My daughter had her heart set on some cake from Nothing Bundt Cake. We went there and to our surprise, it was CLOSED..They aren't opened on Sunday which I found shocking because the ones in San Diego are...Oh Well..I did quickly suggest Freed's which was in the same strip mall area so we drove over there.
I have had Freed's bookmarked for a long time. I actually stepped foot in there once before but it was busy and I think (it's been a while) they didn't have quite what I was looking for so I left. I finally went back yesterday.
They has some pretty tempting items. They have a large assortment of cake slices, cupcakes, fruit tarts and more. I opted for a fruit tart because I had never eaten one and always wanted to try it...my daughter opted for their lemon raspberry cake.
The fruit tart was soooo delicious! I love the crystalized sugar that was drizzle around the inner edges of the crust. The fruit on top was fresh and delicious! The cream filling was heavenly! Mmmmm! Now..for the crust...it was like a dense shortbread and had good flavor..I wish it was a bit more buttery though. Overall it was tasty BUT it was so dense that it was difficult to cut through it with a fork so it could be eaten with the rest of the dessert. In all fairness, I did eat the dessert with a plastic fork but I'm certain that I would have had the same difficulty with a regular fork. If the crust was a bit lighter and more flexible, this could have possibly made my top 10 list of desserts which is saying something because I am a dessert connoisseur! I love my sweets! I tried a bit of my daughter's cake and it was delicious! The cake had a European butter cream on top and was sprinkled with coconut. It was the bomb! There was also raspberry filling on top of the cake and inbetween the cake layers. It was delicious. The quality of the cake was very good. I can clearly see why they needed a separate office for special orders and I can also see why they're opened on Sunday unlike many other bakeries.
The quality & service here are both good...but I must confess that I tried a cookie sample on the way out and I wasn't impressed. It's funny because bakeries that have great cakes don't have great cookies for some reason. C'est la vie...the tart did still my heart though.