Lagkagehuset Frederiksberggade 21
Americano
Grov Gulerodsbolle
Groft Speltstykke
Rhubarb Muffin
Carrot Muffin with Cheese Frosting
Jam Danish
Mini Apple Cake
Chocolate Souffle Cake with Gooseberry
Chocolate Rum Ball
Learning quickly not to trust the online hours for several places in Copenhagen, Sankt Peders Bageri actually *not* open on Saturday, it was having just been to the airport location of Lagkagehuset less than ten hours prior that a visit was paid to the Café at Frederiksberggade 21 where an expanded selection of freshly baked items awaited.
Arriving earlier than the opening time of 07h30, the Danish Summer never really seeing the sun ‘set’ in favor of about five hours of twilight blue before it becomes light again, it was in the street with several youths still wrapping up their previous night that four patrons waited patiently for two clerks to finish stocking shelves and open the doors, the first trio opting for just one item each while the order that followed entailed six sweets and two savories, plus an unremarkable Americano that will set guests back about $6USD for a large.
Offering all the same items as CPH and then some, the majority of this larger collection consisting of Breads, Rolls and full-size Tarts, it was after some debate that items were boxed or plated, first bites of the Seed-coated Groft Speltstykke showing tangy Sourdough with a `springy consistency despite the visual lack of air bubbles while the shredded Carrots in Grov Gulerodsbolle added a touch of sweetness and moisture that saw the Roll eat like Ciabatta.
Eventually deciding to try bites of each item, a ‘some now and some for later’ plan that in reality saw the good ones eaten in their entirety and leftovers from subpar selections discarded, both the Rhubarb and Carrot Muffins showed fairly well, though not as good as the Banana from the prior night, the former in need of a little less sweetness while the latter was nice and moist, though the spices got lost in the Frosting.
Having already tasted both the Custard Danish and Cinnamon Swirl, though it was indeed tempting to see if either was even better straight out the oven, it was instead with the Strawberry Jam Danish and an Apple Cake that the tasting moved forward, the laminated Dough virtually indistinguishable from the first visit with a good flavor to the Strawberries while the “Cake” was actually more of a high-walled miniature Pie with a buttery Shell and soft-set center full of sliced Apples and even more Butter plus a touch of Cinnamon.
One again setting aside the famous Marsmallows, an item titled Romkugel described by the clerk as her favorite item at Lagkagehuset decided upon instead, suffice it to say that fans of Dark Rum may be better suited for this than someone who rarely drinks hard liquor, especially with a far better Chocolate-fix found in the Souffle Cake with a Brownie base beneath creamy Mousse, though for most it could probably do without the sour Gooseberry.
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