A Texas summer is full of childhood memories of popsicles by the pool, ice cream cones melting down your arm while you lick it as fast as you can and som’mores around the campfire. Maybe our tastes have developed from way back then but a summer treat is still a great recharger when it is 100 degrees outside! Even if you haven’t run around Town Lake, biked Southwest Parkway or been to yoga and pilates in a few weeks, you deserve a sweet treat just for hanging in there during these dog days of summer in Austin. I’ve been on the search for some summer treats and am excited about what I found!
Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop feels familiar and smells delicious when you walk in the door. The floor is black and white checkered and there are colorful aprons hanging on the wall. In the display case, the Pineapple Upside Up Cupcake with a cherry on top was alluring as was the Ginger Cookie cupcake. The summer bestseller there is the Marilyn Monroe, a swirly blonde cupcake with buttercream frosting that melts in your mouth. It is the original blonde bombshell! Go find your summer favorite at Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop, 1905 S. 1st Street, sugarmamasbakeshop.com
The Snack Bar adjoins the historic Austin Motel on South Congress. Dessert is available all day long even as they are a diner by day and lounge by night. And they have great coffees to go with your dessert. The Rosewater Cake is exceptional. It is a 4-layer cake with pistachio and cream cheese icing. My favorite is the Black and Tan which is a dark chocolate brownie and peanut butter blondie heated then served with Blue Bell Ice Cream. I love blonde brownies and this is even better with the addition of the peanut butter. Try it! The Snack Bar is at 1224 South Congress, snackbaraustin.com
Cutie Pies is the hot pink trailer at 1600 South Congress. Jaynie Buckingham, the pie maker, wears a tierra for good reason: Southern Living magazine just named her Buttermilk Pie ’the best pie in the south.’ It is fabulous, too, creamy but not too sweet. Jaynie says the Texas Twister pie is an Austin favorite these days. It’s white chocolate with coconut pecan. She is at her trailer Wednesdays through Sundays until she runs out of pie. cutiepiewagon.com
I can’t talk about desserts without mentioning the great crop of Fredricksburg peaches this year! They are so sweet and juicy. This is the best crop they have had in five years. Thursday through Sundays, Fredricksburg Peaches has a trailer right next to Cutie Pies so get a box and make a cobbler, or slice and add to your Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla or just sit in the shade and eat one. It’s summer and you deserve a treat!
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