nnngh baked goods
I kind of can't believe I've never stepped foot in Alliance Bakery before. I don't know what people's gripes about it are, and frankly I don't care. I've had birthday cake from there that was pretty fantastic (vanilla cake and raspberry filling), and just now I had a red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting.
Holy lord.
It's wasn't so much a cupcake as it was a mini cake - it was housed in one of those high-walled paper cup things you'd usually find with cheesecake tarts or something. I almost found the cake suspect, because it was so perfect texture-wise, like a cake mix from the box but without the greasiness. The chocolate flavor was incredibly subtle and didn't hit right away, like how I think red velvet cake should taste. And the cream cheese frosting balanced the light flavor with a heavier texture, a more immediate sweetness and a sharp note from the cream cheese. Basically it ruled.
Maybe I'll make chocolate chip cookies tonight. I do have a bag of hazelnuts lying around still...
Holy lord.
It's wasn't so much a cupcake as it was a mini cake - it was housed in one of those high-walled paper cup things you'd usually find with cheesecake tarts or something. I almost found the cake suspect, because it was so perfect texture-wise, like a cake mix from the box but without the greasiness. The chocolate flavor was incredibly subtle and didn't hit right away, like how I think red velvet cake should taste. And the cream cheese frosting balanced the light flavor with a heavier texture, a more immediate sweetness and a sharp note from the cream cheese. Basically it ruled.
Maybe I'll make chocolate chip cookies tonight. I do have a bag of hazelnuts lying around still...