Tag: desserts

King of Pops's “Pop Cup” series, which debuted in May, includes flavors inspired by Spain, South Africa, Cabo Verde, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Haiti, and Uzbekistan—teams that are all coming to Atlanta for group stage matches. The drinks and dishes the pops are based on might be unfamiliar to many Atlanta fans, so we tried all eight to see what they were like.

Kathryn King began whipping up rich, visually appealing treats 25 years ago and has never stopped. Now, the time has come to hang up her apron as she embarks on the next phase of her life. “It feels like the end of an era,” she says, pausing to sniffle and wipe her tears.

After selling her cookies online and from a table at the Municipal Market twice a week, Delondra Grant opened a full-size stall there in June. Located between City Produce and Phew’s Pies, in the former home of Panbury’s, AB Cookie offers eight to 10 cookie flavors each week, plus cinnamon rolls and peach cobbler. The 3.5-ounce cookies are served warm with milk available for an extra charge. Fan favorites include the Loaded Chocolate Chip with walnuts, oatmeal, and hand-chopped chocolate, and the Banana Pudding cookie topped with white chocolate and vanilla wafer.

Van Leeuwen's menu, which changes every few months, features traditional ice cream flavors like vanilla, chocolate, cookies & cream, and mint chip, as well as creative offerings such as Earl Grey Tea, Marionberry Cheesecake, Peanut Butter Brownie Honeycomb, and Sweet Corn & Blueberry Jam. Located in a new building at Ponce City Market facing a small courtyard, the scoop shop offers about 30 flavors of dairy and vegan ice creams at a time.

Atlanta’s pastry chefs are known for deftly applying seasonal ingredients to their sweet creations, and fall holds no exception. Around town you’ll see treats made with sweet potatoes, apples, pears, and, yes, even pumpkins....

First there were doughnuts, then cronuts, and now . . . sconuts? Husband-and-wife team Miguel and Anna Caraballo invented this sweet fluffy treat as a happy mistake. Owners of Flaky Not Flaky bakery and chocolates, they were intent on developing a less dense and crumbly scone recipe. What they came up with is a cute name for a product that sounds like a gimmick but is quite tasty.

The Loews Atlanta Hotel’s prime Midtown location gives it a businesslike aura, with corporate guests milling about the lobby. The desserts served within, however, are far from serious. “My approach to desserts, really, is a big kid that’s all grown up,” says Allison Poirier, the hotel’s pastry chef. “I think people nowadays want something nostalgic that tastes good, that looks good, and you obviously eat with your eyes first.”

Come December, Colony Square visitors will have more dessert options to choose from. Cupcakin’ Bake Shop is opening an 1,100-square-foot shop and to-go window next to King of Pops in the courtyard. A California-based company, Cupcakin’ brings cupcakes, cakes, and cookies to the mixed-use development.

Coming to Inman Park this fall, Donnie’s Donuts, a cake-based doughnut shop, comes from Atlantan Patti Summerlin and her husband, Donald. The couple “retired” to Florida, where they opened Donnie’s in Ormond Beach in 2014. A few locations later, they’re now returning to Patti’s home state to share their homemade treats with Atlantans.

Ray Bitzel has been hand-making truffles since he was a child, helping his mother who operated a baked goods store. When he got older, he studied chocolate-making in Belgium before opening Bellejais Chocolatier in Kennesaw. His original shop shuttered in a trademark dispute, but Bitzel never lost his passion for the creamy indulgence. He’ll open Bitzel’s Chocolate, a 7,000-square-foot factory, educational experience, and retail store serving gourmet chocolates, bon bons, bark, truffles, and more.