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| - So I've been here three times as various times of the day. They had a soft opening Saturday. Basically showing off the bakery, their menu, the cafe which isn't ready yet and the candy section.
First, their breads look amazing, I brought home a nice shiny loaf of Italian bread. Different than what you may be used to if you're a Mancini's fan. This bread is dense, chewy and delicious, with a chewy crust. Slice off a nice piece, put it under the broiler, rub it with a little garlic and then drizzle a good virgin olive oil on it and a bit of sea salt.
The donuts were gone by the time I got there all three times, but my mother who is an early riser told me the donuts are delicious. They have many varieties. She took home a jelly filled. Her favorite.
The cakes looked phenomenal, especially a pineapple upside down cake that was calling my name, and, at only 6.99 it was a steal. I resisted and kept browsing. Again at noon there were almost sold out.
The cupcake section looked good, a fresh batch of red velvet were just finished being iced and being put in the display case. Many varieties were featured in including an awesome looking double chocolate.
The cookie showcase had some pretty tasty looking offerings. The oatmeal raisin and chocolate chocolate chip caught my eye, again I resisted and finally gave in and bought a decadent looking coconut macaroon. Almost as big as a haystack, these were crunchy on the outside and moist and chewy on the inside. Other offerings were brownies, home made candy including some of their chocolate covered cookies and normal confections.
This bakery is also a cafe, so in the future they'll serve fresh coffee with their pastries.
If you're a do it yourself kind of candy maker, there are thousands of molds for home made candy making, cake molds and other home do it yourself products.
The Grandview bakery is a welcome addition to Mt Washington. They'll need to adjust the amount of the bakery products they bake to be able to stay open til closing. Just a warning though, the Bakery is on Shiloh Street and not Grandview Ave.
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