Leda’s cupcakes — going… going… Oct 18th, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 12:14
Hey everyone - I was just at Leda’s Bake Shop (Sherman Oaks) on Friday and found out that Ledette is planning to close down and re-think her bakery. She mentioned re-opening in the New Year and *no more cupcakes*!!! (too labor intensive)
SO - the very last day you can walk in and get a Leda’s Bake Shop cupcake will be
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Saturday Oct 18th.
NB - they recently changed their hours of business:
After observing recent business trends, baker Ledette is devoting Tues, Wed and Thursdays to catering and pre-orders. You’ll need to place your order the day before and there is a 24 cupcake minimum per flavor, but no minimums on their outstanding cookies, macaroons and delectable scones.
On Fridays and Saturdays, Leda’s Bake Shop is open for that spontaneous mini-cupcake craving, 10.30am ’till 6pm.
13722 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, just W of Woodman,
(818) 386-9644
Go to their website for a full range of their flavors:
Go here for my previous report.
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MaxMillion says:
October 11th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Okay, so I had a bit of a late start on - uh - morning tea today and just got back from Leda’s Bake Shop. We got three mini cupcakes each — that was tough to stick to, believe me.
My guy loved the Coconut Lime - he said it was “incredible” For me, it didn’t blow my mind. It was simply excellent instead of oh-my-god-this is-incredible like most of the others are (!)
The passionfruit ones were all sold out by noon!
But I highly recommend the Chocolate with Raspberry topping. There is a super-intense blob of raspberry curd just under the buttercream that WILL blow your mind with its sheer deliciousness and concentrated flavour.
I adore the Dulce de Leche, with its intense blob of caramel - sweet with a hint of salt - under the caramel buttercream. I think the cake was vanilla.
The Pumpkin comes with a blob of orange curd and (I think) vanilla butter cream. Biting into that one fills your nose with the spices of the moist pumpkin cake and hits your tongue with the tang of the orange plus the creamy sensation of the buttercream frosting — all at once.
Incredible, indeed.
She also had Lemon and Coconut Vanilla, Triple chocolate, Peanut Butter and Chocolate and TONS of cookies, brownies, coconut macaroons and various scones – all a truly excellent.
Also, I noticed quite a few of the cupcakes were vegan, meaning no butter. But I definitely prefer the buttercream ones.
They are all very light, fluffy and perfectly balanced morsels.
*sigh*