Who is the Cake Witch? And why does she fly around on her broom, swooping down to steal cake from children with a gleeful cackle?
No, no, that’s Cakewich, as in sandwich made of cake. The Cakewich is a sort of inside-out cupcake offered at the Central West End’s adorable Cupcakery. The treat consists of a ribbon of buttercream icing betwixt two rectangular slabs of cake.
It comes in the Confetti (French vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream), Tuxedo (dark chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream) and Gold Rush (golden yellow cake with chocolate buttercream) combinations, and through Saturday, March 20, you can try the limited-edition St. Patrick’s Day Mint Cakewich (dark chocolate cake with green mint buttercream).
The best thing about the Cakewich? Now you can eat a cupcake while driving, with no fear of getting icing up your nose.
– Byron Kerman
This article appears in Mar 1-31, 2010.