Chicago's Best Sweets #16-20

This week we explore the Top 25 Sweets in Chicago. (Jump to #21-25, #11-15, #6-10, #1-5.)

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16.) Katie Cakes at Taste of Heaven
Buttermilk pancakes, triple berry compote, whipped cream, lemon streusel crumb topping. The challenge, if you choose to accept it, is for the majority of bites to contain a little bit of all four components. Taste of Heaven also serves up a variety of cakes, including the Katie Cakes-like Jeanine's Cake.

17.) Purple Velvet Cupcake at Jennivee’s Bakery
From an earlier post: Also available as a cake slice, the dense cupcake is the better choice. If you've never had ube before, this is an excellent place to start. It's a delicate flavor knocked up a few notches into something truly unique to the Chicago dessert scene.

18.) Pumpkin cupcake at Molly's Cupcakes
I've written about Molly's before. What I might not have said is that, come fall, this is the best pumpkin option to be found in the city. Good luck savoring it. Or go up for a second to really get that autumnal spirit going.

19.) Tiramisu at "Original" Ferrera Bakery
I've blogged about this before. Everyone has their preference of what component of their tiramisu should be in the forefront. Is it the espresso? The chocolate? The ladyfingers? For me, it's the custard, offset by the cocoa dusting on top. To me, this is the perfect tiramisu.

20.) Pecan caramel corn from Garrett Popcorn
I defy any dessert-loving omnivore to pass by a Garrett Popcorn without salivating; they pump the intoxicating scent of melted butter and sugar out into the street in front of their stores, making such resistance an impossibility. Most will point you toward the cheese and caramel corn mixture, but I point you toward the pecan.