It is here – my one year blogiversary! It has been quite a sweet year.
One of my favorite places to get a sweet treat in Los Angeles is Sweets for the Soul. This is a sweets shop to rival all others. They make an amazing brownie. The exterior is faintly crisp like a French macaron, while maintaining a satisfying chewy soft texture. The Valrhona chocolate is stunningly rich with a delicate creaminess. These brownies are just sexy. So buttery they almost melt away.
On a recent visit I discovered the Caramel Bliss brownie. Is there anything better in the world than combining chocolate, caramel and pecans? This brownie is dense and luxurious. The caramel is sweet and toothsome. The pecans supply the perfect bite, blending together all of the flavors.
While Sweets for the Soul is known for their seductive brownies, they do have an enticing glass cake stand right by the register. This glass carapace is home to daily specials from pb&j; cupcakes to cookies and more. To my surprise I found one lone cinnamon sugar cake donut shyly hiding beneath the glass lid.
I ordered it instantly.
It was perfect.
Crumbly soft and sweet, it was a heart shaped piece of heaven. What are you waiting for? Get in your car and visit Sweets For The Soul in Atwater Village, I promise you will not be disappointed!
On this blog I often wax poetic about my on going love affair with desserts. Let me eat cake is really just a philosophy for enjoying life’s sweet pleasures. To celebrate my blogiversary I have a GIVEAWAY. Sweets For The Soul’s owner Lilly LaBonge has kindly donated a $20 gift certificate for one of my readers! Simply leave a comment below and I will be picking a winner at random on Thursday. For a second chance to win tweet a link http://bit.ly/b6Kp79 to this blog post and leave me another comment letting me know you have done so. Be sure you leave an email so I can contact you if you win!
Good luck!
* must be a Los Angeles resident to win giveaway*
Jessica @ How Sweet
April 27, 2010Congrats on 1 year!! 🙂
Mike & Melissa
April 27, 2010Happy Blogiversary!
Mike & Melissa
April 27, 2010Happy Blogiversary!
Mike & Melissa
April 27, 2010Happy Blogiversary!
Anna A.
April 27, 2010Happy 1 Year to the coolest cake eater around!!
J.
April 27, 2010Have a sweet anniversary! 🙂
oddlyme
April 27, 2010Hooray for a blog that gives baked goods and sweets eaters the respect they deserve!
Congrats on one year : )
catty
April 27, 2010Happy bloggie birthday honey!!!
Jason K
April 27, 2010Dessert is usually, if not always, the best meal of the day! Congrats on extolling the virtues of it for the last year, and here's to the next!
Julia
April 27, 2010Yeah for a full year of blogging delicious food! Good job!
Amanda (Two Boos Who Eat)
April 27, 2010Happy one year! Looks like a fantastically delicious giveaway. I'm a LA resident (well Ventura County) but count me in!
Wehaf
April 27, 2010Happy anniversary! I'm not in L.A.; could give the gift certificate to a friend who is if I win?
LetMeEatCake Eat With Me!
April 27, 2010Wehaf- absolutely! but leave me an email so I can contact you if you win 🙂
LetMeEatCake Eat With Me!
April 27, 2010Wehaf- absolutely! but leave me an email so I can contact you if you win 🙂
LetMeEatCake Eat With Me!
April 27, 2010Wehaf- absolutely! but leave me an email so I can contact you if you win 🙂
joy the baker
April 27, 2010happy blog anniversary! that's a big deal! lots of work goes into this little gem of yours! congratulations!!
tallnoe
April 27, 2010One year… WOW… I haven't blogged in almost a year. I've started… but wait – that's a lie. It's been a long time tho.
I prefer reading about your sweets, in all honesty!!
Congrats!!!
Diana
April 27, 2010I loved the brownie I got my mom from Sweets for the Soul! I only got a bite, but it was a really good one. Here's hoping I get to have some free bites soon!
Diana
April 27, 2010Just tweeted about it! Give me some brownies!!! 😉
Esi
April 27, 2010Happy blog birthday! xo
Alishia
April 27, 2010Oh my, I haven't heard of Sweets for the Soul – but I'm willing to make the drive out to Atwater Village. Congrats on the 1 year anniversary! I RT on twitter – @AlyRizzo
My email is neoreineserenite(at)hotmail(dot)com
Tangled Noodle
April 27, 2010Happy 1st Blogoversary! Wishing you many more years of happy posting and delicious sweets!
Tsz
April 27, 2010Happy Blog Bday!
John W.
April 27, 2010Hey there. Great blog – happy one year!
Best,
John
http://niobid.blogspot.com/
Ashley
April 27, 2010Glad it was a year full of desserts :). Those photos are making me drool.
The Duo Dishes
April 27, 2010Woohooo! One year down, more to go. Congrats to you!
Mary
April 27, 2010Happy Anniversary! This post might just get me to leave the Westside (and that never happens!). Also, kudos to you for using the word "toothsome" and not sounding ridiculous :-).
La Dolce Veta
April 27, 2010everyone I know that gets to "eat their cake" at SweetsForTheSoul, myself included, is OH SO HAPPY they did so! from their "shouldn't-be-that-good-cause-they're-dairy/gluten-free-but-SO-are" chocolate pecan cookies (my fave) to the consistently awesome brownies of all flavors, not to mention lemon pudding cake and vegan forbidden rice pudding, man oh man, making myself drool… I say, LET US ALL EAT CAKE!
Desiree
April 27, 2010Happy Anniversary! That brownie looks amazingggg
missducky@gmail.com
The Food Dude
April 27, 20101 Year happens soo fast. I'm still waiting for the day that I read you've been offered the Food Critics Job at the Los Angeles Daily News! Congrats!
steven.lobdell@wellpoint.com
Cafe Observer
April 27, 2010Well, another congratulations for making a year! Most bloggers give up – it's not easy. Luv your blog. It's moist, sweet & tasty. But it's been a while since I visited.
LIMER35
April 27, 2010Congrats on your one year anniversary. Keep up the great work. Can't wait to try out these brownies. =)
Susan
April 27, 2010mmmm, sweets for the soul – love! and a great big happy anniversary to you!
justJENN
April 27, 2010Yes! All sweets all the time! Congrats!
Liz
April 28, 2010Happy blogaversary to you! lizanakata(at)yahoo(dot)com
♥¸¸.•*¨Skip to Malou¨¨*•.¸¸♥¸
April 28, 2010happy blog-versary! im so glad to have bumped into you! here's more to come… cheers!
btw i work in LA so that makes me qualified right? hehehe!
Desiree
April 28, 2010I tweeted!
missducky@gmail.com
Charity(ccboobooy)
April 28, 2010I could live without food, but not without sweets.
Thanks for the giveaway.
charisscharity at yahoo dot com
Charity(ccboobooy)
April 28, 2010I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/ccboobooy/status/13019856237
e*star
April 28, 2010Congratulations, Nastassia!! 🙂
Rhea
April 28, 2010Everything looks so yummy — Happy 1-yr anniversary!
Erika
April 28, 2010Happy blogiversary – and I tweeted too!
Rhea
April 28, 2010I tweeted the news and link as well!
Avanika [YumsiliciousBakes]
April 28, 2010Happy Blogoversary 🙂
sophia
April 28, 2010Happy Blogoversary!!! And holy cow. How have I NOT heard of this place before? Sign me up! 😀
sophia
April 28, 2010I tweeted! 🙂
Caroline
April 28, 2010Congrats on your 1st year of blogging. Here's to many more sweet posts.
Jigsaw Records
April 28, 2010happy blogiversary! stay sweet!
J. Christina Huh
April 28, 2010Congrats for making it to a year. 🙂
Erica
April 29, 2010Congrats on 1 year! Sweets for the Soul has been on my to try list for a while, and wowie, that brownie sounds delicious.
Hannah
April 29, 2010congrats 😀 that place looks amazing!
I retweeted it! twitter.com/johnkrasinski
and my email is hannahjhargrove at gmail dot com
Snooky doodle
April 30, 2010nice blog and yummy cakes
Anonymous
May 1, 2010Happy B- BDAY!!!
marla {family fresh cooking}
May 11, 2010Happy Birthday to your blog. Those treats look amazing. Sorry we will miss you at the potluck in LA this month.