Sweet Life Patisserie
The Sweet Life Patisserie is a romantic sweets shop in Eugene. It’s so romantic that my dear friend and her now-fiancé had their first date and subsequent marriage proposal over Sweet Life desserts. It’s almost too much sweetness to stomach.
Alas, we must set aside the overall adorable appearance of the shop and the beautiful displays of desserts and get down to the important stuff: what my palette said. Unfortunately, a long-term relationship is not in store for Sweet Life and my mouth. Although the desserts have beautiful presentation, they are lacking in flavor and “deeee-lish,” as so often store-made desserts are. When I sit down with a homemade cake or batch of brownies, I have certain expectation: to uncontrollably smile after the first bite, to simultaneously wish that I could have another bite and that each bite could last forever, to enjoy the texture and flavor so much that I can only be held back from eating the entire pan by a sheer thread of willpower.
Of the five desserts I sampled from Sweet Life Patisserie, only one had this effect. To begin with, the carrot cake was made up of splendidly moist carrot cake separated by a line of decadent cream cheese frosting. Had they stopped there, I would have been left drooling over my plate. Unfortunately, it was then coated with a thick, bland frosting that was neither cream cheese based nor delicious. Next. The oreo cheesecake was passed around and one friend, Piper, summed it up best with, “Well…it tastes like oreo cheesecake.” This from a girl who will literally call me at midnight wondering if I can come over and help eat the pan of brownies of which she’s already devoured half. The other two cakes I tried were not as bad, but they were also nothing memorable.
I unfortunately tried the one impressive item when I was already full and sick to my stomach from the four preceding desserts, but I somehow managed to belly up and eat the whole thing. Please listen for the sound of sarcasm marching through. I am a sweets fanatic. When I say I don’t enjoy a dessert, it’s something to heed. When I say something was so good that I finished it even though I was on sugar overload, it’s also time to take notes. The chocolate peanut butter cup is to the Reeses peanut butter cup what a powerboat is to a wooden row boat…it just blows Reeses out of the water.
The atmosphere of Sweet Life Patisserie is captivating, and I will not deny it would be a great date spot. But for those looking for more in the taste-bud department, meet me at Piper’s at midnight.
Rating:
/5
Contact: http://sweetlifedesserts.com
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