food IS a theme park
Happy May, everyone!
EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival!
We’re already flying through spring, as April has come and gone. We’ve pushed through the spring break and Easter crowds, and now it’s May! If you’ve got a Disney World trip planned this month, we’re sharing some of the BEST things you can do!
Hello to all our DFB Friends!
Spaceship Earth
We spent a day hanging around EPCOT to check on all the latest new things, so if you’re ready for some updates, here we go!
Hello, DFB Friends!
Anna
We spent a rainy day at EPCOT, checking on construction progress, looking out for new merch and snacks, and seeing what lines and crowds were like! And we have some updates, so are you ready? Here we go!
Disney World is totally revamping EPCOT with new attractions, nighttime shows, and even a new look!
Spaceship Earth
EPCOT is a literal maze of construction walls and gutted buildings at the moment. The theme park is undergoing a MASSIVE overhaul that will totally transform the theme park. Guests will be able to experience all sorts of new adventures when it’s all said done. So, let’s take a photo tour so you can see exactly what the construction progress is and what construction looks like on ALL the BIG EPCOT projects.
Love gelato? Well, soon there will be a brand new spot for you to sample all kinds of gelato flavors in EPCOT.
Italy Pavilion
Back in 2019, a NEW gelato cart was announced for EPCOT’s Italy pavilion. In 2020, we saw a building permit that might point to the cart’s construction and a possible name and we got a peek from the sky at its construction. But recently we got a look at the new gelato kiosk in person!
Editor’s Note: The Cheshire Cake Cups have been discontinued as of late Summer 2015. We’ll update you if/when they’ll return (because there will be shouts of rejoicing.)Oooooh, we’re talkin’ CAKE TODAY!!!!!
Okay, okay — so technically, National Cake Day was yesterday, apparently. But since we had so much fun with National Pie Day last week, I thought it would be awesome to start sharing some of my favorite Disney cakes. (I’m pretty shocked I haven’t done a cake post before — so much goodness to talk about!)
So here’s the deal with cake at Disney. It can take many forms… . And we’re going to include a bunch of ’em! In honor of National Cake Day, let’s take a look at some of our favorite entries into the category of cake!
I recently discovered Cake Nirvana at Disney. Because, in my universe, eating cake is usually a thinly-disguised, socially acceptable way to consume as much frosting as possible.
If you’re giving me a piece of cake, I’m getting a corner piece, with as many frosting roses as possible. That’s just how I roll.
So it’s always pretty great when a bakery can get on board with the “Frosting is the Whole Point!!” perspective. And Cheshire Cafe at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom has done just exactly that.
With their beautifully themed Gourmet Cake Cups, you can choose from a Vanilla Cheshire Cake Cup or a Mad Hatter Mocha Cake Cup. Characters from Alice in Wonderland are silk-screened onto a sweet round of white fondant and top each of the cake cups. (Sometimes. Sometimes you don’t get the characters. But who cares.)
Themed Cake Cups at Cheshire Cafe
THIS is what you get when you order. Confetti cake. FROSTING. Confetti cake. FROSTING. Confetti cake. F R O S T I N G!!!!!!
Cheshire Cake Cup at Cheshire Cafe
Yep. That’s all frosting on top. There’s no cake there my friends. And it’s glorious. Thick, bakery buttercream that’s so sugary it’ll make you sick. LOVE!
Frosting!!
I know a lot of you don’t have the love affair with frosting that I do, but for those who feel the same — you’re welcome! 😀
And how could we pay homage to cake without mentioning the original single serving cake? We are talking Disney Cupcakes, of course!
One of my favorites from way back at the beginning of the Cupcake Renaissance is still around and garnering rave reviews — the Butterfinger Cupcake at Starring Rolls Cafe!
Butterfinger Cupcake at Starring Rolls Cafe in Disney’s Hollywood Studios
This is one monster chocolate cupcake that you must experience to believe. Well, the cake is chocolate. And so is that incredible fudgy middle. But the pile of frosting on top is pure heavenly vanilla, topped with a crown of [Read more…]
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