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| - My reputation for copious sugar consumption apparently has not preceded me all the way to Amelie's, when advised: "wow, someone's going to be doing extra laps"
Thanks for the sugar-shaming but it's been forever since I'd last been here & I'll definitely admit my eyes were bigger than my stomach.....but shouldn't that have made you happy at the big sale, instead of making me feel guilty about purchasing so much? Plus, I'm a now & later kind of girl so this lasted me for days.......
But my bigger lesson learned, was that I should reread my own reviews b/c I got sucked into delish-looking treats that actually weren't as delish-tasting as they appeared.....& then I saw I had tried them before & made note to skip. Oh well, lesson reinforced! Here was this visit's damage:
Salted Caramel Brownie - the brownie layer continues to remain very thin & grainy from the sugar - it hadn't fully dissolved in the baking process & combined w/ the soft caramel layer, the overall effect was grainy & greasy - will def pass on this next time
Peach Tart - looking forward to being peach season, I didn't read my note about there being little peach flavor & the 1st assessment still held true - there was an abundance of lemon & hardly any peach
Brownie-Salted Caramel Chocolate Torte - this was a new indulgence for me & it was phenomenal! Take a blondie brownie w/ chocolate chips ( or a toll house bar cookie, if you will ) & put a layer of whipped cream in between, then add a small salted-caramel layer on top & you're talking 1 seriously delish torte
Cream Cheese Muffin - the pastry part was nice & flaky & crumbly. More cream cheese would have made this even better
Sticky Bun - the caramelized topping had hardened to the point it was like a toffee candy. Would have preferred much more goo!
Twice-baked croissants - there was only 1 left by the time I got there & the croissant was not crispy or flaky at all - it had been over-saturated by whatever liquid they soak it in before the 2nd "bake" so it was flavorful but not really almondy or croissant-like
So for the off-day pastries ( my unwise choices ) & the snarky comments, this experience was just an A-OK
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