Are you a starter or a dessert person? If you fall into the latter category, you are going to love National Dessert Day on Saturday, October 14.
This day provides the perfect excuse to let your sweet tooth take over – you can indulge in as many desserts as you like, without judgment.
Whether popping down to your local café or bakery for a flaky vanilla slice to go with your coffee, or enjoying an icy popsicle on a hot day – there is a dessert out there for all of us!
Here are five places to get your sweet on this Saturday:
Those seeking specialty loaves of bread and delicious sweet treats head along Surf Road in Cronulla to find Groundbake Bakery. This artisan bakery dishes up the best sourdough, pies and cakes in the Shire, along with coffee, tea and hot chocolate to have locals returning time and again to join the lively buzz of conversation and grab a tasty treat.
Stop in this Saturday and indulge dessert cravings with delicious temptations such as moist orange and poppy seed cake, date scones and custard tarts; while gluten-free offerings include brownies and caramel slice.
From all-day breaky choices to scrumptious lunches and desserts, everything is made with love at Daley’s Kitchen on Empire Bay Drive in Daleys Point. This family-owned business also houses a retail store with handmade products and local produce, as well as a juice and cocktail bar with water views; take a seat at a mismatch of tables and chairs to admire shelves stocked with all manner of goodies to peruse a menu sure to entice.
Drop by early and have dessert for breaky with hotcakes straight out of the pan, with fresh strawberries, maple syrup and ice cream, or pair a vegan gluten-free sweet slice such as white chocolate and caramel, lime and pistachio or raspberry with your brew of choice.
Part Brooklyn, part Parisian – that's Silo Bakery on Giles Street in Kingston. From a room full of Australian and European cheese to freshly baked bread, this happily buzzing Canberra café is alive with conversation, as friends catch up over coffee and a sweet treat from the cabinet. Geometric tiled floors and white subway tiles add a sleek, clean look to this local favourite where lingering over brunch is the norm, think plates like raisin toast, banana, cranberries, honey and labneh.
Take home a flaky sweet pastry to treat yourself later in the day, or delicious tarts such as pear and caramel, custard and raspberry and chocolate crumble, along with French favourite vanilla brûlée.
Find your happy place for premium gelato and real fruit sorbets on a stick at Happy Pops on Hastings Street in Noosa Heads, Stanley Street Plaza in South Brisbane and Memorial Drive in Eumundi. Chill things down at these dessert destinations, where you can create your own Happy Pop by choosing flavours and toppings in surrounds of gelato pink walls and cabinets full of artisanal creations.
Perhaps choose a premium pop decorated by the in-house Pastry Chef, like Nutella cookies and cream, or coconut yoghurt and raspberries; there are also gourmet brownies served on a stick, alongside the finest soft serve and gelato thick shakes such as peanut butter and caramel. Pop in for a visit…we promise you’ll leave with a smile!
Known as one of the Eyre Peninsula’s most-loved dining destinations, head to L’Anse French Café on Liverpool Street in Port Lincoln for all things croissant. Eat, drink and relax at this stylish venue, where a glass-fronted bakery allows guests to watch the Chef in action creating delicious sweet and savoury treats.
Have you tried a dessert like a cronut before? To celebrate this Saturday, treat yourself to this hybrid croissant doughnut creation, with weekly special flavours such as Caramilk; or indulge with a cream cheese and cinnamon rolled croissant with your cappuccino.
