Sound Bites: Italian Cream Cake from Upper Crust Bakery

I've never been much of a fan of Italian cream cake. Most specimens I'd met in the past were too something - too dry, too sweet, too...not chocolate. But then a friend requested Italian cream cake for her birthday, so I dutifully headed on over to Yelp and found some rave reviews of the Italian cream cake at Upper Crust Bakery. I ordered one. Tried it. And the world of Italian cream cakes broke wide open for me.

This Italian cream cake was a revelation. It was moist. It wasn't too sweet. It was plentiful with nuts. The frosting had a wonderful, cream-cheesy tang to it. I'd asked them to dress the top with colored sugar, which crunched oh-so-delightfully between my teeth. I wanted more.

In a three month period, I bought three whole Italian cream cakes from Upper Crust. Every single time there was an occasion, I would volunteer to bring the cake and delightfully dial up another one. Seriously, I even bought one for Paralegals' Day / Boss' Day / my law partner's birthday (which we celebrated simultaneously in our office, because it was impossible to match up our schedules more than once).

So if you need a cake to celebrate a special occasion (note: "Have a Bad Day" Day is coming up on November 19th!), head on over to Upper Crust and buy yourself a revelation.

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Food Photo Friday - Walton's Fancy & Staple

I should have styled this sandwich better. But the scent of the pastrami was wafting suggestively up at me, and the come-hither ooze of the mustard was too much to bear. So I'm afraid you'll have to settle for this "quickie" shot of my pastrami sandwich lunch from Walton's Fancy & Staple.

I love Walton's. Their sandwich prices are a little on the fancy side, but the sweet delights beckoning from the bakery counter are surprisingly affordable. And everything I've tasted here has fit perfectly with the charming and sunny space. In the beauty pageant of lunch spots, this Miss Congeniality has a real shot at the crown.

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