Desserts in Pasadena

[katkoupai]

Where can I go for desserts in Pasadena? I am thinking pies, cookies, brownies, and anything else that's tasty with a cup of coffee or milk. Here are some places that I have tried.

Pie N Burger
Lovebirds
Europane
Dots Cupcakes
Bulgarini Gelato (at the Laemmle)
21 Choices Frozen Yogurt

I would prefer places near Old Town, South Lake and the Playhouse District, but anywhere in Pasadena is okay.

I would like to try Violet's Cupcakes, but I don't know if they are open today.

Is Corner Bakery good?

[revets2]

WHEATBERRY has a nice little cake and coffee special.

don't like everything here, but i do like their strawberries and cream croissant.

[katkoupai]

Thanks. :)

[onebite]

There's a tiny place called the Cobbler Factory on a little side street (can't remember which) just around the corner from the Academy theater on Colorado. I have not tried any of their cobblers, but I've heard they're fantastic and have always been curious about the place. Ever been?

[katkoupai]

I have walked by it many, many times, but I have yet to buy something from the Cobbler Factory. I would like to check it out, but everytime I'm near there, I'm full. I want to go when I'm really craving cobbler. :)

[onebite]

That would be a very specific craving, indeed! :-)

[adevejian]

Cobbler Factory is excellent. Get a cobbler "a la mode" ! Perfect combination of delicious hot cobbler with a scoop of ice cream melting over.

[katkoupai]

After driving by three times, without finding parking, I finally managed to park and get some cupcakes from Violet's today. There were at least 10 people in the kitchen baking and making cupcakes when I went.

I purchased a dozen cupcakes for just under $30, in the following flavors: blueberry/cream cheese, vanilla/vanilla, french toast, cherry cheesecake, strawberry shortcake, chocolate/chocolate, and red velvet/chocolate.

So far, the biggest hit at home has been the strawberry shortcake cupcake. It's a vanilla cupcake, with the top cut off, layered with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. I should've got a dozen of those. The other cupcakes were good too, though. I actually ended up liking the french toast one, quite a bit.

I like fruit pies and tarts more than cake, in general, but I wanted to try something new. I enjoyed these very much, and everyone in my family liked them, too. All cupcakes were $2.25 each, except for the strawberry shortcake cupcakes, which were $2.50 each. :)

Violet's Cupcakes
[phone]
21 E. Holly St.
Pasadena, California 91107

[katkoupai]

I tried the lemon meringue cupcake at Violet's today. It's a white cupcake, with the top cut off, filled with lemon curd, and then topped with real meringue. I practically inhaled it. It was delicious, and it tasted like it was fresh out of the oven. The cake was still a little warm. Yum.

I also finally tried the Corner Bakery in Hastings Ranch earlier this week. I went for the lemon bar. I wanted to give this place a chance, since I had never tried it. I definitely prefer the lemon bars at Europane, but I do feel that the Europane lemon bars are a little too big and rich.

[ipsedixit]

Have you tried the lemon bars at Wildflour?

[katkoupai]

Not yet, but I'll get there. I tried to find it a few months ago, and I took a wrong turn. :)

[Qwendy]

I was very pleased with the dark chocolate cupcake I had at Violet's last week, and I'm a serious chocolate person. I'll have to try the ones you mentioned sometime, but I always have to go for chocolate first!

Europane's chocolate tarte is wonderful, as are their chocolate biscotti.

Julienne's scone is the best I've ever had!

[Qwendy]

You can almost always find a space around the corner in the municipal parking lot on Raymond north of Holly, next to the Armory, and it's 1 1/2 hours free!

[katkoupai]

Thanks, everyone. Is there a place other than Pie N Burger for pies or individual slices of pie?

[JeetJet]

Pie? Only for one, ... maybe two, people. Very small place. I have given up trying to get four people in here. The last time I went the server was an ass so I spoke with the manager only to realize that he set the pace. I recall that problem in the Covina Mall Russell's and the Seal Beach Russell's years ago -- both long gone. Somehow the Pasadena loation hangs on. Maybe its the pie?

Russell’s
30 N Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA
91103-3609
[phone]

[katkoupai]

Great. I drove by Russell's today. I might check it out this week. :) I love pie.

[Qwendy]

I know it sounds lame, but some of the pies at Marie Callendar's can be very good, and they are all available by the slice -- I can't vouch for many of the fruit ones because I always go for chocolate cream pie, but the boysenberry is very good.

PASADENA Marie Callendar's
2300 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107
626-792-3109
Hours: M-Th 11-10, F & Sat 11-11, Sun 9-10

[Hailyn]

Europane is my favorite, but other choices in the general area inclue:

Patticakes (in Altadena)
Bee's Knees (in Pasadena, on Colorado, just west of the bridge
Julienne (in San Marino)
Heirloom Bakery (in South Pasadena)

[Babette]

Viktor Benes in Gelson's has some detractors on this board and a number of fans. Of the desserts we've tried there, we like the brownies with chocolate icing. Some of the cookies, not so much. This would be for takeout, of course.

[mc michael]

I had a really nice lemon bar at Europane yesterday.

[katkoupai]

I love lemon bars. I need to make it through the line at Europane and try one of these. :)

[ipsedixit]

If you like lemon bars, try Wildflour Baking Co. in Sierra Madre.

Wildflour Baking Co.
328 West Sierra Madre Blvd.,
Sierra Madre
[phone]

[katkoupai]

I will. Wildflour has been on my list for a while. I tried to find it once and got lost. I'll try again. Thanks. :)

[katkoupai]

I tried the lemon bar at Europane with a cappuccino. Both were very good. The lemon bar was about twice the thickness of most lemon bars. It was very rich. The cappuccino was also very good. I went at a time when there was no line, which was a bonus.

[katkoupai]

I tried some of the pastries at Wildflour in Sierra Madre today. I thought the lemon bar was very good. It was a bit more tart than the others that I've had, and I enjoyed it. I got the powdered sugar topping all over myself, though. It's hard to eat a lemon bar that's covered in powdered sugar without making a mess. :)

I brought home some apricot tarts, a blueberry muffin, a cherry granola bar, another lemon bar, and sourdough bread from Wildflour for my family. Unfortunately, I don't think they liked the pastries very much. I thought the pastries were fine and good, but after bringing these home, I felt that I should've gone to Paradise Pastry in Glendale to get my family the stuff that I know they like.

I appreciated trying a new place, so thank you. Also, the location is Sierra Madre is very cute and has a small town feel to it that is different from Pasadena.

[ipsedixit]

So sorry to hear.

I'm a pretty big fan of their pastries, as well as their sandwiches.

I guess you must have more discerning and enlightened tastebuds than me ...

[katkoupai]

No, there's nothing to be sorry about. I'm glad that I went. I really liked the lemon bar at Wildflour, like I said, and I'll probably end up eating whatever is left. :-) Thank you, again.