‘Let them eat cake!’
Are you a starter or a dessert person? If you fall into the latter category, you are going to love National Dessert Day on Friday, October 14.
Calories don’t count on Friday, so make sure to pick up that box of doughnuts you’ve been thinking about all week; cash in those kale salad points and reward yourself with a slice of chocolate cake, you’ve earned it!
The term ‘dessert’ comes from the French word ‘desservir’, which means ‘to clear the table’; aptly named as dessert is served after a main meal’s dishes are removed from the table.
Sweet treats have been around for centuries, with ancient civilisations offering dried fruit and honey to their Gods, while in Ancient Greece, a special sweet bread was made with nuts and honey called plakous.
You dessert the best so make sure to check out these five destinations for all things deliciously sweet:
Baker and sprinkle enthusiast Amy Camilleri tantalises tastebuds for all things sweet at The Avenue Baking Company on Tucker Road in McKinnon. A pastel pink oasis awaits at this café and bakery, where blond wood tables, white chairs and a bright and breezy vibe make lingering over a brew of choice and delicious macaron not only welcomed but encouraged.
Treat your special someone with a gift box of lemon shortbread, sugar cookies, almond bread and meringue kisses; perhaps order a spectacular cake for your next celebration, such as red velvet, or take home a tangy key lime pie for a weeknight family dessert.
Melbourne sweet tooths can find the dessert shop of their dreams at Nibbles Albert Park on the corner of Elizabeth and La Trobe Streets. Nestled in Melbourne Central shopping centre, take the time to refuel and recharge from retail therapy at this bright and breezy eatery; where frosted tacos are created using premium cream – handcrafted on a cold plate, rolled into ice cream and stuffed into a waffle taco.
Wrap your mouth around a cookies and cream frosted taco, or salted caramel topped with Crunchie chunks; maybe pick up a box of flavoured churros, coated in chocolate chips and sprinkles, or temp the family with a Golden Gaytime cake.
Discerning Colac foodies and visitors seeking café fare with flair head along Murray Street to find Take A Break Colac. No trip down the Great Ocean Road is complete without a refuelling stop at this warm and inviting diner, where delicious housemade cakes, slices and breaky temptations await. Whether chilling out alfresco and watching the world pass by, or indoors where local handmade goods are on display, there is something to suit everyone’s tastes on a breaky and all-day menu.
Drop by for breaky on Friday and delve into a pancake stack, with maple syrup, ice cream and strawberry jam, or yoghurt parfait with mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, honey and toasted muesli; don’t forget to take home a light and fluffy sponge cake, filled with cream and topped with passionfruit icing.
On the sweetest day of the year, Dulce Gelateria on Main Street in Greensborough will be scooping 26 delicious flavours as well as gelato cakes; so bring your best friend with the sweetest tooth and indulge! Take a break from retail therapy at Greensborough Town Centre to relax and recharge at this artisanal gelateria, where you are welcomed through pretty pink doors to a dessert lovers’ heaven.
Order a scoop of bubblegum-flavoured gelato, or perhaps Turkish Delight; while celebration cakes such as Biscoff gelato, cream, drip and biscuits are sure to delight, along with vegan choices like chocolate and vanilla gelato, chocolate piping and pieces.
Melbourne’s very first Indian fusion dessert bar, Dessert Corner on Perpetual Street in Truganina is the place to head for bite-sized happiness. Lovingly fusing traditional desserts with an Indian twist, this one-stop sweet treat shop delivers temptations that are 100% vegetarian-friendly, with no traces of egg, gelatin or alcohol.
Treat yourself to a cool and refreshing pistachio kulfi falooda – the ultimate Indian dessert drink - or grab a signature choc orange cassata ice cream pack for family fun; hot desserts on offer include gulab jamun or brownie, with vanilla ice cream.
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