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| - I'm slowly eating my way through Kensington Market. Today, my goal to discover all the goodies that this amazing area on Toronto has to offer took me to Wanda's for some much desired pie. Wanda's Pie is a somewhat big and confusing establishment. There's no clear menu or board, and lots of their baked goods are not even marked with names, so I found myself staring and drooling at a counter full of goodies and not really knowing what exactly I was drooling over.
All the pies looked delicious, which made it hard to decide on which one to get. The bf got the Swiss Apple, and I chose a mini strawberry-rubharb tart because I wanted to control my dessert portion. Of course that totally went down the drain when a baking sheet full of freshly made peanut butter chocolate cheesecake cupcakes came out and I instantly blurted out: "I'll have on of those too!!!". So much for portion control.
The apple pie was good. The pastry really should have been way more flaky, but the filling was really good. The strawberry-ruhbarb tart was delicious. Sweet, tart and buttery and the perfect 2-3 bites. Now, on to that decadent and ridiculously indulgent sounding cupcake: It was a disappointment. The filling was almost tasteless and so buttery that I felt like I was eating lard. It really wasn't too reminiscent of cheesecake, except for the graham cookie bottom. It was over sweet and indulgent just like the name suggested and I was unable to eat more than a couple of bites.
Overall, I enjoyed my visit to Wanda's, but I'll be staying away from their cupcakes in the future.
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