Category: Desserts

Butter and Scotch, aka Drunk Bakers

by Brightgirl, posted in Brooklyn, Desserts, Drinks, Happy Hour, Snacks

I stumbled upon this place on Instagram. They’re known as the drunk bakers, they have the most insane cake sayings. Because the are a bar as well, I had to make my way. Went on Saturday evening, bar was full sat a table in the back. Browsed through the menu decided on a drink with mezcal and citrus. Usually not a big fan, I was hoping the citrus would make it interesting. It absolutely did, the drink also had a cute S stamped on it. The smores pie was absolutely divine. The torched marshmallow tasted almost like creme brulee. The brown butter cookie was the buttery and yummy. Popcorn got spicer as the bowl emptied. The funky saying cakes were not on display, it truly is a bar. They do serve almost all desserts, including boozy shakes and jello shots. I would go back to have actual cake. Everything I had was really good.

Cupcakes! Brooklyn Cupcakes

by Brightgirl, posted in Brooklyn, Desserts

For months I have been driving by Brooklyn Cupcakes. It’s on my way to football practice, I always say I’m going. Finally for my sisters birthday, that’s what she wanted.  She wanted a french toast flavor, I thought that sounded interesting. When I got there I was overwhelmed by the different flavors. Coquito, tres leches, flan con quava just to name a few. I got the french toast, they added syrup on top (optional ), samoas, tres leches, guava and one vanilla. They were all amazing. They cake was light, moist and the frostings were not over powering. Definitely going back, there’s more flavors to try. They were also reasonably priced, $15 for half dozen.

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Birthday dinner at Bourbon Street Bar and Grille

by Brightgirl, posted in Desserts, Dinner, Drinks, Restaurants, The City

So I love birthdays, anyone’s. They are your special day. One of my classmates turned homegirl celebrated her birthday here. She had been before, knew and loved the menu and atmosphere. She was right.  We sat at a pub style table, on one side of the room, perfect for our party size.  We ordered drinks, they had definitely had a good variety. I ordered a rum punch, it was tasty. I ordered from the pre fixe menu. I probably could have skipped it and ordered an entrée. We had so many appetizers, I was basically full by the time my main dish came.  Potato skins, mozzarella sticks, nachos grande, hush puppies (amazing) and chicken tenders.  My meal came with a caesar salad. My main came without my request, I sent it back.  It was delicious, it was carbonara.  I had the brownie for dessert, it was huge. Served with vanilla ice cream. I will definitely go back. 

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Restaurant week, Grotto Azzurra

by Brightgirl, posted in Desserts, Dinner, Drinks, Restaurants, The City

Stepped outside my usual and went for Italian. I was pleasantly pleased with the food.  I ordered a tequila based drink, it was refreshing.  They didn’t have the pumpkin ravioli, I was a little disappointed. I got the spinach salad which was really good.  It was served in a cheese bowl, yum!  My homegirl ordered the salmon crostini for an app.  It was served on thick french bread, way bigger than the usual crostini. She could only eat two.  For our mains, salmon and a shrimp pasta dish both had a brandy based sauces. The salmon was cooked well, it had a grain mustard sauce, it was delightful. The sides were good.  I’m not a fan of shrimp, although her dish was well seasoned.  Dessert, now I skipped over the tartufo only because I saw creme brulee. Now when I saw the tartufo I was shocked. It was a chocolate shell, with ice cream in the middle.  It looked amazing. The first order came out with berries and my homegirl is deathly allergic. The second one was a different flavor, it was fine but she wanted the first flavor minus the berries. There seemed to be a loss in translation at that point.  My dessert was great. I would definitely get two desserts next time.

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Cupcakes! Brooklyn Cupcakes

by Brightgirl, posted in Brooklyn, Desserts, Snacks

For months I have been driving by Brooklyn Cupcakes. It’s on my way to football practice, I always say I’m going. Finally for my sisters birthday, that’s what she wanted.  She wanted a french toast flavor, I thought that sounded interesting. When I got there I was overwhelmed by the different flavors. Coquito, tres leches, flan con quava just to name a few. I got the french toast, they added syrup on top (optional ), samoas, tres leches, guava and one vanilla. They were all amazing. They cake was light, moist and the frostings were not over powering. Definitely going back, there’s more flavors to try. They were also reasonably priced, $15 for half dozen.

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Emack and Bolio’s, Ice Cream Dream

by Brightgirl, posted in Desserts, Snacks, The City

A while ago, I saw a picture of fruity pebbles on a waffle cone dripping with ice cream. Not really a fan of that cereal but I knew there was more that lied behind that. I was right, there’s rice and cocoa krispies and cinnamon toast crunch to go along with the aforementioned. The ice cream flavors are just as imaginative. I usually have a salted caramel,  because salted caramel. I chose a vanilla ice cream with chocolate covered pretzels and a caramel swirl with rice and cocoa krispies waffle cone.  It was magical. I only had one scoop. It was creamy, the cone was amazing. Definitely worth the $8. I will absolutely travel to the upper east side, just for this treat.

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Ice cream donut, Peter Pan donuts

by Brightgirl, posted in Brooklyn, Desserts, Restaurants

I stumbled across a pic of an ice cream sandwich made with a donut. You can imagine my delight and zeel at the thought of the combination.  My son has football practice four days a week, the only joy is that there’s so much food in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. I had a salad and drinks at Bedford Hall, so this was dessert. It was amazing. I had an old fashion cake donut with vanilla bean ice cream(Häagen-Dazs).  The donut was perfect, just enough sweetness and crumble.  It looks like the old fashion donut shop, counter and all.  I will definitely go back for a different combination.

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Afternoon delight, City Bakery

by Brightgirl, posted in Desserts, Drinks, Snacks, The City

I came a cross a picture on Instagram of hot chocolate with a fresh made marshmallow. I immediately decided to go where it is .  Much to my surprise this place also had a croissant made with chocolate and pretzel. The cocoa is real cocoa, cream and sugar. It is totally amazing. The marshmallow is extra but totally worth it, it’s huge, it’s soft and just the right amount of sweet.  It melts right in, it’s wonderful. The croissant was flaky, sweet and salty.  It was everything that a pretzel,  a croissant and chocolate are individually. It has been a nice after work treat, during those long winter months.  They have mac and cheese station, I will have to go back soon to try that. 

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Lunch, Hotel Americano

by Brightgirl, posted in Desserts, Drinks, Restaurants, Snacks, The City

We had a celebratory lunch for a coworker.  This is the place she choose, it’s close to our office.  I have passed it many times and always said I’d go, this was the puch I needed.  They have a prefix lunch, I wasn’t that thrilled with the options.  I ordered an amazing drink with tequila, mango and smoked chipotle salt on the rim.  A vodka based drink with fresh fruit, it was a little sweet.  Another drink that had cucumber in it.  That drink was refreshingly light.  We ordered,  fish tacos, a chicken club, a chicken sandwich and a chicken quesadilla.  The tacos were good, more of an appetizer, there was only two per order.  The sandwiches were served with salad in a light dressing reminiscent of vinaigrette but much lighter.  The regular sandwich had melted white cheese, avocado and a chipotle spread,  I am a super fan of all three.  The bread was toasted to perfection.  The club had thick cut bacon and another tasty sauce.  They sent over a chocolate mousse dessert for the birthday girl.  That was nice, it was whipped perfectly.   Definitely will go back, the ambiance was really nice, they have a back yard.  We spent about forty dollars per person. 

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