About Us/ History of NY Cake & Baking Distributor

N.Y. Cake & Baking Distributor first opened its doors known as the Chocolate Gallery more than 25 years ago. It was founded by Joan Mansour renowned cake decorator and gold medal award winner by the Societe Culinaire Philantropique. She not only was awarded National teacher of the year, regional teacher of the year and award for most students taught. She was also inducted into the Wilton Hall of Fame.

Since, customers asked repeatedly for a shop to purchase supplies to bake and decorate their cakes, she decided to emphasize more on baking products and we thereby became known as New York Cake and Baking Distributor. We have a 5,000 square foot store carrying everything you need. We became known as the “one stop shop” for all your baking needs as well as a baker’s paradise. 

Joan opened up a school of cake decorating where she taught some of the most renowned cake decorators today in Manhattan. We were published in numerous magazines including  Family Circle, Womens Day, and Martha Stewart Living as a source for purchasing cookie cutters, cake pans, gum paste cutters and tools, sanding  colored sugars, silver and gold dragees, Petal dusts, Silver and gold powder, chocolate molds as well as many other hard to find items.
We are a wholesaler as well as retailer to all those who are interested in baking & decorating. Our flagship store is located in the Chelsea Area of Manhattan. We carry the full line of tools from the most basic to the hardest to find items. We enjoy serving the occasional baker to the most professional.

We have a new sister location in Los Angeles. It opened its doors in July 2009 by daughter Jenny Kashanian. With this additional location, we are looking forward to serving the needs of our cake decorators and bakers alikeon both coasts. We carry a full line of chocolate, baking pans, gumpaste cutters, petal dust colors, cookie cutters, fondant, buttercream icing, sprinkles, cupcake papers and much more! 

We are now offering cake decorating classes for adults and kids. Private classes available as well as kids birthday parties in NY Cake West in the Los Angeles westside area.

Located on Pico and Overland, we are able to meet all your baking and cake decorating needs. Be sure to stop by if in the area.

We have been rated in ZAGAT where it honors the businesses featured in America’s most prestigious Dining & Shopping Guide of 2009/10. New York Cake & Baking Distributor was quoted as “This flatiron shop stocks “everything for the sweet kitchen” from cake decorating supplies like food coloring, gum paste and sprinkles to cookie cutters, pans “ in any shape”, doilees and “ beautiful dragees” and decorations that   “ pique the imagination” of “amateurs” and “professionals “ alike.
The New York Press has awarded  New York Cake & Baking Distributors as the “Best place to get huge blocks of  Bittersweet Valhrona Chocolate” in its Best of Manhattan 2009.

We have redone our website in order to accommodate the ongoing demand for ordering online at your own ease. We are pleased to serve you in any way possible.

Looking forward to serving you for the next 25 years!

Happy Baking!