Restaurant/bakery desserts you have been loving?

[Anonymous]

So I guess I'm kind of a dessert snob in that to me, most cakes and pies are generally pretty mediocre.

That being said lately there have been a lot of advertisements for smaller locally owned bakeries in a Facebook group I'm part of and I've tried a few. I'm been pretty disappointed.

One cake we were so excited about cost $50. I was happy to support the bakery but most of the cake was thrown out. It just wasn't that good.

We then ordered an extremely expensive cheesecake from another bakery-ok definitely not worth what we paid.

I feel like all these people are going on and on about these delicious desserts and I wish they were as delicious as they said!

So...what desserts have you gotten and from where that have been seriously delicious? Moco please

[Anonymous]

I'm super-lowbrow. I love grocery store desserts. Always have. My friends and I go to $300/plate restaurants in D.C....or we used to, but the desserts were always hit or miss for me. And tiny.

But I can go to Giant and get my favorite super chewy, bare bones icing brownies with cosmic sprinkles and be happy.

Not what you were looking for I expect. Good luck in your search.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm super-lowbrow. I love grocery store desserts. Always have. My friends and I go to $300/plate restaurants in D.C....or we used to, but the desserts were always hit or miss for me. And tiny.

But I can go to Giant and get my favorite super chewy, bare bones icing brownies with cosmic sprinkles and be happy.

Not what you were looking for I expect. Good luck in your search.

Op here. Interestingly enough Wegmans makes my favorite cake as of right now and it's so cheap. And better than most expensive cakes I've tried. So definitely don't think "low brow" means not tasty in any way. I'm just looking for some general gems some have found and would love to support small and local right now.

[Anonymous]

I might order a pie from Dangerously Delicious Pies.

Especially if they make a southern peach variety.

https://postmates.com/merchant/dangerously-delicious-pies-washington-dc

https://www.yelp.com/biz/dangerously-delicious-pies-washington-2

[Anonymous]

Les Delices

Tout De Sweet

Wife is a pastry snob and those are the only places she likes in MoCo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Les Delices

Tout De Sweet

Wife is a pastry snob and those are the only places she likes in MoCo.

Op here. I have had several things from Les delices. Good-not great.

I have only had the macaroons from tout de sweet which I love-what else is good there?

[Anonymous]

Just today we had a cake from Sweet Teensy and it was incredible. It was the "classic chocolate."

[Anonymous]

Baked and Wired cakes/cupcakes are fantastic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Baked and Wired cakes/cupcakes are fantastic

Op here. Yes love them. But want to stay in moco if I can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just today we had a cake from Sweet Teensy and it was incredible. It was the "classic chocolate."

Been looking at the reviews for this place which look quite favorable. Not a fan of just plain chocolate cake but the rest of her her flavors look delicious. Also see she makes a tres leches-that I might have to try!

[Anonymous]

Praline eclairs.

[Anonymous]

Have you been to Shilla? I'm in DC so haven't been recently and don't know if they're open. I love their cream filled streusel buns (soboro).

[Anonymous]

Nothing Bundt Cakes is really good. I was snobbish about trying them because it's a chain, but they are delicious.

[Anonymous]

Not MoCo and it wasn't supposed to be a dessert buuuuuut…

I got a Chocolate Sourdough Boule (along with other items) last week from Great Harvest in Alexandria. I tried a slice at home. It was so rich and yummy that we made it into dessert with bananas, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Yummy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing Bundt Cakes is really good. I was snobbish about trying them because it's a chain, but they are delicious.

So incredibly dry and blah. A mom in our group always brings one of these cakes and it never gets eaten. Such a wate