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Denise Gause, right, the owner of Denise’s Delicacies, works with Herron Whitaker, left, in choosing just the right cake for his daughter’s 1st Birthday Party.
Denise Gause, right, the owner of Denise’s Delicacies, works with Herron Whitaker, left, in choosing just the right cake for his daughter’s 1st Birthday Party.Read moreMichael Bryant / Staff Photographer

Denise’s Delicacies

Bakery$

Denise Gause’s North Philadelphia bakery offers buttery pastries and breads, doughnuts, fresh baked cookies, pies, and some of the best pound cake in town. Last we checked they were selling some 600 pounds of it per day.

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