Potomac Sweets
10419 Armory Ave, Kensington
(240) 669-7625
Customers' Favorites
German Chocolate Cake
Pistachio Croissant
Chocolate Croissant
Biscotti
Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti
All butter biscotti made with caramelized hazelnut and micro chocolate chips
Contains tree nuts, wheat, milk ,soy , eggs
Anise Biscotti
All butter anise flavor
Contains ,wheat, eggs,milk
Apricot Hazelnut Biscotti
All butter hazelnut flavored biscotti studded with caramelized hazelnuts and dried apricots
Contains wheat, milk, tree nuts and eggs
Chocolate Chip Biscotti
All butter biscotti made with Belgian chocolate chips
Contains wheat, milk, soy,eggs
Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
All butter biscotti made with pistachio nuts ,dried cranberries.
Contains tree nuts, wheat, eggs ,milk
Pistachio Biscotti
All butter pistachio biscotti and pistachio nut pieces
Contains tree nuts, milk, wheat,eggs
Artisan Bread
Ciabatta Artisan Bread
Very light and airy structure ,great with Pasta
Contains wheat
Harvest Bread
Multi grain bread with light sweet flavor , excellent with cheese .
Contains wheat
Cranberry Walnut
Sourdough structure with dried cranberries and walnut pieces.
Contains tree nuts,wheat
Pecan Raisin
Sourdough structured bread with pecan pieces and select raisins.
Contains wheat , tree nuts
Olive Bread
Sourdough bread studded with green and calamata olives
Contains wheat
Italian Loaf Artisan Bread
All purpose bread perfect for sandwiches and pasta
Contains wheat
Sourdough Artisan Bread
San Francisco type sourdough bread
Contains wheat
Challah Artisan Bread
Classic challah bread made with fresh eggs ,perfect for french toast
Contains wheat , eggs
Black Russian bread
Nut Cookies
Amaretti Nut Cookie
All almond cookie made with egg whites ,lemon flavor and baked in powdered
contains tree nuts, eggs !
Lace Cookies
Crispy almond lace cookie sandwiched with Belgian dark chocolate
Contains tree nuts ,wheat ,soy ,milk
Spiced Nuts
Pecans ,whole almonds,whole cashews and whole hazelnuts toasted with light butter and honey coating with a touch of cayenne pepper
Contains tree nuts
Pistachio Crispies Nut Cookies
Pistachio laced cookie
Contains tree nuts , wheat
Shortbread Cookies
Pistachio Shortbread
All butter pistachio flavored shortbread and pistachio pieces
Contains tree nuts,wheat,milk
Chocolate Chip Shortbread
All butter shortbread made with Belgian chocolate micro chips
Contains wheat,soy,milk
Wedding cookies
Sandy type shortbread made with pecan pieces and meal
Dusted with powdered sugar
Contains tree nuts,wheat,milk
Lemon Shortbread
All butter lemon oil flavored shortbread with small bits citron
Contains soy,milk, wheat
Orange Shortbread
All butter orange flavored shortbread and small bits of candied orange
Contains soy,wheat,milk
Pistachio Checkerboard
All butter pistachio flavored shortbread and pieces of pistachio nuts
Contains,tree nuts,milk,wheat
Checkerboard shortbread
All butter vanilla and chocolate shortbread.
Contains wheat,milk
Cookies
Alfajores
Almond sugar dough filled with traditional dulce de leche filling and dusted with powdered sugar
Contains tree nuts,milk,soy, wheat
Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
All butter chocolate chip cookies
Contains milk, wheat,soy, eggs
Black and White Cookies
Cream cake based cookie cakes dipped in white and dark glaze
Contains wheat,eggs,soy,milk
Belgian Waffles
Plain 4-Pack Belgian Waffle
Brioche type dough mixed with Imported Belgian pearl sugar and baked in traditional waffle shape
Contains milk,wheat,eggs
Crispy Vanilla Waffle 250 gram
All butter crispy waffles made to old classic Belgian recipe
Contains milk,eggs,wheat ,soy
Stroopwaffle 250gram
Classic dutch crisp butter dough baked with caramel filling
Contains wheat,milk,eggs,soy
Chocolate Dipped Crispy Belgian Waffle 250 gram
All butter crispy waffles dipped in dark Belgian chocolate
Contains milk,soy,wheat,eggs
Rugelach
Raspberry Rugelach
Classic rugelah made with cream cheese and top quality raspberry jam
Contains milk,wheat,soy,egs
Walnut Raisin Rugelach
Classic rugelah made with cream cheese and high quality apricot jam ,walnut pieces and raisins
Contains tree nuts,wheat,milk,eggs,soy
Chocolate Rugelach
Classic rugelah made with cream cheese,and Belgian chocolate ganache filling and chocolate chips
Contains soy,milk,wheat,eggs
Cinnamon Rugelach
Classic rugelah made with creamcheese and cinnamon smear ,.
Contains milk,eggs,wheat
Croissants and Pastries
Butter Croissant
All butter croissant made with 83% ueropean style butter
Contains wheat,milk,eggs,
Cherry Almond Croissant
All butter croissant dough topped with cherry filling and crunchy almond topping
Contains tree nuts ,wheat, milk,eggs
Almond Croissant
Double baked almond filled croissant topped with almond cream and almonds
Contains tree nuts,milk,wheat,eggs
Blueberry Croissant
Croissant dough topped with pastry cream, fresh blueberries and apricot glaze
Contains milk,wheat,tree nuts ,eggs,soy
Mixed Berry Croissant
Croissant dough baked with pastry cream and topped with mixed berry medley and apricot glaze
Contains milk,wheat,tree nuts,eggs,soy
Fresh Apple Croissant
Croissant dough baked with pastry cream and fresh apple ,glazed with apricot glaze
Contains tree nuts, milk,wheat,eggs,soy
Pistachio Croissant
All butter croissant filled and topped with pistachio frangipane and topped with pistachio nuts
Contains wheat,milk,eggs,tree nuts
Cherry Cream Cheese Croissant
Croissant dough baked with cream cheese and cherry filling
Contains tree nuts,wheat,milk,soy, eggs
Chocolate Croissant
All butter croissant dough with 3 bars of dark Belgian chocolate
Contains milk,wheat,soy,eggs
Cinnamon Roll
Sweet rolled pastry that has been seasoned with cinnamon and topped with cream cheese icing
Contains milk ,eggs, soy,wheat
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Kouign Amman
All butter croissant dough layerd and baked with turbinaro sugar .
Contains sugar, wheat,milk,
Boston Cream
All butter croissant filled with pastry cream and topped with chocolate fondant.
Contains wheat,milk,soy
Pistachio Scone
All butter scone flavored with pistachio flavor and pieces
Contains tree nuts,wheat,milk,eggs
Praline Scone
All butter scone flavored with caramel and studded with candied praline pieces .
Contains tree nuts,wheat,milk,soy,eggs
Liege Waffle
Brioche type dough studded with original sugar pearls imported from Belgium and baked in waffle shape
Contains milk,wheat,eggs
Vanilla Bomboloni
Brioche type donut with a light lemon hint ,filled with pastry cream.
Contains milk ,soy,wheat,eggs
New England Coffee Cake
Cream cake base layerd with cinnamon and topped with all butter streusel
Contains. Wheat, milk,soy,eggs
New England Blueberry Coffee Cake
Cream cake base layerd with cinnamon,blueberries and topped with all butter streusel
Contains milk,wheat,soy,eggs
Orange cranberry scone
All butter scone with intense orange flavor and dried cranberries.
Contains milk,eggs,wheat,soy
Chocolate chunk scone
All butter scone loaded with Belgian chocolate chunks
Contains milk,eggs,wheat,soy.
Fresh raspberry & cream croissant
All butter croissant filled with pastry cream and fresh raspberries
Contains tree nuts ,milk,eggs,wheat and soy
Raspberry filled bombolini
Brioche type donut with hint of lemon and filled with raspberry jam.
Contains milk,wheat,eggs,soy,
Sfogliatelle
Traditional Italian flaky pastry filled with Orange flavored ricotta cheese
Contains wheat,eggs,soy,milk
Pistachio dacqouise
Egg white pastry made with sugar , rice flour and pistachio nuts
Contains tree nuts, eggs,
Savory Croissants, & scones
Ham and Swiss Savory Croissants
All butter croissant filled with Swiss cheese and sliced ham
Contains milk ,wheat,eggs,soy
Spinach and Feta Savory Croissants
All butter croissant dough filled with spinach and feta cheese
Contains wheat, milk, eggs,
Prosciutto and Cream Cheese Savory Croissants
All butter croissant filled with creamcheese and scallions piped in prosciutto and baked with everything topping spice
Contains milk,eggs,wheat,soy
8" Tarts
Almond Apple 8" Tarts
Suga dough crust filled with almond frangipane ,cranberries and fresh apples ,finished with Apricot glaze
Contains eggs,wheat,milk,soy,treenuts
Pear Almond 8" Tarts
Sugar dough crust filled with raspberry jam and pears ,finished with apricot glaze
Contains treenuts ,milk,wheat,soy,eggs
Fresh Fruit Tart 8" Tarts
Sugar dough crust filled with pastry cream and mixed fresh fruit ,finished with apricot glaze .
Contains wheat,tree nuts, milk ,eggs,soy
Mixed Berry Tart 8" Tarts
Sugar dough crust filled with pastry cream ,fresh mixed berries and finished with apricot glaze
Contains wheat,eggs,tree nuts ,soy,milk
Cupcakes
Yellow Cupcake & Vanilla Icing
Cream cake based yellow cake topped with vanilla buttercream
Contains wheat,milk,soy,eggs
Yellow Cupcake & Chocolate Fudge Icing
Cream cake based yellow cake topped with silky fudge icing
Contains milk ,wheat,eggs,soy
Yellow Confetti Cupcake
Cream cake based cake baked with confetti topped with vanilla butter cream
Contains,wheat,milk,eggs,soy
Yellow Cupcake & Vanilla Icing & Lemon Curd
Cream cake base cake topped with vanilla buttercream and lemon curd
Contains wheat,soy,eggs,milk
Yellow Cupcake & Vanilla Icing & Raspberry Jam
Yellow cream cake based topped with vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam
Contains wheat,soy,milk,eggs
Marble Cupcake & Vanilla Icing
Vanilla and chocolate marbled cake topped with vanilla butter cream
Contains wheat,soy,milk and eggs
Marble Cupcake & Chocolate Fudge Icing
Vanilla and chocolate marbled cream cake topped with silky chocolate fudge icing
Contains wheat,milk,eggs and soy
Chocolate Cupcake & Chocolate Fudge Icing
Chocolate cream cake topped with silky chocolate fudge icing.
Contains milk,eggs, wheat,wheat
Chocolate Cupcake & Chocolate Icing & German Chocolate
Chocolate cream cake topped with chocolate buttercream and German chocolate filling
Contains treenuts,wheat,eggs,soy milk
Carrot Cupcake & Cream Cheese Icing
Carrot cupcake topped with cream cheese icing
Contains milk, wheat,soy ,eggs
Red Velvet Cupcake & Cream Cheese Icing
Red velvet cake topped with creamcheese icing
Contains wheat,milk,soy and eggs
Coconut and cream
Yellow cake filled with coconut pastry cream ,topped with whipped cream and shredded coconut
Contains milk,eggs, wheat soy, treenuts
Recent Reviews
Best bakery in Kensington by far. A lovely worker Nora, helped me yesterday pick out some pastries for my family. They had all the cookies you could ever think of and real authentic pastry selection. The cakes were also gorgeous.
March 2025
I was on a hunt for a German Chocolate Cake and I was delighted to find that Potomac Sweets had one! I inquired via their customer service email about some specifics I needed, mostly just lighter on the frosting, and a personalization and they said that was something they could do. After placing my order online and waiting for my pick up day I arrived at the bakery. The parking available is small, picking up early I think is probably best, but still easy to navigate. Otherwise...
March 2025
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