I was first seduced by a big glass case that was home to five of six very pretty cakes, including a flourless chocolate and a carrot. I was intrigued by the mocha caramel cream, which was already sliced and ready to go in little plastic clamshells.
I'm sad to say that I was a bit disappointed. I could detect no mocha at all in the cake itself; there was a nice coffee flavor in the decorative frosting swirls, but there were only a couple of those. Without the balance of coffee, the overall effect was very, very sweet. The cake was pleasantly moist, however, and the caramel offered a nice richness.
When you walk up to the counter, your eyes can't help but be drawn to the giant glass jars filled with cookies. I was torn, but ultimately decided against snickerdoodle in favor chocolate chunk and chewy ginger.
The chocolate chunk cookie was good. The chocolate was chopped, so there was a nice balance of chunk with flecks of chocolate throughout. It wasn't quite as chewy and I like my cookies, but few are. The true gem of this visit, however, was the chewy ginger cookie. Chewy it was, with a perfect blend of sweet and spice. Even better, there were pieces of candied ginger hidden beneath the surface. They added texture as well as little bursts of ginger flavor.
I will return to Pascale just for one of those cookies. No, that's not true; I will return to Pascale for lots and lots of chewy ginger cookies. I'd encourage you to do the same. They're open 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; lunch is served 11:00 until 2:00.
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