Houstonist is no slouch in the kitchen. That having been said, when we accidentally set fire to a whole pumpkin during a Thanksgiving dessert test run gone wrong this week, Houstonist learned a valuable lesson: If you can't make it, fake it. Luckily, there are a few Houston institutions that have you covered in case your kitchen ambitions require more than your skill set can provide.
Ruggles Cafe Bakery offers a wide selection of cavity-inducing sweets, including red velvet cake, Italian cream cake, chocolate pumpkin cheese cake, and apple struesel pie. Tuesday is the last day that you can reserve desserts for Thanksgiving, so now's the time to reassess your priorities ("Is rolling out pastry dough really what you want to be doing at 4am on Thursday morning?") and consider giving Ruggles a call.
Didn't have time to bang out that tarte tantin? House of Pies is there to save the day. They'll be open 24 hours on Thanksgiving day, but they're not taking any phone orders. Make sure to get there as soon as you can if you want a chance at their pumpkin, sweet potato, Texas pecan fudge, or lemon ice box pies.
Ruggles Cafe Bakery
2365 Rice, (713) 520-6662
House of Pies
3112 Kirby, (713) 528-3816
6142 Westheimer, (713)-782-1290
Photo courtesy of Cybertoad
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