The Cakery

I had a craving for a cupcake over the last few days and thankfully so did a dear friend of mine so today we decided to try cupcakes at a bakery we've never been to before...The Cakery.
Inside the front door of the bakery are tables with picture books of all the different cakes the bakery has made over the years as well as a display counter. From an outside window you can see inside the bakery and watch cakes being decorated and iced. 

The Cakery has been in operation for 12 years and we got to meet one of the owners.  He was a lot of fun, joking with us, offering us an icing sample and telling us all about the different items in their bakery display.  I decided on a lemon cupcake with buttercream icing and key lime filling and their rainbow cake.  The rainbow cake is a creation unique to The Cakery, made up of multiple layers of cake scraps with icing on top.  Since they use pieces from whatever cakes they've recently been baking, each slice is unique. 
The cupcake I tried was moist and the icing was delicious and lighter than traditional buttercream icing.  The rainbow cake was very moist too and full of various flavors of cake.  I think my favorite part of the sweets I tried from the bakery was that although moist and sweet they weren't too rich or heavy. 
My only complaint about The Cakery was there weren't really seats anywhere to sit and eat.  The tables and chairs they did have were covered with Cake photo albums so we ended up eating our cupcake on a bench outside in front of another store.

Mike's Pastries

While in Boston recently I heard I must try Mike’s Pastries in the area of the city called “Little Italy.”  We were told that they were known for their cannolis and once you know what you wanted to had to push through the crowd (since there really isn’t a line) to the counter and place your order.  We had heard that the cannolis were very rich and had just eaten dinner so I decided to split one with a friend. 

WOW! The chocolate dipped canola was DELCIOUS and messy! I enjoyed every single bite!  If you get powdered sugar on top like we did I would recommend not blowing it in your friend’s face, although it does make for a fun memory and picture! The price of $3.50 was reasonable and once I pushed myself through the line to order I didn't have to wait long to get my order.  My only regret was that I didn’t order one or two more and get them packaged to go!

Next time I’m in Boston, I’ll definitely have to stop by and purchase some more.