like others say
The quality may be but the prices are soooo high!
Not in Kansas anymore

This place’s «Nutella cookies» are out if this world. I buy ‘em every chance I get. The only problems I have are the price & the availability (make sure to call ahead to check if a particular cookie variety is available). Other than that, the staff are really friendly, and the different varieties of cookies, muffins, and other bakery treats are quite a good amount. But be aware that the prices are quite high, and the items available tend to change every now & then.

I got married on October 11^th 2014 and my husband and I wanted to serve pie instead of traditional wedding cake. After trying many many pies from bakeries all over Rockland and Westchester county, our favorite by far was from Topps Bakery. Their apple pie was not only delicious but presentation was beautiful. The crust is covered (but not too covered) with sprinkled sugar and a cut out design on top (a leaf I believe). The inside was not too sweet and not too tart from the apples. We loved their apple pie so much we had to try their pecan pie. Wow, this was the most amazing pecan pie I have ever eaten. The flavor from the pecans to the crust was just perfect. We wanted a third pie but could not figure out which flavor to get. Heath, the store manager/​owner, suggested a torte, something a little different. We settled on blueberry. I didn’t get to try this one, but apparently this was the «best seller» at the wedding. Overall we bought 11 apple pies, 7 pecan pies, and 3 blueberry tortes. Well by the end of the wedding there were no blueberry slices left. One friend said she had 3 slices of the torte. The next morning the pies were put out with breakfast, and by the very end I think there were 2 apple pies left.
From the start of my email chain with Heath he was always very responsive and super helpful. The wedding venue asked for the pies to be pre-​sliced for the wedding (which is a pain for a lot of people), but Heath did it willingly (and did not charge for this) and did as I asked and left 1 of each pie unsliced so that guests can see how pretty each one was. He packaged each pie and delivered them all at the venue the morning of the wedding.
I am so happy my husband and I went with Topps Bakery. I really appreciated everyone from the bakery; they all made it such a nice experience.

Placed an order a few days in advance for a German Chocolate cake. Was given a price of $ 32 dollars for a cake that served 6 – 8. OK, it’s Bronxville… A little pricey. What was disappointing was that when I picked up my cake, it was a tiny little 4 – 6 person cake for 20 bucks. Not what I ordered. That alone turns me off. I haven’t tried the cake yet but I’m disappointed as this was for dessert on Mother’s day.

I stopped back in town to visit some relatives and had to stop in for the mini jelly donuts. They were delish, but not worth the new price. $ 1.75 for a mini donut? Even for Bronxville that is quite an embarrassment for any bakery operator. In addition no prices are posted and a $ 20 minimum for credit cards. Someday perhaps they will understand that if they review their pricing strategy they might actually increase sales and customer satisfaction.

I’ve been looking for a decent traditional bakery in the area and I’m so glad I finally found one. I didn’t want something with a gimmick, I just want baked goods. Topps has recently consolidated with a local chocolate shop so there’s a fair amount of chocolate as soon as you walk in. I opted to get a little something for everyone, so we tried the petit fours, chocolate fudge cake, chocolate and vanilla cake, black and white cake, Rice Krispies treat and a brownie. The black and white cake and petit fours both stole my heart. The petit four is not a cream filled teeny bite but it’s a nice little hunk of almond flavored cake topped with preserves and covered in delicious icing. i think I ate way too many and got way too sick haha, but they were worth it and I would do it again. The black and white cake was the same icing as the cookie and even as dense a cake as the cookie is but with a slightly almond flavor again and the whole effect was delicious.
The rest of the family helped out with the other cakes, the chocolate fudge being dubbed most worthy of the calories. The brownie topped with cheesecake and then fudge icing was just ridiculous but definitely what I would be craving if I lived right nearby. There were all sorts of treats in the bakery, including the much hyped and adorable mini donuts. However, I will have to go back to try them. The chocolates weren’t my favorite although the marzipan characters (penguins) were adorable, not sure if they are an all the time thing. This might just be my new favorite traditional American bakery though. The staff is also incredibly helpful and very patient.

This is everything you would expect from upper class smalltown suburban America. When you walk in, there is not much room to maneuver as it is pretty cramped. There is a big table filled with goods for sale, if they took that away people could walk. I do not think they were expecting big crowds. None of the goods have labels or prices on them. You have to ask the employees «What is this?» and «How much is it?» for everything. The employees in true minimum wage earning tradition have no idea how much anything is. They have to go back and look it up. I asked how much the 7 layer cake slice was and the girl went back to get the price and came back with «So do you want it?» I was thinking «Helllllooooo? Anybody in there? I did not ask that. I asked how much is it.» I got my response and one slice of 7 layer cake is $ 4.25. You would think for these prices they could print up little signs that say what the item is and how much it costs. I decided to try it and it was a little stale. Even though it was a little stale, it tasted good. It was not worth $ 4.25 though. I think most of their customer base was rich as people just picked out items without asking how much it cost. Maybe that explains why the employees have no clue about the prices. This bakery is for the rich. If you are not rich, this place is fine for a once in a lifetime treat. Buyer beware not all the items are fresh in there.

Starbucks around the corner is flooded with soccer moms and high school kids on a rainy Thursday afternoon, so I walked 0.09 mile (according to Unilocal) and treat myself with 4 delicious cookies for $ 1 and a small yummy coffee $ 1.50. And the peace and quiet? Priceless.

Topps is solid. Petit fours are very nice. I think the cookies by the lb are expensive and just okay.

Five Star jelly donuts as well as danish. Excellent large cookies and petite fours. They decorate for every holiday and have specials for each one along with speciality candies.
The girls in the bakery are so sweet and helpful and hard working. The place gets packed most days and they are as responsive as can be always with a smile.
The breads, rolls and muffins are also wonderful. Prices are in line for Bronxville.

five stars on the JELLY DONUT alone. Not sure how the other baked goods are here, but a friend told me about their jelly donuts and they are superb!

Topps– my favorite bakery from childhood, the one my parents got excellent baked goods at for years. It has changed ownership. Used to be soo good.
Still a great variety but the giant chocolate chip cookie which was once the best cookie ever is completely different; the black and white cookie I couldn’t even eat it was so dry and blah; the crumb buns and other danishes– all completely changed.
Bye bye Topps. :(

Finding freshly baked bread in Westchester is harder than you think. Most supermarkets that have bakeries do not even bake the bread on-​site. I was on the quest for a fresh baguette to make gildas* and was delighted when I discovered Topps.
The variety of cakes, cookies, muffins, bread, and candy is all very impressive. I didn’t immediately see the baguettes (it turns out they were hiding in back), but a very friendly employee was there to answer questions.
So, I didn’t leave with ONLY a baguette. I got a little impulsive and also brought home a zucchini muffin, which was moist and had lots of chopped walnuts. A loaf of cinnamon bread also followed me home, in anticipation that I would make torrijas (aka Spanish French toast). This aromatic, perfectly sweet bread was eaten before I could even dip it in egg, but I imagine it would make excellent French toast.
If you diet, you will want to stay far away from Topps. Otherwise, good luck trying to decide on what exactly you want!
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I think in a small town like this you could easily have a crappy bakery survive decades because it is the only game in town. Topps is not that. I had a taste over the weekend and was pretty impressed.
You could spend a long time here trying to decide what to get. On this Friday evening there were several kinds of cakes and tarts, a few kinds of cupcakes, and a large selection of cookies by the pound. Oh and I spied a special-​ordered pumpkin roll in the cooler behind the counter. Everything looked really good. Some things seem to be priced way too high ($ 17/​lb for basic sandwich cremes?), but other things seem pretty fairly priced (black and white cookies and cupcakes: $ 2.50/ea.). Our B&W cookie was dry but had a nice egg and butter and vanilla flavor and probably would have been good when fresh. Our B&W cupcake was really good – chewy, lush, and yellow, almost like what the cake turns into in something like a pineapple upside-​down cake, just inside of the caramely part near the pineapple topping. It left a huge grease stain in the box, but it didn’t taste greasy. The white icing was awesome.

This is a very conventional bakery on Pondfield in the primary business area of upscale Bronxville. While expensive, they do carefully box everything and tie up the box with string in a sort of old fashioned ritual, They are also quite friendly.
I tried flaky pastries, cookies, eclairs and cake, none of the items were remarkable. The frosting and icing was only a little better than what you might get out of a can and even the cream based frosting/​filling or custard was low quality with little dairy. The custard looked and tasted completely artificial. The cookies were dry and bland.
For the most part, you could expect almost the same quality from any grocery store with a bakery.