The People: Making life sweet is exactly the epitome of what Samantha’s Sweets represents. The most inspiring moment of my visit with Samantha and Conor was their story on perseverance, boldness and their faith journey. It is a testament to Passion meeting Purpose with an outpouring of support from family and friends. In October of 2018, their leap of faith took a launch! Now, 10 months later, they are moving, shaking and of course.. baking!
The Location: “Our building is bright turquoise and I think it’s the perfect color to portray what we want people to feel,” stated Samantha. Located in downtown Arkadelphia, Samantha’s Sweets is the perfect destination for road trippers and residents! The outside is very vibrant to represent the spontaneous personalities inside of the humble establishment. Once inside, you will be met with an aroma of baked goods such as cookies, cupcakes, macarons and much more in the glass-filled case! I had the pleasure of indulging in the cookies, buttercream, macarons, and the white chocolate raspberry scones- D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S! There are also board games for family fun or cozy tables if you prefer to just chill.
Sweet Treats: Not only does their humility make them unique, but the buttercream is so delicious, I have no need to SUGARcoat!!! Here’s what Samantha Sweets had to say about the Swiss-Meringue Buttercream, ” The typical mass-produced cupcake features a dollop of American Buttercream on top. Homemade American Buttercream is made by creaming butter then adding in powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream. It is dense, grittier, and very sweet. We wanted you to be able to pick our cupcake out of a line-up and with confidence, say, “That came from Samantha’s Sweets!”
The cupcakes all feature a swirl of Swiss-Meringue Buttercream. This process began by double boiling egg whites and sugar and then whipped in a meringue after the appropriate temperature has been reached. After adding a ton of BUTTER (yummy), they add a splash of Singing Dog Vanilla Extract. “This results in a lighter, smoother buttercream that we believe produces a better-tasting cupcake.” And a better-tasting cupcake it was!
It only gets sweeter from here!! All of the treats have a name and I captured a few……
Red Velvet Cake: “The Velveteen.”
Brownies: “Not Your Grandma’s Brownies.”
Chocolate Cake: “The Darkside.”
As a recent awardee of the “Beautification Award,” Samantha’s Sweets is also Baking the Difference in the community! Currently, they are accepting “Change for Change” which benefits the Clark County Humane Society!
Upon my arrival, I was greeted with a box of specialty designed sugar cookies with my travel logo and phrases. Not only were they cute and full of details, but also very tasty! Thanks, Conor! How incredible for them to bake my brand!
