Florida’s Best Place For A Slice Of Cake Is In Sarasota

Florida's Best Place For A Slice Of Cake Is In Sarasota

Cake is used for celebrations every day.  It's the center of a birthday party, an age old wedding tradition and the delicious ending to a holiday meal.  While maybe not as popular as ice cream or cookies, it's also a yummy snack.

The crew at EatThisNotThat.com went on a quest to find the best slice of cake in each state.  Not a bad gig, if you ask me.  In order to decide on the best, they took to reviews, feedback from locals, and bakers' rankings on competition shows.  With that data they put together a definitive list of favorite cakes in the United States.

So where is Florida's best place for a slice of cake?  It's Floribbean Flo's in Sarasota.

According to the study, Floribbean Flo's is best known for its key lime pie, made with a hand-made graham cracker crust and all-natural custard. Although the pie gets the most attention, be sure to try the key lime cheesecake. You won't regret it.

Now, let them eat cake!

Living in Florida, we're always looking for ways to cool down on a hot day and there's nothing better and more tastier than to do that with some ice cream and one Cape Coral ice cream shop made Yelp's list of the Best in Florida.

When it comes to desserts, my absolutely favorite is ice cream. Asking if I have a favorite flavor is an almost impossible question to answer because with so many stand alone and great combinations, I can't possibly choose just one. And let's also not forget to mention all the varieties from true ice cream, gelato, custard, frozen yogurt, sorbet, sherbet, mochi...it's all delicious to me!

Yelp put together this list of Florida's best by looking at the total number and ratings of reviews from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

One review mentioned the owners being the kindest people they'd ever met. Another raved about the cookie dough ice cream saying "The cookie dough isn't the hard chunky stuff you might be used to, it's a softer texture and spreads out nice in the ice cream."

Sweet Aloha Ice Cream is a family-owned and veteran-owned ice cream parlor and shave ice shop. One reviewer was impressed with the service saying "My favorite thing about this place is the service. They are always helpful and always smiling which if you've ever worked with the public, you know that's not easy to do."

Unfortunately Joey's Custard was destroyed in Hurricane Ian. But their Instagram page offers a message of hope that they will rebuild!

Regulars rave about Matty's with one mentioning their favorite flavors of stracciatella, cookie butter, cannoli and the chocolate fudge. Another reviewer mentioned the generous portions.

Pecan Jacks describes themselves as an Ice Creamery and Candy Kitchen on the forefront of flavor, committed to crafting
delicious mouth-watering and unique ice cream, southern pralines, brittles, and chocolates. The top Yelp review rates it a 10/10.

At Ice Dreammm Shop, they make all of their ice cream in house themselves in small batches. Some favorite flavors include black raspberry, strawberry shortcake and brownie coffee swirl.

With almost 800 reviews, Cherry Smash is a definite favorite. Reviews mention the look of the place with stuff, including nostalgic items, everywhere you look.

One review calls Cleveland's Old Fashioned Ice Cream an absolute gem. Another says "10/10 100000% my FAVORITE ice cream!!!"