L.A. Cookie Con and Sweets Show 2017

Hi Everyone!! This year I was fortunate enough to be invited back to cover L.A. Cookie Con and Sweets Show. However due to pre-planned travels I was not able to attend but one of my best friends Christie , who also came with me last year, was able to fill in and cover this year. THANK YOU CHRISTIE FOR COVERING!!


COVERAGE OF L.A. COOKIE CON BY CHRISTIE LUU (IG: @Christieluuwho)

LA Cookie Con 2017, a highlight for me and my sweet tooth during the first quarter of the year. What to expect…cookies? treats? And pickles? Yes, yes, and yes, I’m talking about you Proper’s Pickles! Welcome past vendors and new! Welcome to my belly!

This year’s Los Angeles Cookie Con took place once again at the Los Angeles Convention Center filling is halls with delicious sweets and some savory items (Hello, Food trucks). As soon as you walk in your greeted with a sweet aroma and hundreds of people there for the same reason you are. Now one of the best things I can say about Cookie Con in general are the samples. Samples on samples on samples. I chance to try something new, a real treat for the eyes and taste buds.

A few of my favorites have returned this year Broadway Bakers, Papillon, Drunken Cake Pops, and for a non-sweets favorite Mad Cap Balloons has also returned with their cutest balloon creations! But let me share with you a few of my stand out choices.

Caked (getcakedinla.com) made in a home kitchen. Caked is run by two sisters, Lianna and Janay, out of a Los Angeles apartment. Growing up, they experimented with different flavors – and I’ll have to say they’re flavor profiles are on point. This year they displayed an assortment of cake in a jar and cookies. These cakes in a jar were the first of my samplings, and the last thing I ate that evening (I bought 3 of them, devoured 2 that days and gave the last to my brother.) Mexican Hot Chocolate, in my opinion, was so spot on! Their cakes in general, not too sweet, but man are they flavorful. Their cookies too!                                                    

The Sweet Dandelion (thesweetdandelion.com) if I weren’t ambitious in trying to make cake pops on my own, I would most definitely run to the Sweet Dandelion; specializing in gourmet cake pops, their items are not only delicious, but very well decorated. As a Pokémon fan, you can bet the first thing that caught my eye was their poke ball cake pop (red velvet) and then of course green matcha. Purely bought these on aesthetics, and was pleasantly surprised by their flavors! I can’t remember if I sampled before or if there weren’t any available, but man oh man they were delicious! Best matcha cake pop I’ve ever had!

And for something that makes me feel a little less guilty indulging in some sweets, I present Cake Bams (cakebams.com) Delicious artisanal rice cakes by Jenn. How can I describe these… like crunchy cupcakes? No, that sounds wrong. A healthy cookie? It’s something you’ll just have to try!  But it brought my love of sweet things and rice cakes together, and I am forever changed by this low calorie, gluten-free treat! Wish I had taken a better photo though, mine simply does not do it justice.

There were so many other great vendors as well, these were just a few of my favorites. And I can’t wait to discover more next year! I’d like to make a special shout-out to The Nom Nom Chronicles – Jazzmin Baruela for allowing me the opportunity to take her place this year. I had an Amazing time and a delicious experience. Also, just another shout out I want to make as I’m feeling a new sense of hometown pride check out this cake from Torrance Bakery by Gaspar Rodriguez. So much detail! And so much action!