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Delicious Dessert at Soul Chocolate

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Soul Chocolate
Location: 20 Wagstaff Drive, Toronto
Website: https://www.soulchocolate.com/

Soul Chocolate is a delightful chocolate shop and cafe where they make their own chocolate, not to mention a bunch of tasty desserts.  They used to have a much smaller location on Gerrard, but have since moved to an industrial area nearby.

Soul Chocolate

I tried a small chocolate bar and one of the desserts, and both were stellar.

Soul Chocolate

They have a variety of dark chocolate bars made with cocoa from different countries; I went with the Dominican 70%, and it was actually pretty amazing.  It’s about five bucks for a 25 gram bar, which is not cheap, but you know what?  You get what you pay for.  If you compare this to better mass-produced dark chocolate like Lindt, the difference is night and day.  The chocolate here has so much more going on.

Soul Chocolate

I also tried a slice of the chocolate pie, which might have the most intense chocolate flavour of any dessert I’ve ever had; it’s great.  It’s ultra rich and fudgy, with an in-your-face dark chocolate / coffee flavour that’s really satisfying.   The crust is made with sourdough, and it’s got a mild tang that works nicely with the deep chocolatiness.  It’s a delicious dessert.

Chocolate Cream Pie at Bakerbots Baking

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Baker BotsLocation: 205 Delaware Avenue, Toronto
Website: https://bakerbotsbaking.com/

Chocolate cream pie is one of those desserts that’s incredibly simple (it’s basically just chocolate pudding in a pie crust), but incredibly satisfying.

There’s not much to say about this; it’s exactly what you’re hoping it’ll be.

Baker Bots

The filling is dense and rich, with a very pronounced bittersweet chocolate flavour that’s nice and intense without being overpowering.

Baker Bots

The cream helps to cut the richness from the chocolate filling, and the little bits of chocolate on top add additional texture and flavour.

Baker Bots

The crust is nothing to write home about, though the pie was in the “day old” section of the bakery at a discount, so it’s possible it might have been better when it was just baked.  There certainly wasn’t anything wrong with it, but nothing about it jumped out at me.  The balance between the chocolate and the cream was so tasty, however, that it really didn’t matter.