Mary T.
Yelp
My love for dining out and hitting dessert places all took place in Winnipeg. It happened because I could finally afford to with my first full-time job!
When Baked Expectations opened in Osborne Village, I was elated. It was nice walking over there to grab a slice of cake or pie. The walk was under ten minutes.
It's a cozy eatery. It also serves lunch and dinner items, but it specializes in cakes, tortes, cheesecakes, and more.
I never had meals here. Instead, I'd come after having dinner to get dessert. I'd always dine-in with friends.
My usual orders were the following:
- Carrot cake
- Key lime pie
- Banana cake
- Shmoo torte
I developed a massive love for carrot cake while in Winnipeg. The cake here was moist. The carrots were clearly fresh. The buttercream frosting was to-die-for yummy.
I also enjoyed the key lime pie. I like the taste of tart limes. The tartiness isn't overdone, but it's enjoyable.
There really isn't a banana cake that I don't love, unless you mess it up royally to the point where it's hard and unrecognizable. Luckily, the banana cake here is delightful. It's moist and fully of banana flavour, which is comfort food to me.
Ah, the shmoo torte. I want to say that it's a Manitoba thing, as I have never eaten it outside the province. I could be wrong. It's essentially a torte with layered whipped cream, caramel, and nuts, with either sponge or angel food cake. I normally don't gravitate towards whipped cream and caramel in anything, but the shmoo torte here is awesome! It uses angel food cake, which makes it light and moist, and thankfully far from being dry where you want to soak it it water. I am drooling thinking about how much I miss the shmoo torte.
The dessert portions are generous. Staff were always nice when I was around.
I am glad that this store is still alive and kicking after all these years. It is currently open for takeout and delivery options due to COVID-19. The catch when ordering online is that you have to buy the whole cake, torte, or pie when it comes to dessert. It's not a problem for me. Heck, I could have the whole thing as a meal! However, if you can't eat the whole thing, you might want to wait until things are back to normal and get a huge slice instead.
I look forward to dropping by when I'm back in Winnipeg, to reminisce about the old neighbourhood and having dessert here.
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