Bailey B.
Yelp
We visited looking for a sweet treat while staying in Memphis for a few nights. It didn't disappoint!
Came in a little later in the afternoon after grabbing coffee nearby. The place is a little hard to find, even with the help of Google Maps. Parking is also rather limited. However, we found a space and walked into a really adorable shop! I love the vibrant colors and cute furniture.
We were greeted by a young woman with a hilarious Shrek t-shirt on. That earned her copious compliments from both me and my husband. lol. She was very nice and eager to help us. I asked her what she'd recommend since the menu was pretty expansive: milkshakes, cookies, cheesecake, cookie dough, cake, etc. I said no milkshakes because I knew we wouldn't be eating our treats till later and of course those don't keep long. She said cheesecake was her favorite but also told us about their layer cakes. That's what we wound up going with since I wanted something I was confident could come home with us the next day.
We got a slice of each of their two available cakes that day: one vanilla German chocolate cake, and the other a chocolate cake with edible cookie dough icing layers. We were so stuffed from our culinary adventures that we ate the first slice one day later and the second two days later and they kept pretty well! The slices were about $10 each, but they were HUGE slices, enough to split between two people, or even three if you were okay with a smaller slice.
Somewhat unexpectedly, the vanilla German chocolate cake was my favorite of the two! Instead of chocolate cake, it has layers of vanilla cake with German chocolate cake style icing (pecans, coconut). The icing was absolutely delicious and loaded with nuts, while the vanilla cake wasn't overly sweet and had a distinct vanilla bean flavor. Whatever moisture the cake lost on its wait to be eaten was replenished by the coconut shreds in the icing.
The chocolate cookie dough cake was also good! Surprising level of decent moisture despite the wait, and the chocolate was rich and not overly sweet. The cookie dough was a little on the too-sweet side for us and my husband wasn't crazy about the flavor/texture. It didn't bug me as much but I still preferred the vanilla German chocolate cake.
This place isn't too far from family so I'd happily return when I'm in town for a sweet treat! Maybe some cheesecake next time :)