Crumbs Bake Shop is a NYC-based chain that mainly competes in the DC cupcake war, with multiple local stores. We'll cover its ranking in the cupcake craze in a later post. For now, with Valentine's Day almost here, you should know about he heart-shaped marble brownie, which is one of Crumbs Bake Shop's many Valentine's gifts to the DC dessert scene.
It's a brownie tooped with a layer of cheesecake with marbled ribbons of fudge. The mix of cheesecake and brownie is often attempted, but rarely perfected. The two elements are
difficult to combine without accidentally creating a disruptive citrus flavor. Avoiding that is extremely rare, and the mark of a masterful pastry chef. This dish complicated the task even more by marbling the cheescake with ribbons of fudge. The chef executed this plan with perfection.
The brownie is not too crunchy on edges. The cheescake is soft and its texture closely matches that of the brownie. The just slightly crispy edges of the brownie provide the only texture contrast. The brownie's taste did not pop much because the flavor of the fudge marbling was so strong. That's not a bad thing, because the fudge marbling communicated that old-fashioned mix of cocoa and better well. As a Valentine's treat, this will not disappoint. It deserves our great rating.
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Washington D.C. 20004
(202) 737-4001
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