Cake Shop Brooklyn Delicacies to Include Local Ingredients

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - May 28, 2013 - PRLog -- Brooklyn, NY - Duet Bakery, cake bakery in Brooklyn, will be tapping into the local produce markets to find fresh ingredients to use in their delicacies.  With plenty of room on the custom cakes Brooklyn menu for fresh fruits and other items, this bakery plans on filling their sweet treats with locally grown ingredients.  

Buying local is better for the finished product as well as the local economy.  Locally grown produce has a short trip to make from the farm to the vendor to the table.  Produce imported from other parts of the country, and even other parts of the world, have a long journey.  By the time the food reaches the store and then from the store to the consumer, the produce has aged.  During that time of transportation, the sugar will turn to starch and the cells of the plant shrink which causes the food to lose its flavor.  Essential nutrients begin to deplete as soon as the produce is picked or harvested.  This means that imported produce is less nutritious than its local counterpart.  And although the nutritional value of a wedding cake Brooklyn order may not be important for that particular event, it is still reassuring.  

There is actually a positive effect on the environment when buying local.  On average, American’s food travels 1500 miles to its final destination.  This means that massive amounts of fuel are being used to ship food by land and air.  When you buy local, you usually are not buying a pre packaged boxed item.  The lack of packaging also cuts down on waste.  

A growing concern of consumers is the seemingly increasing amount of hormones, additives, and genetic modifications being added to food.  With questionable regulations, the consumer has to pose the question, “Exactly what has gone into growing this apple or carrot,” and rarely gets a  straight answer.  

Large food companies use chemicals to grow food more quickly and for less money.  Since local growers are not answering to share holders or under pressure to find the cheap solution, they are free to grow food the way it should be grown, naturally.  

As a locally owned and operated business, Duet Bakery making custom cakes in Brooklyn, is completely dependent on the community it is located in.  By buying local, this cake shop Brooklyn business sees an opportunity to put money back into the community, which will help the local economy.

The power of the community should never be overlooked.  Although the big city may have a bigger national footprint, it is the smaller communities it is comprised of that really gives it an identity.  Buying from local farmers means that the money paid to the farmer will find its way back into the community one way or another.  

Duet Bakery, known for phenomenal wedding cakes Brooklyn and beyond, hopes to lead the way for other specialty cakes Brooklyn bakeries to begin buying local. For more information about Duet Bakery, visit their website at http://duetbakeryny.com