Fiddle Valley Cafe

Bakery: Fiddle Valley Cafe 
Address: @Miette Hot Springs AB
Website: n/a 
Style: Canadian
Price: $$

This cafe at Miette Hot Springs on the outskirts of Jasper (or within Jasper National Park, if you will) is pretty much your only destination for sweets in the area, definitely until you reach the town of Jasper, about an hour away. They make homemade food in addition to offering a limited, though not too shabby (for a cake, at least) selection of classic Canadian baked goods like cinnamon buns, Nanaimo bars, date squares, etc. Prices aren't so bad: not cheap, but exorbitant either - kind of what you'd expect for a fairly remote cafe at a tourist attraction.

The carrot cake was moist and the icing was soft, not the mention just the right thickness on top in relation to the cake dough. It had a good level of sweetness with lots of nuts and carrot - just the way I like it -  and the shaved almonds on the side was a nice touch. Maybe it's not worth going out of your way, but when at the hot springs, why not?

Rating: ***