Macaroon Mission
I don’t live near Paris or within a storybook or in the year 1913.
So I thought I never could and never would live in the same world as magenta or mauve or minty blue macaroons but, alas, I do!
Braving the first midwestern blizzard of the year, I drove out to the newly opened Sweets Bakeshop in St. Paul to cram a cardboard box full of technicolor treats. Just look at the rainbow of brave flavors their website promised!
Anything sweet but salted totally wags my tail, and Chile Pepper and Lavender flavored desserts introduce intrigue and adventure to a world bogged down in the vanilla-ness of boring chocolate.
The Sweets Bakeshop site was part Dessert Depot, part Baked Good Gallery with delicious displays of its custom cupcakery-as-art ordered for weddings, wingdings, and whatnot.
The daily goods counter was not as endless as I’d envisioned. Only three varieties of macaroons were available that day but I ordered two of each, plus one each of the Caramel Corn, Peanut Butter, and Red Velvet Cupcakes. And a brownie.
The supremely sweet shopkeeper said they hoped to replace their display case soon with a larger one so as to expand their daily offerings, and that a schedule of which flavors will be baked when will post to their website soon.
Either way, I’m going back again and again to try and nab a Mint Basil macaroon. And a Feisty Goat (cheese cream-frosted) Cupcake. And…well everything they make.
How else will I be able to state with any authority what my favorite frosted find really is?
December 10th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Yum!
December 11th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Candy floss has always been my favorite type of sweet, that kind of culinery masterpiece would last about 2 seconds in this house. Thanks for reminding us of the joys of sweets!