Disney Dessert Reminiscing 🧁
Make it pink with a little chocolate on top...
Happy Friday, friends! I thought we’d take a virtual trip to Disney’s Grand Floridian as an early Valentine’s Day treat. 💕 Of course, no Disney World day would be complete without a Disney dessert…
I was intrigued to see something called a “Flamingo Cake” listed on the app under the Gasparilla Island dessert menu, so I took the short walk over from our room in Sago Cay past the marina to check it out. It was everything one could wish from something called a “Flamingo Cake” - not just a cupcake, but a proper, small, gourmet gateau, iced to perfection with bright pink Flamingo feathers.
Admittedly it was also priced like a small cake rather than a cupcake - I think it was around $8 - but it was so rich, it was ideal for sharing. I couldn’t even tell where the tropical mousse ended and the vanilla cake began, the whole cake inside was just very light with a lovely passion fruitiness. It would be nice if the mini gateaus became a permanent fixture on the Gasparilla menu - it feels perfect for the Grand - but alas, looking on the online menu today, I no longer see any proper, sophisticated mini cake offerings.
Last summer’s Flamingo Cake has me remembering other beautiful pink and red sweets that I’ve had at Disney. One of my favorite Main Street Bakery cupcake memories was from a Valentine’s Day spent at the Magic Kingdom. It was a lovely blue sky day, perfect for munching on a red velvet cupcake and watching the clouds float by over Cinderellla Castle. I still have that plastic heart balloons decoration; it’s decorating my desk right now.
Another dessert that springs to mind is the stunning rose chocolate mousse from Amorette’s Patisserie at Disney Springs. I thought I would just take a quick look and maybe snap a picture of the case at Amorette’s that day, but as soon as I saw the perfect little rose, I found myself getting in line. 😂
To bring us back around to the Grand, there’s possibly no more classic pink dessert at Disney than 1900 Park Fare’s wonderful strawberry soup. In the past it’s always been part of the evening club level appetizer selection at least once a week, I hope they never change that. I have tried making it at home, and it came out pretty well!
Will you be making, baking or buying any special desserts for Valentine’s Day? Let me know in the comments and tell me your favorite Disney dessert memory! 🍰
I am not a big Disney fan but this does look like such fun and the treats are gorgeous!