Starting off With a Bang, the Raphsodic Escapade

So on Our First Official Adventure together in Rehab, Nikki and I headed to a Quirky/Cool Vegan Bakery Called Raphsodic Cooperative Company. This 100% vegan bakery has the most delicious confections in the Universe, or Orlando, which is the center of my universe for the moment. They have everything from vegan brownies that will take you a week to eat, to delectable cupcakes that you cannot get enough of and all sweets in between. 

Some of the Delicious Cupcakes on Display 

        What must be noted when one first enters this heavenly bakery; it screams, "I AM AWESOME" in about a million different ways. Some examples of the aforementioned awesomeness include the decor that host a rotating gallery of local artist, to vegan friendly handmade jewelry and other goods. This is all before you even approach the bounteously stocked case of sugary delights. Once the Delights have been approached, you may be overcome with indecision from all of the choices that lay before you. There are gluten-free and raw choices, along with the rest of the vegan fare. 

     Having converted my grandmother to an addict of this institution, I had previously been to Raphsodic on numerous occasions trying many cupcakes, cookies, biscuits and scones. ON this venture a Blueberry filled Cupcake with strawberry icing. This was a beautiful marriage of two flavors that I highly enjoyed. As this was Nikki's first time we tried some extra delicious goodies. Her experience and words of praise are as follows.

    I tried the lemon ginger tea with agave nectar that was homemade (exciting!) and the very unique flavor combination of chocolate and espresso that really kicks around in your mouth and with a sip of tea, it all goes down as a rather orgasmic experience, leaving me thinking, "we're coming back here", but more importantly, I was able to exclaim the goodness of a cupcake that's not only sweet in its flavor but in its ideology as well. Vegan cupcakes are not myth.

Chocolate Expresso Cupcake

Side notes: the art on the walls was gorgeous and definitely adds to the environment. The homemade jams were adorable and probably delicious. They have a fridge stocked with an array of healthy drink alternatives to soda.

Overall, the small, but dynamic bakery ties you into the local community. A small bulletin board offers an insight into charities that are being helped around the area and elsewhere, like Food Not Bombs Orlando. Moreover, the flow of the people who are in the space is nothing but good energy. From the co-owner Katie Mosher, who was in during the time of our visit, to the customers coming in, everyone is happy and helpful. (How could you be upset about cupcakes?) No one is shunned for not being veg, there isn't that pungent smell of pretentiousness, and everyone wants to have a good time.

Really, the best way to describe this amazing bakery is as follows:

Even Homer Drools at the Deliciousness