Since I did not sample today, I started thinking about my favorite desserts during the past 10 months, when I started my dessert journal. Probably my two best have been chocolate. One was a "volcano" cake served at a lunch in the wine country of Chile. It was wonderfully moist, and the chocolate center was dark, rich, and luscious. The other was a chocolate lava cake at a beer pub in Sarasota, Florida called Shakespeare's tavern. It was in the shape of a small bundt cake, and warm, topped with whipped cream. The filling was mouth watering. I liked this dessert so much that I returned to Shakespeare's tavern a week later and had the same thing.
My sister is a chocolate addict, and I asked her whether her dessert fave would have to be chocolate. She said that it absolutely would. I must say, however, that two very close runners-up for my most yummy treat were non chocolate. The first was a creamy homemade peanut butter pie from a restaurant called Yoder's in Sarasota. This is an Amish eatery, and the specialize in pies. The peanut butter was just sweet enough, with a taste of salt from the peanut flavor. The crust was flaky and buttery. I loved this pie, and will get it again when I return to Sarasota. The other was a homemade coconut cake from the Early Girl Eatery in Asheville. This cake was the best coconut that I have had since my grandmother made it every Easter. The cake was buttery, moist; the frosting was silky and filled with fresh coconut. The serving was huge as well, and I managed to make two desserts from it. So, I continue my dessert journey, not totally convinced that the best desserts have to be chocolate!
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