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Butterscotch Krimpets - a true Tastykake classic.
Snack cakes have a reputation for being kids' stuff at best, and resistant to nuclear attack at worst. And how can any pre-packaged confection be taken seriously with names like HoHos and DingDongs?
But in the Northeast (home to Drakes Cakes and Tastykake) the snack cake is serious business. In particular, the Tastykake is so legendary and so fresh, that people have been known to dumpster-dive for day-old, unopened packages outside the Tastykake factory in Pennsylvania.
The good news is, you don't need to dumpster-dive to get a delicious, sophisticated snack cake in Seattle. Thanks to two fine establishments, you can sample Tastycake classics including Butterscotch Krimpets (dating back to 1927) and the cream-filled Koffee Kake. Philly folks - this one's for you:
1.) Tat's Delicatessen - Tat's strikes again! You could really make an entire artery-clogging day of it and walk out with a cheese steak ("wit Whiz") in one hand and a box of Tastykakes in the other. Rumor has it the kakes are flown in from the East Coast.
2.) Philly Fevre Steak & Hoagie Shop - If you call your giant sandwich a hoagie, well, we're off to a good start. Add in several things on the menu with Cheese Whiz and a "large assortment" of Tastykakes, and you've got yourself a Philly-style party.
So why are Tastykakes so beloved on the East Coast? Well, part of it's the history - they were founded in 1914 and are a major local establishment.
Or maybe it's the fact that on Bastille Day, a woman dressed as Marie Antoinette stands on the roof of the Eastern State Penitnetiary and yells, "Let them eat Tastykake!" while throwing hundreds of snack cakes to the masses below (seriously).
But at the end of the day, their jingle gets it right: "Nobody bakes a cake as tasty as a Tastykake!"
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