Dessert
21 Choices
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You can count on daily fresh choices—all 21 of them—but the frozen yogurt will also satisfy your sugar cravings. Toppings include Hostess cupcakes, chocolate chips, crushed-up Oreo cookies and cold brew coffee. 21choices.com
Lark Cake Shop
From wedding cakes to cupcakes, Lark makes one of the best carrot cakes with fresh carrots, nutmeg and cream cheese frosting. Lark does not use nuts or raisins. If you want to test a flavor out before committing to an entire cake, try the cupcake version. Larkcakeshop.com
Yvonne’s Kitchen
This cozy new dessert cafe in Old Town features vegan cupcakes, cookies, donuts and best-selling buttercream layer cakes, also sold by the slice. Creative recipes include the Ube loaf, rice crispy treat pops, and chocolate chai tea cookies made with garbanzo flour and sweetened with coconut sugar. yvonnesvegankitchen.com
Little Flower
Tucked away at the quiet end of Colorado Boulevard, Little Flower is one of the best places for a strawberry-rhubarb muffin made with sour cream batter, fruit compote and a crisp topping. Or try the strawberry almond tart. Known for its crafted caramels, the kitchen also makes seasonal vegan pumpkin and buckwheat banana muffins and serves an array of gluten-free cookies and bars. Littleflowercandyco.com
Nothing Bundt Cakes
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The bundt cake is alive and well at this mainstay for birthday bashes. Fans flock here for the best-selling lemon-blueberry, red velvet and rich chocolate chip versions. For those who can’t decide, order a round of the bundtinis — mini cupcake-sized versions. Nothingbundtcakes.com
Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery
Perfect for a French-style dessert, this cheese store-slash-restaurant-slash-bar, offers a wide selection of dairy products inside its historic 1922 building. Sit on the patio and order dessert wine and a cheese board with crackers, jam, honey, and nuts. Expect familiar fromage choices plus a few surprises, including Spanish Manchego, Croatian sheep’s milk, comté and gruyère. Agnesla.com
Amara Cafe
For long, skinny, crunchy churros that you can dip into melted hot chocolate, check out this fast-casual café on S. Raymond Avenue, which celebrates the old-world ritual of drinking thick cups of steaming chocolate. Marshmallows and whipped cream are also a must-order treat. amaracafe.com
Mother Moo Creamery
This Sierra Madre shop serves a to-die-for matcha green tea ice cream sandwich smashed between two freshly baked cinnamon Snickerdoodle cookies. Other delectable treats include Sparky’s root beer float and the waffle cone with brownie swirl. Moo Moo also caters to non-dairy customers, serving cotton candy or chocolate-dipped bananas covered in sprinkles. Mothermoo.com
Dots
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Baked fresh daily, this cheerful café is the perfect perch in Old Town to indulge in a variety of gourmet cupcakes from fleur de sel and dulce de leche to chocolate mint. Check out the mini cupcakes and specialty flavors from Meyer lemon to tiramisu. Dotscupcakes.com
Susie Cakes
With an aesthetic that feels like you are in a throwback kitchen from the 1950s, the vanilla “celebration cake” with pale blue icing is a fan favorite. Susan Sarich is the founder of this addictive SoCal bakery staple, which opened its 24th location on Lake Avenue. susiecakes.com
Float
More than just a fancy coffee shop with sweets, Float is a great spot to grab a pastrami banh mi or a pesto chicken sandwich while waiting for the main event—a soda pop float with ice cream or an affogato with gelato drowned in espresso. floatcoffeeshop.com
Afters Ice Cream
Unique flavors abound at this Green Street ice cream spot, from Milk and Cereal to the bright blue Cookie Monster and the lavender-hued Jasmine Milk Tea. Take home a pint or two of your favorite flavors. aftersicecream.com
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