A Little Taste of Heaven: Europe Cakes & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #90
Have you ever tasted heaven? I am sure you probably have. It comes in all forms, all shapes and sizes, all flavors and consistencies, all temperatures and textures. But if you have a wicked sweet tooth, then heaven is waiting just inside the doors of the historic Paddock Arcade in downtown Watertown, New York. A very short walk down the old hallway once you enter the double glass doors in front. Right there on the left hand side…Monica is weaving her magic behind the windows of Europe Cakes.
Renowned for her cake decorating expertise (she was taught by the best), Monica creates beautiful pastries and baked goodies for any occasion from birthdays to weddings to graduations to corporate events. But it is not necessarily the beauty of her creations that keeps Watertown residents coming back for more. It is more likely the delectable flavors that meet your tastebuds with every single nibble of every single sweet concoction that comes out of her kitchen.
But not only do you get a delicious dessert when you head into Europe Cakes, but you are also met with the biggest smile of gratitude and the happiest greeting ever as soon as you swing open that glass door to walk inside. But I must warn you to enter at your own risk. It is nearly impossible to choose which sweet goodness you will take home with you. I always end up bringing home way more than I had planned. It is also unlikely that you can even make it back out the door before shoving whatever heavenly confection you have chosen directly into your mouth.
However, you may want to try your hardest to wait before consuming your sweet treat because I guarantee you will make some sort of sound that indicates delight and bliss. And passers-by may stare in confusion as you float on by in culinary ecstasy. If they gawk with wonder as to why you are acting so strangely, just send them inside the Paddock Arcade and straight down the hall a short distance to the glass doors on the left. Warn them as I have warned you. And enjoy your sugar rush for it won’t last long as sugar rushes never do. But worry not, for Monica is there six days a week with fresh new desserts just waiting to claim the next innocent victim and take them on the most heavenly ride.
While I do love everything that Monica makes, some of my absolute favorites are her cannoli, sugar cookies, black and white cookies, cake pops, peanut butter pie, cheesecake…oh hell, I just started listing everything that she makes! I love it all! Monica made the cutest cake for my boys’ birthdays this past year and do you think I can find the pictures of it? Nope. Lost in the mess of photos stored in various places on my computer. But it, too, was a little taste of heaven. What delectables take you on a journey to tastebud bliss?
You can find Europe Cakes on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter or right in the Paddock Arcade in downtown Watertown.
And now your favorite posts from last week.
Rama of Chez Rama shared her post, The Perfect Travel Dress for Europe. She looks so chic and comfortable all at once! I am loving Rama’s style and her photographs are absolutely breathtaking. Go check it out!
Maureen of Little Miss Casual shared her post, Embroidered Cami Jumpsuit. I have never seen anyone rock a jumpsuit (or romper) the way Maureen does! She is just too stinking adorable! And this mustard yellow is gorgeous on her.
Keeping it on the edge,
Shelbee
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64 Comments
Kellyann Rohr
Oh what a delicious post and the yummiest way yet to spread the kindness my friend! My mouth is watering!
xo,
Kellyann
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Ha, thanks, Kellyann! Monica makes the most delicious things ever! I hope I didn’t make you super hungry this early in the morning!
xoxo
Shelbee
Laurie
My mouth is watering! Those cupcakes! xx
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Laurie, everything that Monica makes is so delicious! I wish I could send you some!
xoxo
Shelbee
Tamar A Strauss-Benjamin
Oh my gosh! Don’t those all look delectible!
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Oh Tamar, it is all so, so good!
xoxo
Shelbee
jacqui berry
I’m in love with this shop, and my favourite are the cannolis – yummy. xx Jacqui Mummabstylish
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Jacqui, thanks for reading! I hope I didn’t make you too hungry! Have a great day!
xoxo
Shelbee
Kathrine Eldridge
Everything looks delicious! I would love to have some of these pastries with my afternoon tea. Thanks for sharing and for the link up!
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Thanks, Kathrine! Yummy baked goods with afternoon tea sounds delightful!
xoxo
Shelbee
Laurie
Those Europe cakes look amazing! We have a little bakery in our small town too. Every once in a while, I take my grandsons in for a treat. I like to support our local businesses.
And those boots you are wearing are awesome! Just my style!
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Laurie, thanks so much! Little local bakeries are simply the best! And these boots are one of my favorite brands ever…Bed|Stu. Everything they make is distressed.
xoxo
Shelbee
Julie | This Main Line Life
Love the camo outfit. Looks great on you… and I totally love cannoli!! Good pic.
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Thanks so much, Julie! Cannoli is my absolute favorite!
xoxo
Shelbee
Chrissy
Girl, you are making me homesick for Splat Cakes! Looks so fun and of course delicious!
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So sorry, Chrissy! Isn’t it funny how the little local bakery can just feel like home? Can they send you some?
xoxo
Shelbee
ROBIN LAMONTE
Shelbee,
It’s funny how we both posted about food today on our blog posts!
I love a great bakery! I miss the Italian bakeries in NY and NJ!
Thanks for spreading the kindness today!
Hugs,
Robin
https://helloim50ish.com
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I loved that you posted about food AND football, Robin! Oh, now I am missing the Italian bakery in Easton, PA, Easton Baking Co., where they have the best tomato pie!
xoxo
Shelbee
jodie filogomo
OMG….this place is heaven!! I would love to try everything in that place!!
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
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Oh and it really is like heaven in there, Jodie!
xoxo
Shelbee
Nancy Baten
Oh I want to eat that too! It looks do delicious.
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Nancy, it really is like heaven with all the sweet sugary goodness!
xoxo
Shelbee
Patrick Weseman
You look nice and that place looks really cool. Thanks for sharing it. I would go there. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
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Thanks, Patrick! There is so much sweet goodness in Europe Cakes. Everyone should go there! Have a fantastic day!
xoxo
Shelbee
Melanie at Toots & Dill
Those cakes look adorable!!! Thank as always for the linkup!!
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Melanie, thanks so much! I hope you have a fabulous day!
xoxo
Shelbee
Lisa Richardson
You had me at cake!!! You do know sweets are my love language?! Fun post and love your camo and waterfall sweater. XO
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Aren’t sweets everyone’s love language, Lisa?! I know they are mine as well (and shoes) and my husband’s, too. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting, my friend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Maureen
You had me at cakes! To be honest, I didn’t get a sweet tooth until after I got pregnant with my son. Ever since then I have been a lover of all things sweet and it’s hard to say no. Oh how I would just love to sink my teeth in that pumpkin cream sandwich. Mmmm 🙂 Thank you so much for the feature Shelbee! I feel so lucky and so grateful! It is always an honor and I want you to know I appreciate the support. Thank you. I hope your week is off to a great start and how is it that it is already the last week of September?!
Maureen | http://www.littlemisscasual.com
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Maureen, thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! All the cakes get me so excited for the sweetness, too. It’s always so hard to choose! And it was my pleasure to feature you, dear friend. We support each other every step of the way on this crazy journey! Hugs to you!
xoxo
Shelbee
Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom
Just LOVE this camo look! I need to pair my camo pants with this new cardi I just got. It is grey, so will be a good neutral. Oh man, all of these desserts look so good. I am doing a low carb day today and you’re not helping! ha, ha!!! YUM!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
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Sorry if I led you into temptation, Carrie! Maybe at the end of your low-carb deadline, you can treat yourself! I do love these camo pants and they would look great with gray as well! I look forward to seeing how you style yours.
xoxo
Shelbee
Laura Bambrick
These look absolutely divine! Excuse me while I go eat some sweet carbs! 😉
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Thanks, Laura! I hope you enjoyed a good sweet treat yourself after reading my post! We all deserve that every once in a while!
xoxo
Shelbee
Melissa
I am starving now 😉 All those treats look absolutely delicious! Monica is an artist for sure
xo
Mel
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Sorry to make you crave some sweet sugary goodness, Mel! Thanks for stopping by, my friend. I hope you have a wonderful day filled with cupcakes and cookies!
xoxo
Shelbee
Chez-rama
I have sweet tooth and I am drooling over these delicious sweet and I love the art. Really I would stare for hours before thinking of take a bite. Though I will be suffering inside 🙂 for the wait :D.
Thank you so much for the shoot out. such a sweet gesture <3. I appreciate it.
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Rama, thanks so much for stopping by! Monica’s confections really are almost too pretty to eat…but I still eat them because I know the deliciousness that is hiding under all the pretty decorations! And it was my pleasure to feature you. Thanks for inspiring us!
Shelbee
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Jesz
Hi Shelbee
My blog is down today so I hope to Linkup when I get back online. Mmm this place looks yummy…I love homemade cookies! We have abakary we go to close to us, but I miss the Lady Locks we used to get at the Pittsburgh hometown bakery!
Have a great week
Jess xx
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Thanks so much, Jess! There is nothing quite as wonderful as a local hometown bakery. I did notice your blog was down and I hope it is resolved for you soon. That is a nightmare whenever that happens. Sending positive technology energy your way!
xoxo
Shelbee
Elizabeth Ramsey
My, these look just wonderful! Do they deliver to Ohio? Ha. Wearing my camo pants today as well!
Betsy | https://nattygal.com
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Thanks for stopping by, Betsy! Everything was so delicious! I do love all things camo. I am sure you are rocking your camo pants!
xoxo
Shelbee
Karren Haller
Thank you for hosting each week and for stopping by Love Laugh Love To shop Linkup this week!
Hope you have a great week!
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Thank you, Karren! I am enjoying your new link up and trying to spread the word! Have a fantastic day!
xoxo
Shelbee
Cheryl Shops
I’m glad I saw this post after I ate lunch—everything looks so delicious!
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That is a good thing, for sure, otherwise you would not have wanted your lunch! You would have went straight for dessert! Thanks for stopping by, Cheryl!
xoxo
Shelbee
Tianna
what a cute bakery!
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Thanks for stopping by, Tianna! Cute and delicious!
xoxo
Shelbee
LAUREN Koepf SPARKS
You just made me so hungry! And I’m jelly of your camo pants! I’ve been looking for some I like. laurensparks.net
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So sorry for making you hungry with all these delicious sweet treats, Lauren! Ha. I got these camo pants at Charlotte Russe and they are super comfortable. They are the skinny boyfriend style and have the perfect amount of stretch.
xoxo
Shelbee
Sheela Goh
Try as I might, Shelbee, I can’t think of a better way to spread the kindness than by sharing the sweeties XOXO
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Thank you, Sheela! I do love my sweeties and must share them with everyone!
xoxo
Shelbee
Maria | passion fruit, paws and peonies
Actually laughed out loud when I saw your photos of you eating – one for the camera, one the reality – me too Shelbee – I’d dive right in!! xx
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Thanks, Maria! I am glad it gave you a chuckle! For real, there is no decent way to photograph the act of eating!
xoxo
Shelbee
Amanda
Wow those all look amazing! I’m a sucker for anything pumpkin this time of year, those cupcakes look delicious. Then again, I can’t deny a well made macaroon either. I don’t even really have a sweet tooth, but I would have to try some of those.
Have a great week! <3
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Amanda, thanks for stopping by and sharing your favorite confections with me! I am also a fan of pumpkin things in the fall…like pumpkin roll with cream cheese icing! Yum. Macaroons are so good, too. I do have a sweet tooth so I definitely can’t deny any of it!
xoxo
Shelbee
alissa apel
I love fancy bakery food! These all look wonderful! Yes please!
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Me, too, Alissa! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your love for baked goods!
xoxo
Shelbee
Claire
Oh wow, those cakes Shelbee, they look amazing. I love the dog cupcakes 🙂 Thanks for linking up #WednesdayLinkUp
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Aren’t they so adorable?! And so tasty, too. Thanks for stopping by, Claire! Have a great day.
xoxo
Shelbee
Linda Cassidy
I so love this series and love discovering all the places in Watertown that I need to add to my must visit list. Also such a cute outfit
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Thanks so much, Linda! I am so glad that you enjoy these posts. But the top of your Watertown list must be: “visit Shelbee so she can take me to all these wonderful little places around Watertown”!
xoxo
Shelbee
CHERIE
My mouth is watering, I have a very bad sweet tooth. Loving your camo pants too!
Cherie
http://www.stylenudge.com
STYLE NUDGE
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Thanks so much, Cherie! These pants are form Charlotte Russe and they are ridiculously comfortable! I was pleasantly surprised. And I have officially eaten all of those sweets from Europe Cakes and now I just want more! The struggle is real.
xoxo
Shelbee