Need a hostess (or host) gift for Thanksgiving? Consider a batch of caramel apples from I-Baked at 65-1 Longquan St, Taipei City (台北市龍泉街65-1號), tel: (02) 2364-4896 in Shida Night Market. Founded by Taiwanese American actress and singer Ivy Hsu (許嘉凌), the bakery’s soft baked American-style chocolate chip cookies have developed a cult following since its opening in August. I-Baked will be taking orders for its limited edition caramel apples until Sunday: toppings include cookies ’n’ cream (Oreos, white chocolate and caramel), almond roca (chocolate over caramel and almonds) and rocky road (chocolate, marshmallows, walnuts, caramel). Prices range from NT$135 to NT$150 per apple; caramel apples are also available for NT$125.
I-Baked’s cookies also make an excellent gift. Prices are NT$30 per cookie, NT$80 for three, NT$150 for six or NT$280 for a dozen. Flavors include Napoleon Dynamite (dark chocolate cookie with cranberries), Sticky Hickey (toffee almond) and Cookie Monster, a classic chocolate chip cookie. Take a break from Thanksgiving prep and treat yourself to one of I-Baked’s decadent ice cream sandwiches, which consist of a scoop of ice cream packed between two cookies of your choice.
Photo: Catherine Shu, Taipei Times
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