New Covid Requirements:

If you see a customer in bakery getting takeout, please wait outside, weather permitting, or wait in adjoining room.
We can also deliver to you curbside or doorside just let us know!

Soon we will have outdoor tables available.
Thank you for your kind and patient attitude while we all adjust.

Be safe, be well!

The Alternative Baker (lemoncakes.com) is a traditional storefront bakery located in the town of Rosendale, in Ulster County, in the heart of the Hudson Valley in upstate New York. We specialize in lemon cakes (and lemon bundt cakes), which are widely renowned, as are all of our handmade traditional and alternative baked goods.

We also bake wedding cakes.

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407 MAIN ST / POB 22
ROSENDALE (ACROSS FROM THE MOVIE THEATER)
ROSENDALE, NY 12472-0022
TEL: 845.658.3355
PLEASE SEND ALL MAIL TO THE PO BOX. THANK YOU.