Best desserts
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You say, “Cakes by CoCo has the best cakes I’ve tasted since moving to Atlanta 6 years ago! I was first introduced to the rich, indulgent sweets at a gathering. Many of the attendees inquired about the desserts and several of us have been hooked ever since.”
Tres Leches cake from Tierra.
1) Tierra
Dining critic Meridith Ford Goldman says, “The tres leches cake at Tierra makes me want to cake dive my face into the plate: sweet, almost pudding like, and blanketed with swirls of soft meringue.”
2) JCT Kitchen
3) Shaun’s
4) Cakes & Ale
5) Rexall Grill
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269 comments Add your comment
Justin
October 15th, 2009
6:58 pm
The greatest dessert in Atlanta — and, in my opinion, the greatest dessert ANYWHERE — is Aria’s warm chocolate cheesecake. That stuff is LIFE-CHANGINGLY good.
Deborah
October 15th, 2009
9:33 pm
Cinnamon bun at Flavor in Sandy Springs.
Chocolate Habenero
October 16th, 2009
1:38 pm
The Housemade Ding Dong at The Shed at Glenwood!
!!!!NOTHING COMPARES!!!!
October 16th, 2009
2:15 pm
Tres Leche’s (sp?) at Eclipse de Luna in Dunwoody. CONVERSATION OVER, NOTHING ELSE EVEN COMES CLOSE, so everyone can stop typing responses thank you for you efforts but no other comments are needed if you have had this dessert. BOTTOM LINE
ron
October 16th, 2009
2:16 pm
they all sound delicious but in the end they’re bad for your health.
jobu
October 16th, 2009
2:18 pm
After a nice meal, I enjoy a finely moistened booger from my nose. Bon appetit!!
SOTH
October 16th, 2009
2:23 pm
The red velvet cake @ sweet potato eatery..it will make you slap your grandmother….
SweetTooth
October 16th, 2009
2:30 pm
Alpine Bakery in Alpharetta (Houze Rd) has the best deserts ANYWHERE. Most of the fine restaurants around Atlanta order their cakes & pies from them. Their Coconut cake is the best you will ever have. I get one for my wife’s birthday every year. Pricey, but worth every penny.
GA Girl
October 16th, 2009
2:34 pm
My little brothers cheesecake, and my red velvet cake are the best.
me
October 16th, 2009
2:59 pm
Chocolate Soup at SottoSotto! I could bathe in that stuff.
atlgator
October 16th, 2009
3:00 pm
coconut cake at Feast in Decatur or the chocolate mousse pyramid at Cafe on ther Corner in Hapeville
D
October 16th, 2009
3:01 pm
I finally get to the last page and someone else hits my two favorites. Sweet Tooth is right – Alpine is is amazing and the single slice portions are obscenely huge. Chang Mai is a small Thai reasturant next to Krogers on Lilburn on US 29 – the last place you would look for coconut cake – but it was as fresh and moist as any cake I have ever tasted. Glad to see other fans out there.
nom nom nom
October 16th, 2009
3:10 pm
Tres Leches cake at Tierra.
preggo
October 16th, 2009
3:11 pm
The White Chocolate Raspberry Mousse cake at Marietta Diner is awesome!!! I also love the Fruity Dabasco from Cafe Intermezzo.
Chief
October 16th, 2009
3:21 pm
Three-berry pie at Six Feet Under (with ice cream).
HRH
October 16th, 2009
3:23 pm
Strawberry Shortcake at OK Cafe. For overall variety Anon Bakery in VA Highlands.
Obesity
October 16th, 2009
3:26 pm
Alpine Bakery – is the best in Atlanta. Check out the website!!!
http://alpinebakeryandpizzeria.com/Alpine_Bakery.html
Veronica
October 16th, 2009
3:33 pm
Alpine Bakery in Alpharetta, they are simply the best to me. My favorite is their Red Velvet cake.
Wayz
October 16th, 2009
3:35 pm
Tres Leche at Portobello in Suwanee
ATLAS
October 16th, 2009
3:48 pm
Ginger Bread-Pudding with meyer lemon curd at JCT Kitchen..the best…
Almond Wedding Cookies at Alons..mmm mmm mmm
Joy
October 16th, 2009
3:55 pm
Any cupcake from Cami Cupcakes
RobinS
October 16th, 2009
4:00 pm
Take a drive to City Cafe in Fayetteville, GA….you won’t find a dessert that you don’t love. Amazing european desserts and breads at great prices. German themed foods and amazing cannolis. Take the trip!
PJ
October 16th, 2009
4:05 pm
Pie, pie, any flavor of pie from Greenwood’s in Roswell. Chocolate cream, butterscotch cream, apple – all decadent yumminess
Val
October 16th, 2009
4:07 pm
ButterCream Shop in Hapeville has very good Key Lime Cupcakes! Yummmy
erika
October 16th, 2009
4:15 pm
Since moving to Dallas, it is the bake shop Cakes by Coco that we miss the most! Their slice of chocolate cake…yummy delicious!
Karen B
October 16th, 2009
4:34 pm
Cafe Aroma in Lawrenceville so yummy! I had a white chocolate cupcake with cream cheese frosting and she had german chocolate cupcakes, cramel, and coconut. Beautiful classy bakery!
Dude
October 16th, 2009
5:03 pm
I second the Bailey’s Irish Creme Cheesecake at the Last Resort in Athens – it’s well worth the ride!
gw
October 16th, 2009
5:18 pm
Anything and everything in the dessert case at the Peachtree Diner. Be sure to bring a friend (or two!) to share it.
B Ha
October 16th, 2009
6:32 pm
southern sweets coconut cake!!!
stanley crawford
October 16th, 2009
6:53 pm
Enter your comments here. If you not tried Cakes by Coco you have missed one of the best treats and dessertin Atlanta.
AJ
October 17th, 2009
9:54 am
You can feel the love that goes into each cake by Coco with each bite. I have tried several of the scrumptious “chunks” and they were all that and then some with flavor, moistness and a lasting memory of having eaten the best cake ever! When I shared some of Coco’s cakes with a very good friend, who is an all around excellent cook, she agreed with me. Coco’s cakes ’taste absolutely wonderful!’ My favorite right now is the Pineapple Cream Supreme.
Cakes By Coco
5019 Memorial Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
404-499-CAKE (2253)
Chanda
October 17th, 2009
10:00 am
Cakes by CoCo has my vote! I almost wrecked my car trying to eat one of his Coconut Cake chunks b/c it was so good!
Lalla
October 17th, 2009
2:23 pm
The cupcakes at Cammie Cakes on Peachtree are downright addictive; and sooo many flavors to choose from…red velvet, carrot cake, chocolate, and on and on. My favorite – sweet potato pie.
Patricia
October 17th, 2009
5:43 pm
Cakes By CoCo…gotta have it! I take my food very seriously, and a cake CHUNK from Cakes By CoCo puts a smile on my face and excites my tastebuds anytime of the day, night, or year!
TJB
October 17th, 2009
6:47 pm
Cakes by Coco is about 5 minutes from my house. Not good! It takes everything I have in me not to go there everyday.
E. Mosley
October 17th, 2009
7:34 pm
When I think of the Best Dessert in ATL, I immediately think of Cakes by Coco, and you should too! Cakes by Coco, located off of Memorial dr in Stone Mt, is the premier bakery for fine dessert. Coco creates innovative flavors such as my personal favorite, Juicy strawberry lemon swirl, and always includes a heaping potion of Love in the batter of every cake! …Just thinking about each titillating “chunk” makes my taste buds dance with excitement! And the best part is, the cakes are affordable!!! Other competitor’s cakes will cost you an arm and a leg, but Cakes by Coco is recession proof, especially with their frequent coupons sent via email! If you haven’t placed your order yet, you are wasting time! Clearly, Cakes by Coco has my vote! Best Dessert in the A!
sistercj
October 17th, 2009
9:22 pm
Cakes By Coco. Each bite entices you to eat more, more, more
Tam
October 17th, 2009
9:32 pm
You are TRULY missing out if you have not tried Cakes by Coco. They have the BEST desserts in Atlanta. . . Did I mention THE BEST IN ATLANTA!!!!
Darron
October 17th, 2009
10:28 pm
Any cake from Cakes by CoCo!!! They are awesome!!!! http://www.cakesbycoco.com
jadar
October 17th, 2009
11:24 pm
canolli’s at PEROS. Amazing!!!!
Lisa P
October 18th, 2009
2:41 am
The Pie Hole!! Totally Great old-fashioned pies
Marietta Market, Norcross Market & soon to be shop in Roswell/Canton St
Dessert Maniac
October 18th, 2009
9:38 am
The oreo blizzard at the McDonalds on Memorial—outstanding!!!!
Angela
October 18th, 2009
9:51 am
Enter your comments here
I agree with the comments about Metrotainment (my favorite is the peach poundcake) and Piece of Cake (I adore the chocolate chip pound cake and after I took a piece to mom, she pretty much has duplicated the recipe – great for me!)
P Rose
October 18th, 2009
9:54 am
Peanut Butter Pie at James Joyce Pub.
JCATL
October 18th, 2009
9:55 am
Try the banana pudding or peach cobbler at Desserts By Latrell on Edgewood Ave (by Thumbs Up). Great service and great desserts.
Southern Girl
October 18th, 2009
10:04 am
The pecan pie from Sweet Auburn Bakery is incredible.
Jackie
October 18th, 2009
10:26 am
Marietta Diner all the way!!
Red
October 18th, 2009
10:37 am
Gabrielle’s in Marietta has an incredible Red velvet cake and cupcake, but anything there is amazing!
Chili’s chocolate molten lava cake
I use to go The Dessert Place in VH when I was young…so good! We would go eat at the original Taco Mac and then The Dessert Place afterward! The Kentucky Derby Pie was my mother’s favorite. She looked for the recipe for years.
kathy
October 18th, 2009
10:43 am
Anything from Chocolate Pink! So yum.
thall
October 18th, 2009
10:46 am
fried peach pie from the Varsity