Have you ever had a best experience and a worst experience on the same day? That was my day yesterday. Part two of my root canal, I never even saw coming. Part one was bad enough, but at least it
relieved the god-awful pressure built up in tooth number twenty. The pain however, the next day was excruciating. Surprisingly, said pain was not from #20 but rather from all of the novocaine and from keeping my tiny mouth propped open for so
long. (Yeah, yeah, feel free to make all of the small mouth jokes you want). So yesterday, when I saw that novocaine syringe coming toward me again, I almost lost it. The endodontist explained to me that I wouldn't receive as much this time, so I shouldn't
have quite as much soreness at the injection points. To console myself afterward, and to help me forget about the almost $1,500 that I got to spend (Do you know that's 3 Vince sweaters, or 15 dinners for two, or 1500 donuts at Gladstone's?) I walked next door
to Scarlett's Cupcakes. There was no way I was leaving Pacific Palisades with out at least four cupcakes. And I didn't. At $3.25 each, I have to say, these are the tastiest cupcakes in the city! Each cupcake was better than the next! Cake tastes old fashioned
and Scarlett's uses only the freshest fine ingredients available such as Belgium chocolate, unsalted butter, brown sugar, eggs, whole milk, buttermilk, sour cream, Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla, vanilla beans, and homemade caramel sauce. Vegan ($3.50) and
gluten free ($4) cupcakes as well as French Macaroons ($3.25) and Weaver's Organic & Fair Trade Coffee ($1.50) are also available. My favorite cupcake was the Vanilla Bean. Vanilla Bean cake was frosted with Vanilla Bean frosting and
topped with rainbow sprinkles. This is by far the best cupcake I have ever tasted. The Chocolate Pearls cupcake with ganache filling and Belgium Chocolate Frosting Topped with Chocolate Crisp Pearls was shared by four of us and rated outstanding
by three and a-okay by the fourth. The fourth will not be invited to our cupcake party again. The Black & White was a hit amongst everyone! Moist Devil's Food Cake filled with Oreo cream and frosted with vanilla icing is topped with
chocolate flakes and a mini Oreo. This sounds disgustingly sweet, right? Wrong. It is the perfect balance of flavors and was a winner! Finally we tried the S'mores cupcake which needs no explanation at all. Next time you need cupcakes, drive the
extra mile(s), Scarlett's is worth it! Scarlett's Cupcakes 857 Via de la Paz Pacific Palisades (310) 454-0290 Hours: Monday-Saturday 7:45 a.m. (muffins and coffee) 10:00 a.m. (cupcakes)- 7:00 p.m.) Closed Sunday. Sunday Orders delivered free
of charge.
Recommended: Vanilla
Bean cupcake, Black & White cupcake, S'more cupcake, Chocolate Pearls cupcake.