Hip Cheese
SophistiCakes

If you were a cheesecake, what kind would you be? A strawberry socialite? A gamma girl next door with a weakness for chocolate? A nouveau riche N.Y. narcissist? (Of course, we’d be an indulgent classic: creamy, not too dense and not too sweet.) And if you were a cheesecake, would you worry about fat, carbs and calories? Well… Even though the low carb craze shows signs of slowing down, the idea has become firmly rooted in our culinary consciousness. So if you’re looking for a sweet treat with zero net carbs, www.lusciousliving.com is the place for you.

Each flavor of their SophistiCake cheesecake is a different character; e.g., the Low-Carb NY Style character is a gay male, the Strawberry character is a San Francisco socialite, Chocolate a Boston Brahmin, Key Lime a Southern belle and Cappuccino the Midwestern girl next door. Each was illustrated by a New York artist and sits on top of a collectible tin.

How do these hip little cakes compare to the real deal? They look like cheesecake. They taste like cheesecake. They’re addictive like cheesecake. But: If you’re sensitive to artificial flavors, you will notice a distinct Splenda aftertaste. We’d rather have a tiny taste of an authentic specimen, but we’re convinced most people won’t even notice the difference.

For more information, visit www.lusciousliving.com.

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