CITYCENTERDC: Get Ready to Order Your Holiday Offerings at RareSweets

Meredith Tomason, pastry chef and owner at RareSweets bakeshop in CityCenterDC, will offer a festive array of items this holiday season perfect for gift giving, as well as indulging on Christmas morning. The lineup includes seasonal, holiday layer cakes, bake-at-home pastries, crisps and bread puddings, cookie tins and gift baskets. In addition to local, in-store pick-ups, select menu items (details below) are available for nationwide shipping.

Holiday Cakes:

• Eggnog & Vanilla Bean: vanilla bean cake, spiked eggnog buttercream
• Ginger & Lemon: gingerbread and lemon buttercream
• Pumpkin, Bourbon & Cocoa: pumpkin cake, bourbon filling, cocoa buttercream
• Chocolate Peppermint: chocolate cake, chocolate peppermint icing, candy garnish

**Pricing: *6-inch (8 servings)/$40 *8 -inch (12 servings)/$60 *9-inch(16 servings)/$70. Dessert display options are available for larger parties

Bake at Home: **Comes with instructions for final baking at home:

• Butter Croissants: 6 servings $22
• Chocolate Croissants: 6 servings $24
• Bartlett Pear & Winter Spice Crisp Kit: 12 servings $45
• Chocolate & Cinnamon Bread Pudding Kit: 12 servings $50

Gift Selections:

• Hot Cocoa & Marshmallow Kit: award-winning hot cocoa and hand-cut marshmallows presented in a gift tin ($25)
• Snowflake Cookie Gift Tin: royal iced snowflake cookies with crystal sugar detail ($30/dozen $60/2 dozen)
• Classic Cookie Assortment Tin: a collection of our most popular cookies including chocolate chip, gingersnap and oatmeal raisin ($30/dozen $60/2 dozen)
• Coconut Macaroon Gift Tin: our chewy coconut treats baked to perfection ($30/dozen $60/2 dozen)
• Gift Baskets: a collection of cookies, macaroons, hot cocoa mix, and handmade confections presented in an elegant gift basket ($120/ small $160/large)

**All orders must be placed by December 20th at 5:00 p.m., and will be available for in-store pick up on December 23rd, 24th and 30th. All custom and advance orders require a minimum of 48 hours notice. RareSweets will be closed on December 25th and January 1st. Call 202-499-0077 or visit the store to place orders.