| A Little Treat Shop

2/27/2016

Vanilla Bake Shop

This little counter is in LAX. I noticed they had a menu featuring different cupcake flavors for different days. I loved that.

I decided against my favorites; the almond croissant and the vanilla cupcake for a giant cookie.

Chocolate Chip Toffee Cookie

This was a great cookie. Very large (like the size of a cd). Warm it would have been even better but it is in an airport. It had these huge chunks of toffee in it and I have never experienced huge chunks of toffee in a cookie before. Nickel sized chunks of toffee. I tried it at home and it didn't work out so well. I ate half of this cookie on a plane to London and the other half once I got to my apartment. It was like taking a piece of home.

2/21/2016

Patisserie Valerie

12/19/2015

Crumbs & Doilies

Its difficult to describe this place. I love it of course because they sell treats. It just has this minimalist quality that I get excited over.

Every time I go in, they have a different selection of treats. They appear to change the flavors of their treats quite frequently and I adore that. It makes you go in just to see. It is a very small place, with one display case and a small stone pedestal which holds sugar and stirrers for coffee or tea. There is a counter along the wall and the front window which allows you to sit and eat your treat whilst people watching in Kingly Court. They also always have a sample of something tasty right below the display case:

Peppermint Creme and Raspberry Ripple Cupcakes

Outdoor Seating

Then there is the name of the shop, which seems to be inspired a little by the very English trend of naming businesses after the names of two people. Examples: Whyte & Brown, Holland & Barrett, Marks & Spencer, Russell & Bromley, Tony & Guy etc. But better than all we have:

Crumbs & Doilies

Christmas Cake & Gingerbread Man Cake

Mulled Wine Cupcakes

Red Velvet Mini Cupcakes

Hot Toddy Cupcake & Minis

Jamaican Gingerbread Mini Cupcakes

Rum Truffles

Salted Caramel Minis & Peppermint Cream Cake

Raspberry Ripple Cupcakes

Gingerbread Bars

Take Away Packaging

Salted Caramel Mini

My true love. Salted caramel done right. Just enough salt to balance out the sweetness. But not too overwhelming in either salt or caramel, you get a lot of just plain delicious "cake" essence. And little Christmas tree sprinkles on top for requisite festiveness.