Thursday, October 14th 2021 is National Dessert Day! Here’s businesses to visit to satisfy your sweet tooth AND support local business:
They don’t call Jasmine Sade ‘The Queen of Cookies’ for nothing! These cookies are baked-to-order right to your door!
“I am not exaggerating when I say this is the best cookie I’ve ever had.” – Nikki Giron
Every month they feature one cupcake flavor as their “give back” cupcake. They designate one community organization to receive 50% of the sales of that cupcake.
Each week, their menu rotates to give you 4-5 different specialty flavors to taste and enjoy. But don’t worry, their famous Milk Chocolate Chip will always be available for you to enjoy!
Detour Bakery is a neighborhood French styled retail bakery creating fresh pastries, artisan breads, quiches and sandwiches all made fresh daily. They also have some non French style products like their Texas sized Cinnamon Buns, Rich Chocolate cakes (Gateau Chocolate) and Macaroons. They also throw in curves like Banana Pecan Bread, Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk and others. YUM!
Voted best Bakery in Denver in 5280 Magazine 8 years in a row! Named the Minority or Woman-Owned Business of the Year! They were also on Food Network. They have a variety of of taste sensations including cakes, cookies, tortes, tarts and breakfast pastries that they prepare daily.
Their mission is to provide their clients with delicious gourmet & modern African based pastries!
Tea cakes are as old-fashioned as southern sweet tea. Although they look like cookies and are called cake, they aren’t actually either of those in totality at all. Tea cakes are a combination of a cake, cookie, and biscuit all rolled into one. The result is a buttery, tender, chewy bite of deliciousness.
Traditionally made in a “butter cookie” like flavor, Miss Peabody’s has added a bit of a twist to the recipe. Flavors include traditional, candied yam, lemon, hazelnut chocolate, and banana foster. Their products also include sweet potato, sweet potato pecan, and chess pie in mini and regular nine inch sizes.
A local Ice Cream shop in Lakewood, CO including Paletas, Crepes and MORE!
Rebel Bread is a Community Bakery and Bread School based in Denver, Colorado. They also wholesale bread and pastries to local coffee shops, bake for farmers markets and have a Bread Club, and offer classes for every kind of home baker.
Sweet Cow is about great tasting ice cream, made in small batches, with love and some of the finest, locally sourced ingredients around. always hand crafted on site and served fresh daily, they take milk, cream and sugar to the next level.
“We are a team of early risers. We are driven by butter, sugar, and the magic that happens when those things combine. We value the process of making coffee and pastries freshly every morning. We embrace our place in the community and find value in creating a space that is warm, familiar, and welcoming. Happy to have you here. Hope you visit us in real life soon. Sugar Bake: made for you, by us. From scratch. Every day.” – About – Sugar Bakeshop Denver (sugar-bakeshop.com)
Japanese-style pastries and bread baked daily FROM SCRATCH! It doesn’t get much better than that! Whether you are a more sweet or savory type of person, they have something for everyone…and don’t forget the coffee!
BRB, now we want dessert…
Go support your local businesses!