Yes, you read that correctly, I ate 10 different desserts last week. And by "last week" I actually mean from last Wednesday (3/24) through last Saturday (3/27). I am like the
Takeru Kobayashi of desserts.
So what did I have? And most importantly, were they worthy enough to gain a pound or two over? Let's go in chronological order:
3/24 - The "Southern Belle" and "Elvis" cupcake from Sugar Mama's Bakeshop in Austin, Tx. The "Southern Belle", located on the lower left, is Red Velvet with cream cheese frosting, and Elvis, located stage center, is a banana cupcake with peanut butter butter cream frosting. I've had a few gourmet cupcakes this year - from Sprinkles in Dallas, Crave from Houston, and others that were priced over $3/pop to make them 'gourmet' and not just 'from your box of cupcake mix'. I have to say, I would not be willing to gain an ounce of weight on these. They're moist enough, cream cheesy enough, but if I were itching to give up 300-600 of my hard earned splurge calories on a sweet, it would not be on this. And in case you're wondering, after the Southern Belle and Elvis, I wasn't interested enough in the other 3 shown in the picture.
3/25 - Splurge-a-rama at the Driskill Grill in Austin, Tx. We ordered 6 desserts, but the Guanaja Hazelnut Crunch Bar with malted milkshake was the fav. The crunch bar was amazing: melt in your mouth chocolate (think: complete opposite of the solid chocolate Easter bunnies molds from your local corner store), a perfectly crunchy crunch layer, and a shot of malted milkshake with hazelnuts to finish off the dessert. Yes, splurge your coveted calories on this one! According to our waiter/historian, this is a signature item that people from all over come in for...a quick google search seems to confirm this. Due to the already lengthy nature of this week's blog, I've put the other 5 dessert reviews on a separate page dedicated solely to the Driskill's Grill desserts on March 25, 2010.
3/26 Part I - Chocolate covered bacon from Big Top Candy Shop in Austin, Tx. I don't think this picture shows it well, but let me tell ya, a clearer picture would not change my mind about its taste. To quote my coworker Thomas, "You would think these two great things would taste awesome together." It is disgusting. Let's put chocolate on everything except bacon. And let's put bacon with everything except chocolate. I just about lost weight from this by puking up my lunch a little.
3/26 Part II - Red Velvet cupcake with a whipper snapper from Hey Cupcake in Austin, Tx (conveniently located across the street from Big Top so you can get something to wash out the chocolate bacon taste from your mouth). Priced at $2.75/piece, I think it's pretty darn good (my favorite is still Crave in Houston). I think the shot of whip cream adds to the moistness. All in all, I think it's worth splurging on, but only if you plan on running a few miles to offset it :)
3/27 - Last but not least, the Warm Five Nut Brownie from Houston's in Dallas, Tx. The 5 nut types makes it more than just a brownie, but still just 'eh'. It was overly sweet, unporportionate to the amount of ice cream available, and similar to a premade brownie at the grocery store...it was just your average, overly sweet brownie.
Now, let's be clear...I still polished it off, but regretted it afterwards. It's just not worth the many miles you'll have to run to undo the damage.
Well, this is it for my first official blog entry. I hope this helps you make a more educated decision next time you're craving something sweet :)
Coming up next week...dessert reviews from Shanghai, China!
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