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Post by zztop11 on Mar 13, 2016 1:46:12 GMT
My sister and I are emailing back and forth tonite. Not much going on. I told her that I bought a rainbow cake from the bakery today for my husband's birthday and she is enjoying it vicariously through me. I'm in Balto. and she's in Harrisburg. They don't have them in Harrisburg. That got me thinking. What kind of bakery delicacies are known in your part of the country? Please describe in detail so we can all salivate and enjoy. Rainbow cakes are brightly colored layers of cake with a jelly or chocolate fudge filling in between them. They are often found in jewish bakeries. The ones near me have a certain type of fudge frosting that is just so good. My mother used to buy this cake for us when we were little. We would eat it very slowly, layer by layer. All the layers taste the same. It's just that the colors are so pretty. And a funny thing just happened. Went to google images to upload photo of a rainbow cake. Picked one out. Out of all the photos of rainbow cake, this bakery is just a few miles from where I live. Maybe it is a regional thing. Do you have rainbow cake where you live?
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Post by lisae on Mar 13, 2016 2:13:59 GMT
We don't have a bakery in my town but we do have an apple festival each year. One of the local churches does Fried Apple Pies and the line was nearly a 2 hour wait this year. Some of the other vendors do them, too.
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Post by librarylady on Mar 13, 2016 2:15:34 GMT
Kolaches--which are a pastry originally from Czechoslovakia. Kolaches have fruit in the center of the pastry.
Unfortunately, many people confuse them with the pastry from Poland (which has meat in it). I can't remember the name for the sausage in the pastry (like pigs in a blanket).
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Post by perumbula on Mar 13, 2016 2:40:12 GMT
I don't know any specialty bakery treats. We have ice cream potatoes in restaurants though. It's vanilla ice cream that's been shaped in a rough oblong and then rolled in cocoa powder. It's served with whipped cream and sometimes chocolate sauce.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 2:53:46 GMT
I can't think of any regional desserts or baked goods around here.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Mar 13, 2016 3:10:38 GMT
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Post by chendra on Mar 13, 2016 3:13:27 GMT
I can't think of any regional desserts or baked goods around here. Me either, but if there is one, it probably involves marionberries
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Post by lisacharlotte on Mar 13, 2016 3:16:37 GMT
Napoleon Torte from the Lithuanian Bakery.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 3:19:12 GMT
I can't think of any regional desserts or baked goods around here. Me either, but if there is one, it probably involves marionberries Let's just say marionberry cobbler and call it good. ETA: What about the late, great Nordy bar?!
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Post by zztop11 on Mar 13, 2016 3:27:11 GMT
I live about 2 hours outside Nanaimo, BC and we have Nanaimo bars. I looked these up and they look very good. Never heard of them but may try them sometime. Thanks.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Mar 13, 2016 3:32:07 GMT
These are good. I like the dark chocolate on top and the creamy centre but the coconut chocolate on the bottom I find gets caught in my throat. They are very good. They are incredibly rich, too. The creamy centre is made with icing sugar and butter. It is good, but rich. I used to like a big piece when I was a kid and ate little bites for hours. Now we buy it at Costco during the holiday season and eat the rectangles it comes in. They do an excellent job of it, too.
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Post by ceepea on Mar 13, 2016 3:32:38 GMT
I'm in Florida so Key Lime pie maybe.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Mar 13, 2016 3:43:43 GMT
Probably something deep fried, covered in chocolate, rolled in bacon, and sprinkled with hot sauce.
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Post by jamieson on Mar 13, 2016 4:09:55 GMT
Cannoli!
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Post by jenjie on Mar 13, 2016 4:17:59 GMT
Not sweet nor delicate, Philadelphia is the home of the Philly soft pretzel and Tastykake. The Jersey shore has salt water taffy. Fralingers and Shrivers are the best IMHO.
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Post by grammanisi on Mar 13, 2016 4:21:20 GMT
I live in Amish country, so we haves lots of wonderful baked goods. Whoopee pies Old fashioned cream pie
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Post by berty on Mar 13, 2016 4:33:08 GMT
In the western PA area, we have cookie tables at weddings. They still have a wedding cake; and in addition, a table full of assorted cookies to eat and take home with you. Growing up, I thought they had these at weddings all over the US,and was shocked to find out differently. And, the assortment can vary, but it had better include some lady locks- flaky pastry tubes filled with cream and dusted with powdered sugar.
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Post by scrapaddie on Mar 13, 2016 4:44:35 GMT
BUCKEYES!!! In Ohio
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Post by jamieson on Mar 13, 2016 4:48:44 GMT
These replies make me wish we could have pea dessert potluck!
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Post by katlady on Mar 13, 2016 4:52:03 GMT
And a funny thing just happened. Went to google images to upload photo of a rainbow cake. Picked one out. Out of all the photos of rainbow cake, this bakery is just a few miles from where I live. Maybe it is a regional thing. Do you have rainbow cake where you live? There is Rainbow cake in Hawaii, cake layers of guava (pink), mango (green) and passion fruit (yellow). With whipped cream icing. Very light and colorful. So delicious!
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Post by dulcemama on Mar 13, 2016 5:01:24 GMT
Kringle - oval shaped pastry filled with fruit, nuts or cheese and iced.
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Post by valleyview on Mar 13, 2016 5:12:20 GMT
Love these! I make them at Christmas. I think it's one of those things I heard about from peas. I went to a bakery today and bought a jam cake. Yum!
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Post by CarolT on Mar 13, 2016 5:17:52 GMT
Key lime pie is probably the sweet treat most commonly associated with Florida.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Mar 13, 2016 5:20:29 GMT
It's It Ice Cream Sandwiches.
ETA: And See's Candies!
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Post by ntsf on Mar 13, 2016 5:36:33 GMT
chinese bakeries--custard pies
for locals "it's it"--two cookies, ice cream in the middle and covered with chocolate.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 13, 2016 5:45:35 GMT
We have pot brownies. I am sure they weren't invented here, but they are certainly consumed here. Well, not in my house.
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Post by stampinchick on Mar 13, 2016 5:47:00 GMT
Lancaster County, PA:
Whoopie Pies Shoo-fly pie Funeral pie (raisin pie) Fasnachts on Fasnacht Day (the day before Ash Wednesday) Long Johns - the best are from Achenbach's - a long donut with icing
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 13, 2016 7:46:49 GMT
Here in Texas we have a lot of Mexican dessert favorites. Soapapaillas come to mind - I love them. They can be served as a bread with your meal, but also as a dessert with cinnamon sugar over them and honey to pour into the middle. Yum.
Also pecan pie. I bake mine til the pecans are almost candied with a home made pie crust. Hubby's favorite is a banana pudding made with vanilla wafers.
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Post by rainangel on Mar 13, 2016 8:49:55 GMT
I think Honeyhearts are very common in Denmark, and we may at some point have imported it from there. But in my hometown (and the surrounding areas) these are sold at every bakery. My sister who lives a good 12 hour drive from us, but in the same country, always stock up on them when she comes to visit. They don't sell them in her part of the country. There is honey, cinnamon and cloves in them, and they are divine! And, as you can see from the picture, covered in chocolate. How could you NOT love it?
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Post by BarbaraUK on Mar 13, 2016 10:21:27 GMT
I think the only thing I can think of that is only found in my part of England is 'Singing Hinnies' - they look something like fruit scone or a variation on a Welsh cake......hard to describe.
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