Busken Bakery

Busken apparently has been around since 1928. The ladies working at this location told me everything is baked fresh locally and delivered daily. The counters are filled mainly with cookies, the snap ones with the star of chocolate or other flavor in the middle. Behind the counter are some tasty donuts. I would have said till now that Marcella's has the best Cincinnati donuts, but after testing these, I'm definitely going to do some more field research. The main attraction for me was the Busken Double Butter. I'm not sure if it's a cake, a Danish, or what, I just know it's heaven in a box. It's rich and buttery, with a crumbly top. So delicious! They have coffee, too, and a couple of little tables for eating in. They have breads and other pastries, especially a cheese filled pastry cup that is quite good.

Our Anderson store closed and I would normally have gone to Hyde Park, but decided to give the Eastgate location on Old State Rte 74 a try. This is a nice bake shop with a good selection and excellent service by Connie. My daughter says "she's sweeter than anything in the store and really made my day special!" Our specialty cake order was accurately taken and she made some key suggestions that really made a difference. Connie even called to be sure I was aware it had not yet been picked up, and it was getting near closing time. She took the time to tell me it turned out to be really nice and she thought I'd be happy. It is obvious she takes pride in her job and represents Busken with class. Cakes are fresh, frosting is excellent and their donuts are wonderful - actually never met a piece of bakery from there I didn't like!