Lent's Almost Over: Break Your Fast At Magnolia Bakery

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Magnolia Bakery's Easter Cupcakes
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Lent is almost over, which means in just a few short days you can stuff your face with whatever "vice" you decided to cut out of your diet for 40 days. I'm just assuming that vice would be food-related because let's face it; nothing else would be nearly as difficult to give up. I know a few people who gave up soda (smart), one that gave up cheese (gasp!), and several that gave up sweets (double gasp!!). This post is for the latter group, folks that are jonesing for that first reintroduction bite of cupcake, macaron or flourless chocolate cake. 

If you ask me, there's only one place to get that fix: West Hollywood's Magnolia Bakery, home of the signature buttercream swirl. For Easter and Passover, the good folks at Magnolia have baked up almost 15 types of desserts that will crush your 40-day sugar craving, satiate your sweet tooth, fulfill your frosting fantasy... you get the gist. I've included the full list below, all of which can be found in their store and some of which is available for shipping online. Personally, my vote goes goes to the matzo crunch, made from layers of Matzo cracker, handmade buttercrunch candy, chocolate, white chocolate and toffee pieces. How anyone can resist the likes of that for 40 days is beyond me, but what a sweet reunion it will be. Literally.

Magnolia Bakery's Easter Sweets:

• Easter Egg Brownie Bites: Decorated with pastel vanilla buttercream ($3.75 per bag)

• 3 Layer 6” Pastel Cakes: Classic vanilla and chocolate cake with vanilla and chocolate pastel hued buttercream ($36 per 6” cake)

• Easter Cupcakes: Classic vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with vanilla and chocolate buttercream, adorned with festive decorations and sprinkles ($3.50 each)

Vintage Egg Carton Minis
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• Vintage Egg Carton Minis: Vanilla or chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream, toasted coconut and chocolate covered sunflower seeds ($26 for a dozen)

• Chocolate Wafer Whoopie Cookies: An assortment of pastel vanilla buttercream sandwiched between two rich chocolate wafer cookies ($6 for 3)

• Lemon Shortbread Sugar Rolled: Lemon shortbread cookies rolled in pastel lavender, blue & green sanding sugar ($7 for a bag of 6)

• Lemon Shortbread Chocolate Dipped: Lemon shortbread cookies dipped in chocolate and decorated in pastel non-pariels ($7 for a bag of 6)

• Easter Cupcakes: Classic vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with vanilla and chocolate buttercream, adorned with festive decorations and sprinkles ($21 for 6) (available online)

• Easter Cupcake Box: Rich, fudgy flourless chocolate cupcakes with assorted pastel vanilla bean meringue buttercream and Easter decorations ($24 for 6) (available online)

Flourless Chocolate Cake & Cupcakes
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• Easter Cookie Basket: One dozen lemon shortbread sugar rolled (purple and white) cookies, one dozen lemon shortbread cookies dipped in chocolate, bag of miniature pastel meringues ($35) (available online)

Passover Treats:

• Matzo Crunch: Layers of Matzo cracker, Magnolia handmade buttercrunch candy, chocolate, white chocolate and toffee pieces ($3.25 per bag)

• Single Layer Flourless Chocolate Cake (also available as cupcakes): A dense, rich chocolate cake made without flour ($35 per 9” cake)

• Mandel Bread: Loaded with chopped almonds and chocolate chips and made with cake meal (pulverized matzo) ($3.25 per bag)

• Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes: A dense, rich chocolate cake made without flour and topped with vanilla bean meringue buttercream ($4 each)

Magnolia Bakery8389 West 3rd StreetLos Angeles, CA 90048(323) 951-0636www.magnoliabakery.com