As my third and final stop on the Scholars Columbus To Do, Kaitlynn and I decided to stop by a small vegan bakery called Pattycake Bakery. Pattycake’s goods are all plant based products, but I could not tell the difference! I got a carrot cupcake topped with cream cheese frosting, all vegan of course, and it was delicious! My family has always loved carrot cake, especially my sister, and we have made it vegan before… but it never tasted this good! As we arrived to the bakery, so did a small bus full of people doing a food tour. The fact that the bakery had a stop on the food tour was promising to how delicious their desserts must be, and we got to hear more about the production and ingriedients that go into almost all of their baked goods. There were so many different varieties of cookies, cakes, bars, and cupcakes to choose from making it a little overwhelming to pick out what I wanted. I asked the cashier what her favorites were, and she even had a hard time deciding; but, she did say that a customer’s all time favorite would be the sticky bun that is only made on Saturday’s. I would definitely recommend this to a friend, but without telling them it’s all vegan. Many people make judgements off of veganism without even trying it, and this bakery deserves 5 stars.

For my second stop on the Columbus To Do, I decided to try the infamous donuts shop on campus called Buckeye Donuts. I went to this small and family owned shop with one of my suit-mates, Kaitlynn, and we spent over 10 minutes deciding on which donuts we wanted to try. The cashier was very patient with us, and answered all of our questions about the flavors. I chose the apple fritter donut, to keep me in the fall mood and Kaitlynn chose a pumpkin spiced donut topped with cream cheese frosting. It was very overwhelming to be surrounded by donuts of all different shapes and flavors, but the experience itself was only joy! We are very lucky to have such a small, well-run, and delicious donut shop on campus, and I would most definitely recommend this shop to anyone who is traveling through Columbus or lives in the area!

For my Columbus To-Do, I have chosen to visit different places that specialize in desserts! I have always had a sweet tooth, which is why I have chosen this category. I look forward to seeing all the bakeries and “sweets” places in Columbus, as well as exploring what else the city has to offer. With that, I hope to become more familiar with the city that will be my home for the next four years and comfortable navigating it on my own or with friends! My first stop on my To-Do list was Jeni’s Ice Cream on High St. This was my first time having Jeni’s ever and it was amazing, just like what everyone said! I picked the vegan Dark Chocolate Truffle flavor and it was delicious. I got to visit Jeni’s with a friend from home and some of her other friends that go to OSU; it was a fun time getting to know new people and enjoying some quality ice cream!

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