This is a PSA For All My Secret Admirers (I’m Sure There Are Many of You)
As we all know, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And I decided to make it easy this year and just tell you where to find the key to my heart.
No, it’s not in a diamond ring, or a bouquet of red roses, or a heart-shaped box of chocolates. It’s not in a Shakespearean sonnet (though, sure, you may compare me to a summer’s day), or a boombox outside my window playing Peter Gabriel’s 1986 romantic hit “In Your Eyes.”
No—the key to my heart is baked right into the unapologetically sweet and deliciously indulgent collection of Valentine’s Day inspired treats from the iconic and award-winning bakery Milk Bar. These treats are sexy, romantic, and very limited edition (so you’d best get a move on before they sell out). But if you somehow aren’t familiar with Milk Bar, let me fill you in.
Milk Bar: To Make Me Your “Butter Half”
The brainchild of dessert mastermind Christina Tosi, Milk Bar was started in 2008 in New York City. Since then, it’s grown into a full blown bakery empire with over a dozen locations across the country and a cult following that includes celebrities like Taylor Swift and Chrissy Tiegen.
And now, they offer nationwide 2-day shipping for their delicious offerings, which can be scheduled in advance up to 30 days. This means everyone can try confections from the world-famous bakery from the comfort of their own homes. It also means I can be wooed from afar.
This year, Milk Bar is rolling out three mouth-watering limited edition desserts in their Valentine’s Day collection, and I will be accepting any and all of them as ploys for my love.
Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake
Rich, layered, decadent, one-of-a-kind… (and I’m not just talking about my ideal Valentine). This Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake is the ultimate way to say “be mine”: perfectly-moist double chocolate red velvet cake is layered with red velvet frosting, cheesecake filling, and topped with red velvet crumbs.
If sweets are my love language, then this cake is the dictionary. I’m thinking of a dimly lit room, scattered rose petals, and a bottle of Veuve Clicquot with this baked masterpiece as the only thing between us…
Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake Truffles
When it comes to bite-sized Valentine’s Day treats, these truffles blow a box of chocolates out of the water. Filled with chocolate cake, chocolate chips, and cream cheese, coated in a barely-there chocolate shell, and rolled in red velvet crumbs, these beauties are everything delicious about the Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake rolled into irresistible cake truffles.
Save the cheesy pick-up lines and opt for these cheesecake truffles instead. They’re guaranteed to sweep me off my feet (just let me finish eating them, first).
The Match Made in (Dessert) Heaven
This delectable dessert duo was truly made for two (as reluctant as I may be to share it). Milk Bar calls it a “love letter to your taste buds” but, let’s get this straight, it can also be a love letter to me.
The Match Made in (Dessert) Heaven takes a variety of Milk Bar’s best fudgy truffles and sweetens the deal with the limited-edition 4” Mini Black & White Cake (an homage to NYC’s beloved black and white cookie). They sandwich layers of chocolate and vanilla cake between cookies and cream frosting and shortbread crumbs, and then top it with a black and white pattern which just puts the icing on, well, the cake.
Plus, because it’s shipped fresh and artfully packed, this combo can bring the perfect V-day dessert spread right to the front door (wink, wink).
February 14th Isn’t My Only Date for V-Day This Year…
Because, even if my many suitors fall short, I’ll just treat myself to a dessert-date for one. This collection really adds a whole new meaning to “irresistible.” But this is no secret, and I’m not the only Milk Bar devotee out there, so these treats won’t last long. Luckily you can pre-order up to 30 days in advance, which I would strongly suggest doing.
If you’re looking to win me (or anyone else) over this year, I suggest heading to the V’Day Collection now to order these limited edition desserts while you still can.