Liberty Market

Liberty Market

Liberty Market has been around a while.

Hell, I even used to work around the corner (sorry, this site is obnoxious. it also explains why a character like myself would work at such an establishment.) and gorge myself on breakfast potatoes a few doors down with roomies.

I’ve seen so much buzz all over Twitter (follow them, stat! @LibertyMarket) about their delicious baked goods, fantastic spirits, mouth-watering menus, and tasting events, I’m kicking myself for not being a more expressive lover before recently. You can’t change the past Jess, only move forward. Exhale.

One of their latest “seasonal” creations in the sweets department are Girl Scout Cookie-inspired cupcakes. I hear the angels singing and the epic foodgasms commencing from sea to shining sea. At least that was my personal reality, when they tweeted about The Samoan Cupcake.

If you happened to follow my seemingly hourly boulder-holder updates on Twitter today, you’d know that I packed up Nugget and made the short jaunt to indulge myself. And indulge I did. Sorry love handles. You’ve been acting out a bit lately and could probably use as many opportunities as I can offer to practice your forgiveness…

In a nutshell, the bras never dried. I layered like no one’s business, donning an outgrown shelf bra. Serves me right for doing the one household chore I loathe entirely in the middle of the day when THERE ARE CUPCAKES TO BE HAD, GODDAMNIT!

And now, for your salivary glands’ drooling pleasure, a food fanatics review of The Samoan Cupcake from Liberty Market:

• They’re huge! Okay, so maybe not like Costco muffin huge, but they definitely use large cupcake liners.
• I spy a Samoan. Bonus points for half of the actual Girl Scout cookie placed strategically atop the fluffy frosting.
• Filling!! Not like the obnoxious kind I will probably need come my dental cleaning in August, the ganache was perfect in every way.
• Surprisingly light, yet decadent. To be honest, I was a bit intimidated by the sheer size and harrumph of the cupcake when I was snuggling with it on the couch bringing it home. I was surprised to find the cake very light, not too sweet, and balanced perfectly with the filling and frosting. It helps me justify eating such a mammoth sweet because I didn’t feeling like puking the second I licked the last finger clean.

If you’re in the East Valley of Satan’s Pit, make your way to Liberty Market by morning. These beauties will surely go fast.

If you’re not in the East Valley of Satan’s Pit, cue food envy: