Sunset over the Manhattan Bridge and the New York skyline

Good cakes Good cookies Good vibes

Your American-inspired dessert & comfort food café near Brussels.

Jessie Van Osselt, founder of Naked Cakes, holding a tower of pancakes, cookies and a pink matcha
Jessie Van Osselt, founder

Our roots

Red velvet:
our roots, done properly.

Naked Cakes started with the dream of doing Red Velvet right. No dry sponge, no fake fluff, just real velvety goodness with cream cheese frosting that makes people obsessed. It's still our signature, but today you'll also find:

  • Big NYC-style cookies
  • Cinnamon rolls that belong in a rom-com
  • Comfort food (that really does comfort your soul)
  • Coffee, matcha & monthly drink specials

So yes, Red Velvet built the house, but we've furnished it with everything you need for your comfort food era.

Not just cake.
A whole vibe.

American pancakes with a knob of butter and syrup
A little one digging into a piece of cake with their hands
Naked Cakes iced drinks held on the street

Think cinnamon rolls and grilled cheese with a secret sauce.

Think flavourful hotdogs, fluffy American pancakes or a yummy turkey bacon & egg toasted sandwich.

Think coffee, pink matcha, foamy lattes, iced teas, and drinks that change with the season.

We're a café where dessert is queen, but comfort food, matcha & coffee keep the party going.

Jessie in an orange cap with a boombox on the street

Who we are

Who we are
(and who we're not)

It didn't start with passion. It started with frustration. I'm talking about a deep, soul-crushing frustration. 😬

Every bakery, every café, every event… the same desserts, the same things on the menu… almost everywhere. Maybe good, maybe not, but always predictable AF.

Sure, things have evolved (for sure, for sure, for sure), but I still couldn't find the flavors I craved. Where was the red velvet cake that made me go “Mmmhhh” with every bite?

After tasting mind-blowing cakes, cookies, and cinnamon rolls on U.S. road trips and realizing Belgium had none of it… I had two choices: keep complaining or start baking. So I did. The seed of Naked Cakes was born.

No over-the-top decorations. No sad café food. No lifeless sponge or soulless coffee. Just bold, unapologetic flavors: cakes, cookies, comfort food, and drinks that make you feel like the main character in your own rom-com.

Jessie Van Osselt, founder Naked Cakes

Read Jessie's whole story

Who we're not

  • Same-old café vibes.Predictable isn't our thing.
  • Fondant-covered sugar sculptures.We bake, we don't sculpt.
  • Decorations overload.If the cake, cookie, or latte isn't good on its own, it's not good enough.
  • Custom everything.We do what we do best. No “but can you make it in the shape of my dog?” requests.
  • Playing it safe.Our flavors are bold, our comfort food is messy in the best way, and our vibe is anything but basic.

The good stuff

We're not a bakery.

We're a comfort food café with dessert vibes and main character energy.

Heart-shaped red velvet cake with red and pink frosting and the name Anaïs
Two NYC-style choco chip cookies on checkered paper
Tall stack of American pancakes with syrup
Red velvet cake with pink and white frosting swirls
Someone with a Naked Cakes iced drink, sitting on the pavement
Red velvet ‘burger’ with cream cheese frosting on a checkered mat
Two small red velvet cakes reading ‘Hello’ and ‘Baby’
Naked Cakes takeaway box with a red velvet cookie and ice cream
White cake with ‘HBD Queen’ in black letters
Two red velvet cookies with white chocolate
Naked Cakes wedding cake with flowers
Plate full of fresh cookies

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