![]() ![]() Nostalgia and familial warmth were just a quick walk from campus. When I took the first bite of that chocolate slice, I breathed a sigh of relief. We parked ourselves in the Tisch lobby to snack. I dragged them 15 minutes west with me to Sweet Corner Bakeshop, where we picked up desserts. My friends and I were killing time around campus before an improv show, and I craved cake. I got my chance the following semester, this time in the dead of winter. I vowed to return for a chocolate slice, the ultimate test of its greatness. It was sweet and tangy, perfectly paired with the summer weather. We sat at the counter by the window to split a slice of the gorgeous lemon blueberry cake, those four layers of golden cake decorated with purple berry frosting. FIRST BITE BAKESHOP WINDOWSMy friend and I walked around, when we were drawn to the bakery’s large windows and welcoming sign. ![]() It was the kind of day that makes wandering the West Village dreamlike and a sugary splurge inevitable. I first stumbled upon Sweet Corner Bakeshop as a first-year on a warm, spring day. Hefty slices, too, not cutesy cups or pop forms. They were decadent without trying too hard - no lava, no truffles, no nonsense. Its cakes came in four melt-in-your-mouth layers, just like Gregg’s. Well, my friends, Sweet Corner Bakeshop in the West Village is a “g” away from Gregg’s. Naturally, my criteria for cake is simple: how close is its quality to Gregg’s? To this day, whenever my family and I visit our friends in Massachusetts, we make a two hour detour to get our hands on some Gregg’s. Their chocolate cakes are unbelievably rich and moist, made elegant with a coating of chocolate shavings and a cherry on top. I moved from Rhode Island when I was six, so Gregg’s featured heavily in my childhood memories. If you don’t trust Obama’s seal of approval, take mine. When I was younger, my parents found endless excuses to bring home a chocolate layer cake from Gregg’s - a humble Rhode Island chain so renowned for its desserts, even former President Barack Obama paid a visit while in office. As a wise tweet once said, “Once you realize that you don’t need a special occasion to buy a cake, the second part of your life begins.” ![]()
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