The best Dessert by whillsjournal on Eaten
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AMAZING
1st CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE
Moonlight Tavern & Supper Club, Port Washington
My hand covered my mouth after the first bite and every bite thereafter. My pupils dilated from dopamine. I don’t know if there are words to describe how rich and decadent this cake was. The ice cream was good but I’m wholeheartedly ignoring it here as anything other than an accessory to the greatest dessert I’ve had to date. It’s not close. This was absolutely perfect. I don’t know if I’ve ever tasted something this good since my grandmother’s chicken and potato drop dumplings. That is the highest compliment I can give. If there was a tier above “Amazing - I Would Get On A Plane For This”, this would own that tier all by itself. Holy sh*t. This was a transcendental dessert.
2nd TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE
Il Porcellino, Chicago
Oh my goodness! Each layer has a distinct chocolate flavor: the cake is incredibly soft with a rich and deep flavor, the chocolate mousse is airy and light and sweet, and the chocolate shavings are bittersweet. Together with the dollops of cream, this is a magnificent bomb of complex chocolate notes that is not to be missed. Just be ready to split the cake with several people!
3rd BROWN SUGAR MAPLE COOKIE SANDWICH
C. Adam's Bakery, Milwaukee
Just go get this PLEASE!! The brown sugar cookies literally melt in your mouth and they are so rich and decadent, and the maple buttercream is light and oozing with flavor to create the perfect harmony of flavors!! I cannot help but scream from the rooftops when this is in stock!!!!
4th TORTA CIOCCOLATO
Sorella, Milwaukee
A magical flourless chocolate cake oozing with flavor. An airy whipped cream topping. Gentle and savory caramel sauce… I want more. I want a lot more. This was heaven on a plate. There are not words to describe the chocolatey heaven I was sent to by this dessert. An out-of-body culinary experience!!!
5th RED VELVET CAKE POP
C. Adam's Bakery, Milwaukee
WOW WOW WOW!!! A fudgy red velvet cake with a chocolate shell… there are not words that capture how delightful this treat is!!! One of the best desserts I have EVER HAD!!!
6th CHOCOLATE MALT CAKE POP
C. Adam's Bakery, Milwaukee
A delectable core of gooey malt-flavored chocolate cake encapsulated by a chocolate shell and a chocolate drizzle. An absolutely delightful treat I will not soon forget!
7th MAPLE PANNA COTTA
Sorella, Milwaukee
A heavenly bourbon-soaked baked apple dessert with a decadent maple cream topped with crunchy oats. Truly one of the most delightful desserts I have ever had. A lovely experience of contrasting and complementary tastes and textures!
8th PUMPKIN CAKE POP
C. Adam's Bakery, Milwaukee
Oh. My. Goodness!!!! A rich and almost gooey pumpkin cake core with a vanilla cream shell, this was an insanely great sweet treat from the best the Milwaukee Public Market has to offer!
9th LAYERED CHOCOLATE CAKE
St. Andrews Golf and Country Club, West Chicago
Absolutely brimming with chocolate flavor! The cake is incredibly tender and rich, and the frosting is so airy and sweet, they blend together so well and make a great pairing and cake!
10th BIG BEN BROWNIE
Elephant & Castle, Chicago
Holy massive dessert!!! Was not expecting the size or flavors here when ordered… two massive layers of brownie effectively sandwich three scoops of vanilla ice cream and four dollops of whipped cream. Chocolate and caramel toppings round this out to be a truly special dessert, but you’ll need several people and/or a big belly to eat it all!
11th CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKE BITE
C. Adam's Bakery, Milwaukee
A lovely cake bite tasting of maple and pancake batter with the consistency of cookie dough on the inside, covered in chocolate. Absolutely delightful!!
12th DOUBLE CHOCOLATE MUFFIN
The Elegant Farmer, Mukwonago
A really great muffin packed with mini chocolate chips that finds the balance between moist, dense, and crumbly muffin! A great texture and great varying chocolate flavor between the muffin itself and the chocolate chips!
REALLY GOOD
13th MAPLE CINNAMON CAKE
Crumbl - Grafton, Grafton
A maple cream cheese frosting on a brown sugar cinnamon cake?!?! Sign me up every single time. Wow!! What a tender and airy dessert with incredible flavor pairings!
14th CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE
C. Adam's Bakery, Milwaukee
A light and airy chocolate cake… and a rich and sweet chocolate mousse combine into a delightful and decadent two-toned cake that is soothing to the eye and the palate. This cake is to live for.
15th CHOCOLATE DIPPED CRULLER
Stan's Donuts & Coffee, Chicago
A very tender doughnut on the inside coated in a sweet chocolate shell and an icing drizzle on the top! The shell had just a tiny crunch which made for a satisfying texture difference, just very yummy!!
16th OREO CAKE POP
C. Adam's Bakery, Milwaukee
A delightfully fudgey treat in the middle in a shell of chocolate and a dusting of Oreo crumb! Two very delightful bites from a sweets shoppe that does not miss in the Milwaukee Public Market!
17th FUNFETTI CAKE POP
C. Adam's Bakery, Milwaukee
A refreshingly sweet cake pop that tastes like a funfetti/birthday cake with tons of sprinkles, fun, and dopamine to go around in this gooey and delightful bite!
18th CINNAMON SUGAR DOUGHNUT
Red Apron Cafe, WI 53012
Such a tender and soft cakey doughnut absolutely covered in cinnamon and sugar, this is such a tasty and sweet treat! An excellent doughnut for a very affordable price, this is a special little treat to pop in for! Almost like Cinnamon Toast Crunch but soft!
19th DOUBLE FUDGE BROWNIE
Crumbl - Grafton, Grafton
An incredibly dense and moist chocolate brownie with chocolate chunks topped with chocolate frosting. I honestly think this would have been better without the frosting. Despite that, this was a very good brownie.
20th PEANUT BUTTER SNICKERS PIE
Sweetwater Tavern & Grille (Michigan Plaza - Chicago), Chicago
What a flavor bomb of peanut butter, with a nice crunchy cookie base. The top layer of crushed Snickers does make this a bit hard to eat/grab each bite, but definitely very tasty!
21st REESE'S PIECES CUPCAKE
C. Adam's Bakery, Milwaukee
A tender, but somewhat bland, chocolate cupcake is elevated to incredible heights by a peanut butter buttercream frosting sprinkled with Reese's Pieces candies. An absolute flavor bomb of frosting with a creamy texture and a hint of salty and nutty notes, this was a delight to grab!
22nd CREAM-FILLED VANILLA LONG JOHN
Casey's, Saukville
A tender dough, sweet vanilla icing, and a delightful cream filling makes this a very pleasant doughnut experience! Biting through this is almost like eating a sweetbread filled with pudding and topped with rich vanilla. A very good convenience store doughnut!
23rd GLAZED DOUGHNUT
Stan's Donuts & Coffee, Chicago
A very fluffy and airy doughnut!! A nice and rich flavor with a sugary glaze of the perfect thickness that allowed for a very nice balance between the two!
24th BEIGNETS
Café Du Monde Riverwalk, New Orleans
A very warm treat that is doughnut consistency in the shape of a biscuit, this New Orleans staple is a powdered sugar bomb ready to make a mess and be a delightful nom!
25th BIRTHDAY CAKE CRULLER
Stan's Donuts & Coffee, Chicago
A very tender cake with a sweet vanilla icing and the signature sprinkles of a birthday cake! The shell offers a fun texture difference, but is perhaps just a touch too sweet. Still a great treat overall!
26th CHOCOLATE CHIP PROTEIN BAR
Clif Bar Baking Company of Indianapolis, Indianapolis
A very tender protein bar with a soft chew and tons of chocolate chunks throughout! A hint of cinnamon rounds this out into a very tasty treat!
PRETTY GOOD
27th PECAN KRINGLE
Racine Danish Kringles, Racine
A tender pasty glazed in sugar filled with a sweet filling of pecan, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Hard to stop eating this one!
28th PEANUT BUTTER BALL
The Elegant Farmer, Mukwonago
This was good, but really densely sweet and overwhelming at times. I was craving a gallon of milk after eating this, and felt like a dog having to lick the roof of my mouth. Super duper sweet, perhaps too much so at times.
29th CRÈME BRÛLÉE
13 NORTH, Grafton
A rich and creamy custard base but with a rather thin layer of caramelized sugar on top. The custard needed a bit more vanilla flavor, but the sugar topping provided the lovely crunchy shards of sugar iconic to the dish. A passable take on the iconic dessert.
30th REESE’S BLONDE
C. Adam's Bakery, Milwaukee
A solid and slightly underbaked blonde has a nice balance between crumb and gooey. However, there is almost no peanut butter flavor to be found here. Some of the chocolate pieces are filled with peanut butter, but this was a massive miss relative to the marketed name. No Reese’s pieces or cups here, and hardly any peanut butter flavor makes me question what’s going on here. This is a chocolate chip blondie with a tiny amount of peanut butter.