Traveling Sweet Tooth

We were recently in Utah to visit family, and of course it didn't take long for my mind to turn to treats! Thanks to my mother-in-law's killer baking skills, I usually have a full supply of sweets for our entire stay. But with a Utahn recently winning Cupcake Wars, of course I had to make a special trip to try her goods! After eating the cupcakes at Sweet Tooth Fairy, there is no question why Megan Brown won - her cupcakes are fantastic! I tried the chocolate with salted caramel frosting. The cake was moist, dense and full of flavor. The frosting had that perfect balance of savory/sweet that the sea salt adds to the caramel, and it was perfectly smooth. Loved it!

The red velvet cupcake was also good, but not quite the same blow-your-mind flavor (and the frosting has an almondy taste that caught me off guard).

Of course, being a cookie fanatic, I had to try a chocolate chip cookie. It was good, but I'd stick to the cupcakes. Honestly, if I weren't so spoiled by NY cookies, this one might top my list. But now that I know what's really out there, I missed the crispy exterior, soft middle, and quality dark chocolate. This cookie was soft all over and a little lacking in the chocolate. 

Finally, my sister-in-law has brought Sweet Tooth Fairy cake bites to family dinners on several occasions, and I HIGHLY recommend them! I think they are the best cake bites I've ever had. My favorite is red velvet, with double fudge being a close second. These are definitely rich and sweet, but perfectly so. Best of all, they deliver (and since this is a blog about New York City treats, this somehow makes this post a little more relevant)! They go on hiatus for the summer months to avoid delivering melted blobs, but will be back to usual on September 4th. 

As a side note, I love the tooth fairy. Whenever I lost a tooth, I was so excited to leave the tooth under my pillow and a cup of water next to my bed. In the morning, I'd have a dollar under my pillow and water dyed the color of the sweet fairy's dress. My husband, on the other hand, grew up in a family of 5 boys. His dad convinced them all that the tooth fairy was a hunchbacked ogre with mangled hands that sneaked into their rooms at night. Still hoping my tradition wins out when our girls start losing teeth....