
Sweet Charity returned to Charleston, bringing an evening of desserts, competition and plenty of sugar to Capitol Market.

Hosted by Faith in Action of the Greater Kanawha Valley, the event brought together nine local bakers and dessert makers, each serving up a signature creation for guests to sample.
Mountain Mama | Sticky Toffee Pudding - Rich, coffee soaked date sponge baked with apples and warm spices, drenched in butter toffee sauce. Layered with a bright, tart cranberry raspberry compote and finished with a blackstrap molasses oat pecan crunch
Dark chocolate & strawberry petit four
Appalachian Grape Jubilee | A farm-to-table dessert made with grapes from our own garden, slowly simmered into a sweet Appalachian celebration
Brownie with nuts and caramel
Maple Bourbon, Pumpkin Spice & Oreo Cheesecake
Banoffee tiramisu with white mocha bala baiana
Butter pecan cake with a butter pecan frosting topped with a caramel drizzle and a spiced candied pecan
Lemon Blueberry Pavlova - vanilla meringue, lemon curd, fresh cream & bueberry coulis
Lemon Blueberry Crumble featuring LemonUps Girl Scout Cookies
* Muofawar — medium-roast coffee with cardamom and cream
* Qishr — coffee husks/cascara with ginger and cinnamon
* Sanani — a Yemeni coffee preparation
* Adani Chai — Yemeni black tea with cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon and milk
* Black Yemeni Tea — cardamom and cinnamon
* Turkish Coffee
* Arabic Coffee
Whimsy is a small, local catering business operating out of one woman's West Side home.
She posts a menu on Facebook, accepts orders and then schedules a pick-up window.
The menu for the week I ordered included:
32oz Ginger Roasted Butternut Squah & Heirloom Carrot Soup w/toasted Pumpkin seeds on side.
32oz Wild rice pilaf w/Peas & Crispy Beets.
1dz Almond, Raisin Cinnamon sugar Pastry swirls.
Individual “Reese” Madness w/Crushed peanut butter Oreos, chocolate fudge,and Peanut butter mousse.
Have you tried anything?
32oz Ginger Roasted Butternut Squah & Heirloom Carrot Soup w/toasted Pumpkin seeds on side.
32oz Wild rice pilaf w/Peas & Crispy Beets.
1dz Almond, Raisin Cinnamon sugar Pastry swirls.
Individual “Reese” Madness w/Crushed peanut butter Oreos, chocolate fudge,and Peanut butter mousse.
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