Elizabethan Desserts

Elizabethan Desserts is a hidden treasure found inside Sunshine Gardens, at 155 Quail Garden Dr. in Encinitas CA. I know what you’re thinking, what kind of dessert place is located inside of a business that sells plants and flowers? Well don’t let the location fool you. Elizabethan has some of the most eye appealing, scrumptious desserts I have ever tasted.

           
The pricing on their cupcakes range form $1.75 for a mini, to $4.25 for a jumbo. The cupcakes having interesting flavors, and attention-grabbing names to go along with them. One example: Colin’s Peanut Butter Wag, which is chocolate cake, with peanut butter buttercream, hand dipped in milk chocolate, drizzled with white chocolate and peanuts. There’s also the “Mustachio” pictured below.

The Mustachio: White chocolate pistachio cake, with pistachio buttercream, and a chocolate mustache
Photo taken by: Britta Garsow

They also have a range of pies from Strawberry rhubarb to Mississippi mud. They are priced from $20-28 for a whole 9in pie, or $5.95 for an individual version.

           
The thing that sets Elizabethan apart from other bakeries is that they go all out for holidays. For this past Easter they featured cake pops that looked like little chicks. As well as cupcakes adorned with chicks and bunnies, grazing on grass-like piping, all made out of frosting.

Elizabethan also offers an assortment of bars, cookies, whoppie pies, and scones. Their hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday 9am-6pm.

Peanut Butter Caramel S'mores Bar: graham cracker crust with peanut butter, chocolate, caramel, and a marshmallow topping
Photo take by: Britta Garsow

Website: http://www.elizabethandesserts.com/