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The Farmer's Daughter

Brooklyn's got a brand-new cake doyenne. The Farmer's Daughter, the brainchild of Brooklyn attorney-turned-baker Rebecca Ditsch, produces made-to-order layer cakes, breakfast cakes, and cupcakes.

The name of the business refers to Ditsch's mother, who learned to do amazing things in a kitchen of a working dairy farm in the hinterlands of Minnesota and eventually passed on her baking knowledge to her daughter.

Even in the cake-crazed NYC market, The Farmer's Daughter's nostalgia-tinged goods stand out. While Magnolia and Billy's push a 1950s or even early 1960s vibe, The Farmer's Daughter is a bit more old-fashioned, citing the 1930s and 1940s. Forget bright frosting hues and ultra-sweet buttercreams. Expect fillings (including lemon curd, caramel, and hazelnut praline) made from scratch and (finally!) a prioritization of cake over frosting.

Ditsch has been selling cakes for several months. At a recent SoHo House birthday party (for an entertainment lawyer who represents several high-profile hip-hop artists, natch) Ditsch's cakes were so well received that several party attendees placed orders with her.

The Farmer's Daughter's layer cakes begin at $35, breakfast cakes are priced $20 and $25, and cupcakes begin at $1.50. Ditsch currently bakes in her home kitchen in Fort Greene, though no doubt sooner rather than later, she'll need to up and move to a storefront of her own.