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Detroit Sponge Cake Central: QQ Café & Bakery
In lieu of an expedition to Southeast Asia, local food enthusiasts can visit the southwest corner of 13 Mile and Dequindre roads. Inside this nondescript, Madison Heights strip mall, one will discover several doors into the exotic flavors of the South China Sea (and more than one spot where you can get your nails done).
Kim Nhung Super Market is crowded with ingredients for the home cook, including a vast selection of fresh and frozen seafood, sauces, noodles and rice. Juicy roasted ducks and suckling pigs hang within window view at Liang’s Oriental BBQ. Pho Hang serves up classic Vietnamese cuisine in a restaurant setting, or you can grab a banh mi sandwich to go. And while all of these establishments are well worth visiting for their unique qualities, your sweet tooth will be most satisfied at QQ Café & Bakery.
Throughout the day, a steady flow of customers parades through QQ’s tiny space, filling their trays with pastries and buns, most of which cost between 90 cents and $1.25. In one corner is a collection of shelves where the day’s goods either sit beneath plastic domes or are presented individually wrapped. Opposite the shelves are the cash register (QQ is cash-only) and an L-shaped glass case. One portion of the case holds Eastern-style bean cakes, curry cakes and coconut tarts; the other displays Swiss rolls, segments of cheesecake and other Western-style baked goods. Two small tables line the window front and compose the entire seating area. The three interior walls are a vibrant shade of lime green.
It’s a simple, neighborhood café. The principal item that so frequently draws us back to QQ is the extraordinary sponge cake. Airy, moist and lightly sweetened, each bite is a delicate morsel that practically dissolves on the tongue.
Read the entire Metro Times review.
2010.08.27 Todd Abrams at 12:12 pm
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