Food Find: Strawberry crunch cheesecake at Gimme the Sweets Bakery in Virginia Beach
Remember eating a strawberry shortcake ice cream bar as a kid? Layers of strawberry shortcake crumble, and vanilla and strawberry ice cream. It cooled the soul on hot days and left smiles on faces. Relive this experience without having to chase and yell at the ice cream truck.
Ease on down the road to Gimme the Sweets for the strawberry crunch cheesecake, also referred to as the strawberry shortcake cheesecake. It deserves a storefront of its own. Yes, it’s that good.
The fresh fruit aroma makes the mouth water. The cold, soft crumble is a familiar topping fit for an adult young at heart; the cream cheese melts smoothly on the tongue. The moist strawberry cake crust sets this cheesecake apart from those made with graham crackers. It’s like eating two cakes in one. Get the last bite by scraping the strawberry glaze that has settled at the bottom of the container. This decadent dessert leaves a lightweight, satisfying feeling.
“The strawberry crunch cheesecake is one of our top sellers,” said Kelli Walker, the bakery’s owner. She admits it’s not her creation. She follows a recipe that she purchased online.
That doesn’t stop customers from picking up multiple slices per visit. They sell out quickly. Place a special order for a whole cake to keep leftovers on hand.
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The find
Strawberry crunch cheesecake
Destination: Gimme the Sweets Bakery & Cake Supply Shop, 3590 Holland Road, Virginia Beach
Price: $8 per slice; $60 whole cake
Info: tinyurl.com/gimmethesweets, 757-541-8183
Rekaya Gibson, rekaya.gibson@virginiamedia.com, 757-295-8809, on Twitter @gibsonrekaya
