The American Pie Company
Yo Mamma’s Apple Cinnamon Pie
Cinnamon Bread Pie with Melted Icing and Whipped Cream
Banoffee Pie with Caramel and Toffee Cream
Located in Central Copenhagen, not far from Conditori La Glace where the Grande Dame of Copenhagen Desserts has reigned since 1870, The American Pie Company stands out in a sea of shopping thanks to its novelty, the quirky corner store from Erin Eberhardt-Chapman and Dorte Prip opened in 2015 as the first American Pie shop in all of Denmark continuing to wow customers with good ol’ fashioned slices and a soundtrack featuring the likes of Tom Petty, The Guess Who and Don McLean.
Born out of homesickness and a love of baking, American expatriate Chapman first producing a pair of Danish Language Cookbooks to gather funds for the eventual shop at Skindergade 25, those entering The American Pie Company with no previous experience will immediately be struck by the sort of kitsch that those born Stateside have come to know by way of countless Diners and Television depictions, the Stars and Stripes hung on one wall with neon “PIE” in capital letters behind a counter where Coffee is brewed strong and over a dozen Pies are offered daily.
At this point as widely accepted by locals as by tourists, a smattering of savory Pies mixed in with both classic and novel Desserts luring in those mostly speaking Danish on this particular afternoon, it was with a broad smile that each guest was greeted at the register, and although several tough choices were made before a decision was finally reached the selected trio spoke to not only good ingredients but a lot of time and effort, “Yo Mamma’s” Apple Cinnamon Pie fashioned in the American Dutch Style with a rolled Butter Crust plus a topcoat of Sugar Crystals all overlying Cinnamon-soaked and softened local Apples.
Undoubtedly true to its name with additional choices including Stonefruit Crumble and Lemon Meringue, but also looking to London for inspiration in the form of a creamy Banoffee Pie with thick Caramel Custard topped in Whipped Cream studded with crumbled Toffee, it was with a rewarmed slice of Cinnamon Bread Pie with Melted Icing and Hand-Whipped Cream that the sampling came to a finish, the small cubes of Brioche toasted on the surface and springy beneath very sweet by local standards but not dissimilar from what one might expect of an American Cinnamon Roll.
http://www.theamericanpieco.com/