As you read from the Wednesday review of Schmidt’s Pastry Cottage, we all came away HUGE fans.  Ever since that night we’ve been dreaming of their eclairs, rolls, cookies and more.  Basically our bags are packed and we’re ready to move into Schmidt’s Pastry Cottage forever.

Turns out, you CAN buy happiness:

Fantasizing about three-tier cakes can be almost as enjoyable as eating them (fewer calories, that way, too):

While we did get to sample lots of tasties, we couldn’t eat everything in sight (major bummer):

However, we did get to take a yummy assortment home to savor… YAY!!!

And… {insert drumroll}… we get to share the baked delights of Schmidt’s Pastry Cottage with one VERY lucky reader!

Just comment for your chance to win a quarter sheet cake from Schmidt’s Pastry Cottage!!!

Winning would mean you could be the hero of your family; you could share your sheet cake with them and make their dreams come true.

… or it could be a “ticket for one” to the most fabulous tastebud adventure you’ve ever been on. It’s your choice (we won’t tell if you don’t want to share).

Either way, you better hurry and comment so you don’t miss this chance! Meanwhile, run on over to Schmidt’s Pastry Cottage for a quick sweet treat while you wait to find out if you’ve won!

P.S. You can find Schimdt’s online and on Facebook.

Where can I satisfy my sweet tooth?  Who caters treats for weddings or birthday parties?  Is there a place my girlfriends and I can go later in the evening to satisfy our sweet cravings and laugh and giggle all night?  If you have been wondering any or all of these, we’ve found the place for you.

The Chocolate is a dessert bakery located in Orem, UT, which boasts of freshly baked treats including gourmet cupcakes, brownies, bars, tarts, cookies and layered cakes (to name a few), using only the finest and local ingredients.

The Chocolate’s website

The Chocolate’s blog

Find them on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/TheChoco

Facebook page

Ange Christiansen is the owner and mastermind behind The Chocolate, which started as a hobby but quickly evolved into a career.  The story behind the evolution of The Chocolate is so fantastic and romantic. Ange’s dream started in elementary school and her husband is her biggest fan! You can hear it for yourself as they tell the Sassies their story:

Every Wednesday night is considered Ladies’ Night when they keep the cafe open past hours, offer free milk and delicious desserts to give you that sugar high for bonding with your girlfriends.  Some of their popular items?  Cakes by the slice:

The Dottie: An ode to pineapple upside down cake. Smothered in vanilla whipped cream and accented with toasted coconut.

The Kitty Katrina: Divine vanilla cake layered with fruit filling and topped with whipped vanilla buttercream.

The Husband (you guessed it—Ange’s husband’s favorite): Moist yellow cake layers separated by milk chocolate ganache, drenched in more ganache and dressed with chocolate mosaic pieces.

The Chocolate offered a variety of their tempting baked goods to the Sassies and guest Sassy Becca when we stopped by for Ladies’ Night.  Check back later this week to find out what we ate and what were our favorites.

P.S. Did you ever think to find sweet potatoes in your dessert? Check it out here:

Well, there shouldn’t be any question as to how the Sassies feel about Dippidee!

Because I had previously visited, and had already tasted their cupcakes and sugar cookies, I was very excited to learn that Dippidee would be providing the important accessories to the Sassy Scoops’ tea party.   What is more perfect for a girls’ get-together than a layered chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling,  perfectly decorated with a rich chocolate-buttery frosting, enhanced by gold shimmer?   I hardly contributed to the “girl talk” because I was engrossed in my own sugary state of euphoria.

Marcee Kitchen, owner and creator of Dippidee knows exactly how to enhance your party with her baked goods creations.  All of her cakes are custom-made, according to your requests, and of course are made with the finest, freshest ingredients.  Even more endearing to learn about these sweet items is that both of her parents spend time in the kitchen mixing the dough with Marcee!  It’s definitely a family-fun business.

So, forget about those grocery store birthday cakes!  Order your next cake from Dippidee!  You won’t be disappointed (neither will your party guests)!  And don’t forget to stop by Dippidee’s for some of their in-store treats as well.  You’ll fall in love with cupcakes all over again!

And Dippidee is providing the opportunity for just that! Follow them on their Facebook Page and Twitter Page to be notified of great deals!

Dippidee is hosting a giveaway on this post and

giving away a dozen of the cupcakes to the winner!

For the chance to win this giveaway you must:

-Comment on this post once

-For 5 extra entries tweet about this giveaway

-For 10 extra entries facebook about this giveaway

-For 15 extra entries blog about this giveaway

Good luck! This giveaway ends Friday January 15th at midnight!

THIS GIVEAWAY WAS WON BY AMY SPRINGER, IT IS NOW CLOSED.

I could sum up My Dough Girl with a two word sentence.  GO THERE.

But to be fair, I should probably give a little more detail.  My Dough Girl is the absolute best cookie shop I’ve ever been to.  And let me tell you, I am a cookie snob.  I can’t resist a bakery.  Since that is the case, I have tried dozens and dozens of bakery cookies in my life.  Normally, I end up thinking that I could have made the cookie better.  (I told you- I’m a cookie snob).

After eating at My Dough Girl, however, I don’t even have a desire to make my own cookies ever again.  Why would I?  These are the best cookies ever created.  They have the perfect softness and the most interesting flavors and combinations like mango chocolate chip! But even their ordinary cookies like peanut butter or chocolate chip are the best I’ve ever had.

And I love that you can choose to buy freshly baked cookies OR frozen dough to make in your own home.  Oooohhh…imagine the smells you could have floating throughout your house.

The service at My Dough Girl is fantastic as well. They’ll let you try a piece of any cookie before buying. And believe me, you’re going to want to try them all!

When my mom came to visit from out of town, My Dough Girl was the first place we stopped.  She was so impressed, she bought three dozen frozen dough balls to take back to California in a cooler!

I’m so happy I got to be a guest Sassy on this trip.  My Dough Girl is truly one place I will go again and again and again and again….

So what did some of our Sassies think of the tempting treats from Raw Melissa Desserts? Read on to find out!
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QUESTION

What was your first impression?
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THE SCOOP

Allison: Gorgeous presentation!
Carina: Her desserts are so lovely, a perfect portion.
Jyl: Wow! This looks like real dessert.
Quinn: Loved the colors & variety; looked appetizing!
Vanessa: Ha! That I wanted to grab the plates for myself and leave all the other Sassies in the dust!

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QUESTION

What did you like the most?

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THE SCOOP

Allison: It tasted natural, not chemical laden.
Carina: I absolutely love the macaroons. They’re delicious, the very essence of sweet coconut!
Jyl: The macaroons. Hands down!
Quinn: Hands-down, RawMelissa’s chocolate raspberry pie is the BEST. OMGosh, I crave it constantly.
Vanessa: How it was VEGAN, how I knew that every ingredient was healthy and pure for my body. Oh and that it tastes like heaven.

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QUESTION

What didn’t you like?

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THE SCOOP:

Allison: One of the desserts tasted too much like avocados for me.
Carina: Her stuff is delicious, but I still prefer a baked item. But for raw and vegan foods, Melissa makes the best.
Jyl: The key lime pie. I expected it to taste exactly like key lime pie.
Quinn: I’m not a fan of the strawberry pie.
Vanessa: Wish the prices for the cakes/pies were a bit less. The macaroons are priced perfectly.
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QUESTION

Would you visit again?

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THE SCOOP:

Allison: Yes! Yummy.
Carina: I have already! I’ll purchase Raw Melissa for my vegan and raw foods friends. It’s the perfect treat to say I’m Thinking of You while being cognizant of their dietary lifestyles.
Jyl: For macaroons, yes. Otherwise, I’ll stick with my non-vegan ways!
Quinn: Absolutely! I’m completely addicted, now!
Vanessa: I would purchase and DO purchase her treats everytime I go into Blue Lemon or Good Earth, we love them at our house. We are quite addicted but I don’t feel guilty because they are raw, vegan and all organic.

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QUESTION

If you could only send out one tweet about the business, what would you say?

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THE SCOOP:

Allison: All natural, delicious desserts from @RawMelissa!
Carina: Raw Melissa’s coconut macaroons must be tried to be believed–they’re divine!
Jyl: Check out @rawmelissa for the yummiest… not to mention healthiest… macaroons around!
Quinn: @rawmelissa has the most delicious healthy treats E.V.E.R. and she’s completely adorable!
Vanessa: @RawMelissa how do you do it? How are they so delicious but oh so good for me?!

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Return to SassyScoops.com on Friday. You won’t want to miss our Follow-up Friday post on the totally-vegan-yet-totally-tasty Raw Melissa Desserts. It’s always entertaining when the Sassies get together!

If you’re looking for one of the best dessert joints in town, then the Sweet Tooth Fairy is the place to be. They’ve got a delicious dessert menu full of every kind of sweet treat you’d want. There’s moist fluffy cupcakes, chewy sweet cookies, and gorgeous one of a kind cakes – YUM.

But one of their best and most famous treats is the Cake Bites. They are a little round bites of goodness that satisfy the “sweet tooth”. They’ve even been featured on Rachel Ray!

So come visit the Sweet Tooth Fairy to get your sugar fix. This fairy will make all your dessert wishes come true.  You can find them down in South Provo at 1227 S. University Ave. Provo, UT.  So who’s thinking cupcakes tonight?