The Modern Bakeshop & Cafe

Bakery: The Modern Bakeshop & Cafe 
Address: 212 MacKenzie Ave, Revelstoke BC 
Website: http://themodernbakeshopandcafe.com/
Style: Canadian 
Price: $$ 

The Modern Bakeshop is one of the two bakeries in Revelstoke, though with the other also serving as a restaurant/bar, these guys are probably the more dedicated bakery of the town; despite this, The Modern is for me more cafe than bakeshop with a fridge full of wraps and sandwiches in addition to quite a lengthy list of breakfast/lunch and drink items on the wall. Of course, that's not to say they don't also have a selection of cakes, squares and baked goods. Maybe it's not exactly "huge" like the website claims, but there's still a nice amount to choose from, including quite a bit of chocolate and/or peanut butter treats, old-school tarts and cookies. Personally, I would have liked to see more baked goods (like those on top of the counter)...

Reading that the caramel implosion ($3.50) was a date cake, it had to be tried. I love date cake (and generally any sort of spice cake), after all. However, the date seemed to be in the description alone, since it was difficult to actually taste it, especially since the caramel as well as the white chocolate was way too sweet and overpowered the more subtle flavours of the cake. This one, I'm afraid, wasn't for me. It did look nice though.

Less on the sugary side and more my style, the carrot cake ($4.50) had a nice thick swirl of cream cheese icing on top and a slightly chunky spiced dough, though it could have used a little more carrot. The decorations on the top, unlike the caramel cake, really complimented the cake: I would have never thought of sprinkling a carrot cake with cranberries, but it was a very good combination. Recommended, quite good, but not amazing -- which can also apply to the bakery itself. A nice stop along Hwy 1 or when you happen to be in Revelstoke.

Rating: ***