PHOTOS: Halfway to Halloween Celebrations Land at Gideon’s Bakehouse
Earlier this week, our MickeyBloggers caught news of a new and spicy treat heading to Gideon’s Bakehouse as part of the “Halfway to Halloween” celebrations taking place across Walt Disney World right now. Of course, we simply had to head down to Disney Springs to try the snack as soon as it materialized, and we are so glad that we did!
Keep reading to hear more about this awesome, limited-time offering at the fan-favorite Disney Springs bakery, along with our full review!
Gideon’s is famed for the unique theming and fun flavor twists they bring to all of its products, so we can always count on them to deliver when it comes to seasonal celebrations. For the Halfway to Halloween celebrations, they’ve tapped into a favorite, fall-inspired flavor, and created something that brings spooky season to the summer sensationally!
What we have here is the Pumpkin Spice Shadow Cake, a gorgeous, limited-time treat.
While cake at Gideon’s is usually served by the huge, glorious slice, this cake is an individual portion of deliciousness, and we were very excited to test it out!
The cake consists of a spice cake layered with pumpkin cheesecake. The round is coated in thick dark chocolate and finished with an eye-catching drizzle of orange. It sounds sweet, warming, and spicy — like a perfect taste of Halloween! It cost $6, and our MickeyBlogger Ed was on-hand to let us know how it tasted…
According to Ed, this Gideon’s treat was simply “wonderful.” The thick, crunchy, chocolate coating gave way to a flavorsome cheesecake, which perfectly complimented the spice cake. Imagine eating a chocolate-covered pumpkin pie, and you’ve got the idea!
All in all, we’d definitely recommend this treat. The only fault we could find is that it won’t last long at all in the Florida sunshine but, with that irresistible flavor, we can’t imagine that’ll be too much of an issue!
Now, as tasty as that cake was, we’re thrilled to report that there were even more goodies for our reporters to find at Gideon’s. While treats are always going to be the main draw to the bakehouse, there was also a cool collection of limited-time merchandise available to purchase for the event, too!
Gideon’s fans will no doubt have a collection of character artwork cards such as this one, which often holds the menu to the store, or stories about the bakery’s incredibly creative character mascots. For any guest making a purchase at the bakery during the “Halfway to Halloween” celebration, they will receive this cute postcard featuring the funny Barnabas Mephistophelittle, and promoting the limited-time event.
Isn’t it cute?
Ed also purchased this adorable enamel pin, also featuring Gideon’s event mascot. This cost $12, and is a really fun souvenir!
If you’d like to see more of the limited-time merchandise available at Gideon’s right now, you can check out our earlier post here.
As always, be sure to stay tuned to MickeyBlog.com, especially as we enjoy even more of the delectable “Halfway to Halloween” treats to be found across Walt Disney World. For example, did you see this hilariously sweet Kakamora Dole Whip Waffle Bowl, which we tried just yesterday? It has to be seen to be believed!