Ever had one of those moments where your taste buds experience something so unexpectedly magnificent that your eyes involuntarily roll back in pure ecstasy?
That’s exactly what happens to unsuspecting visitors at Old Europe Pastries in downtown Asheville, North Carolina – a European-style bakery hiding in plain sight that’s secretly harboring what might be the most spectacular carrot cake this side of the Atlantic.
Let me start by saying I’m not typically a person who waxes poetic about baked goods.
I enjoy a good dessert as much as the next sugar enthusiast, but it takes something truly extraordinary to make me contemplate moving closer to a bakery…