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Rejoice, dessert fans. Seattle's Sweet Week returns this Monday, September 14, through Sunday, September 20 across town, organized by Hot Cakes chocolatier Autumn Martin. Again, all participating shops will offer special $5 items and samplers that are not usually available on their menus, like trios of ice creams or mini pies. Find more details on the Sweet Week site, and as you get out your dessert pants, here are some specific offerings to plan for:
A La Mode Pie: ‘Cookies & Cream Tuxedo Pie' crumbly chocolate-graham cracker crust, with layers of rich ribbons of chocolate, crushed Oreos, delicate homemade custard, more crushed Oreos, and whipped cream topping
Bluebird Ice Cream: Smoked Chocolate Porter Ice Cream with Hot Cakes' smoked chocolate
Canal Market: Apple Rosette with pistachio ice cream
Chocolopolis: Flight of Brown Butter and Salted Caramel drinking chocolates with a salted caramel covered in dark chocolate.
Cupcake Royale: Buttered Popcorn and Caramel Crunch Cookie with buttered popcorn and peanut crunch ice cream, and Kukuruza Hawaiian sea salted caramel corn
Dahlia Bakery: S'mores Chocolate Tart
Dahlia Workshop: ‘City of Seattle' Italian plum and ginger Basque cake
Flying Apron: Vegan & Gluten-Free Yeasted Cinnamon Roll with cream cheese frosting
Full Tilt Ice Cream: Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Bars
Fresh Flours: Tea-infused macaron sampler: Chai, Rooibos, Hojicha, and Matcha
Gelatiamo: ‘Gelato d'Autunno' trio of gelatos using pears, figs and hazelnuts, served with a caramel cookie
Hello Robin: Ice Cream Sandwich with Chocolate Chai Brownie Chunk Cookies, Molly Moon's Stumptown coffee ice cream, and pop rocks
Hot Cakes: Ballard: Apple Cardamom Ginger Crisp with salty molasses caramel and vanilla ice cream
Capitol Hill: Cherry Fig Fennel Crisp with salted caramel and vanilla soft serve
Le Panier: ‘La Vie en Rose' sweet rose mousse and raspberry cream in choux pastry
Macrina: Mini Banana Chocolate Cake, layers of banana and chocolate cake with sweetened whipped cream and rum roasted bananas, glazed with ganache
Parfait: Chewy Chocolate Hazelnut Cookie Sandwich with butter toffee ice cream, rolled in hazelnut toffee
Pie: Trio Of Mini Mini Pies, pick three: Beechers Apple Pie with local Flagship cheddar, apples, and brown sugar cheddar crumble; Boozy Blackberry with local berries and Schilling Cider's Mischief Maker, Crème Fraiche Pecan, Pumpkin Cream, and Raspberry Chiffon
Sweet Mickey's: Fudge Sampler Box
Theo Chocolate: Flight of fall flavors: Pear Balsamic Ganache, Apple Cider Caramel, and Fig Fennel Ganache
Violet Sweet Shop: ‘The Opera Bundt Cake' all-vegan vanilla bundt cake brushed with espresso syrup, covered in dark chocolate ganache, and filled with espresso creme