Sugar Rush: A week-long dessert spree around Atlanta

Peach pound cake from A Piece of Cake photo via pieceofcakeinc Average college students like myself often don t have the funds needed to indulge in our favorite comfort foods especially the kind we turn to when stress gets the better of us desserts So I challenged myself to go on a cheap week-long post-midterms sugar spree to unwind without destroying my bank account MondayTo begin my friend Taylor Inram a fellow Savannah College of Art and Design SCAD apprentice recommended I check out A Piece of Cake I never knew caramel cake existed until my cousin took me to A Piece of Cake Inram noted It s so good at just While Roswell Road s location doesn t have seating the sweet smell of pastries makes up for it It s like on the last day of school when you get home to discover your mother s baking your favorite cake I ordered a slice of pound cake to start my week off easy and when you re on a budget spending only is a break from financial worry TuesdayI desired to reward myself after pulling multiple all-nighters on a project I ve already forgotten about I needed to feel pivotal and fancy or as Caf Intermezzo s founder Brian Olson put it have all of my five senses appeased The caf offered a warm welcome for a cheap price My classic Intermezzo hot chocolate with rich vanilla ice cream only came out to Olson reported that with inflation he s aware that money is on people s minds Particular restaurants got really crazy with their pricing he noted We try to keep it fair with costs going up After hours of sketching and planning spending an afternoon here made my worries melt away along with my cocoa s whipped cream The soothing classical music was the cherry on top WednesdayThanks to Reddit user One-Impression I uncovered my next spot In response to my inquiry about the best Midtown dessert spots they pointed me to Tea Leaf and Creamery That stuff turns me into a bona fide toddler One-Impression announced trying to hold one in each hand and spilling half of it on my shirt but too greedy and crazed to just order one My ice cream strawberry tea was just under glorious AND inexpensive After my strawberry heaven I had a craving for cookies so Insomnia Cookies was my next target ThursdayAccording to Insomnia s website founder Seth Berkowitz imagined a business that catered to people just like him Insomniacs I am not an insomniac even for delicious cookies But you don t have to be to enjoy the tasty treats Insomnia has to offer I took a -minute afternoon walk to Insomnia s Spring Street location I decided against a classic late-night delivery since delivery fees bring tears to my eyes Not only did I get good exercise but also a delectable reward a brownie and a chocolate chip cookie for just under I took them back to class with me My cookie-brownie-combo was long gone once class started FridayMy journey ended with Sugar Shane s SCAD doesn t have classes on Fridays so I didn t have to worry about the -minute walk to its Midtown location When I walked in I was shocked I wasn t expecting cookies the size of my fist They had everything I could ever want from jumbo cookies with buttercream frosting to cheesecake brownies I wished to try them all but prices stack up fast so I settled for a jumbo chocolate chip cookie with blue frosting and a chocolate cake pop for As expected they were amazing It was the perfect sugar high I needed to end my school week The post Sugar Rush A week-long dessert spree around Atlanta appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta