chocolate kisses
on cheesecake on a doily
on a red rose plate
We encounter this beautiful cheesecake at New Pioneer Coop, our favorite place to shop and eat when we're in Iowa City.
The cakes in the display case are all works of art, carefully decorated by hand, making it hard to choose, but one particular cheesecake, smothered with chocolate kisses, "takes the cake" as a Valentine's present for each other.
The girl behind the counter removes it from the glass shelf and places it lovingly with its white paper doily in a small white paper box with a cellophane lid, an appropriate frame for a work of art.
The cakes in the display case are all works of art, carefully decorated by hand, making it hard to choose, but one particular cheesecake, smothered with chocolate kisses, "takes the cake" as a Valentine's present for each other.
The girl behind the counter removes it from the glass shelf and places it lovingly with its white paper doily in a small white paper box with a cellophane lid, an appropriate frame for a work of art.
At home, I place the confection on a china plate decorated with red roses and place it lovingly in the center of our dining table, surrounded by red beeswax hearts. When I finally bring myself to break the cheesecake's perfect symmetry with a knife, it has just the right smooth texture and subtle not-too-sweet taste, and the dark chocolate is both rich and delicate. Where there is such sweet and simple pleasure, love flourishes.
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