Best Cakes, Cupcakes & Chocolate

We LOVE sweets!

In a city full of hidden gems and delectable treats, how do you decide where to sink your sweet tooth? Here are some of the best Vancouver has to offer.

Best Cupcakes: Cupcakes by Heather & Lori – With six locations throughout the lower mainland, Heather and Lori make it easy for you to pop in for a cupcake or twelve. With names like Versace (marble cake topped with chocolate butter cream), 24 Carrot (coconut and pineapple infused carrot cake with cream cheese frosting), and Denman (chocolate cake with chocolate butter cream infused with raspberry jam; named for their first location in Vancouver) there is a cupcake to suit everyone’s taste. (http://www.cupcakesonline.com/cupcakes.php)

Best Cakes: Tartlets – If you can imagine it, Tartlets can turn it into a sweet dream. Boasting flavour combinations like Blackberry Twist (Belgium white chocolate and blackberry mousses layered between blackberry infused vanilla cake) and European Black Tie (Dutch cocoa chocolate cake lined with Belgium white chocolate and dark chocolate butter cream) Tartlet can create the ultimate cake for any event. (http://www.tartlets.ca/)

Best Chocolate: Thomas Haas – From fresh fruit to exotic nuts and spices, Thomas Haas pairs the finest chocolates with bold and addictive flavours. Try a dark chocolate Passion Fruit & Tahitian Vanilla for a sweet taste of the tropics or the Aztec, dark chocolate infused with Ancho, Arbol, and Habanero Chilies, for a kick with a hint of cinnamon. At Thomas Haas, one is definitely not enough! ( http://www.thomashaas.com/)

Best Desserts: Sutton Place Hotel There are a few locations that come to mind when I think of a great dessert location, True Confections and Death by Chocolate being at the top of my list. However, when I need the ultimate chocolate experience, I head over to the Sutton Place Hotel for the Chocoholic Buffet at Fleuri restaurant. With tables of pastries, cakes, and even build your own crepes, this is a must visit for every chocolate lover! (http://www.vancouver.suttonplace.com/Chocoholic_Buffet.htm)

~ Angela