Beach Sweets

Are happy days here again? It almost seems that way with all this good news concerning diverse food businesses in southern Rhode Island.

Sweet Althea’s is a nifty custom cake design company in Galilee. They specialize in cakes for special events, cupcakes and cake pops, using local and organic ingredients when available. The cakes range from classic to out of the ordinary: Strawberry Champagne Cake with Chocolate Ganache Glaze and Pumpkin Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream, to name just two. More than a dozen different cupcakes are offered, from The Classic – basic yellow cake topped with buttercream frosting – to the very creative Salted Caramel, which consists of yellow or chocolate cake, filled with salted caramel and topped with caramel buttercream frosting and a warm caramel drizzle. The clever cake pops are bite-size treats of cake and frosting rolled into a ball and then dipped in chocolate, in designs that run from fun to elegant.

Although Sweet Althea’s works by appointment on a year round basis, the shop will be open Wednesday through Sunday through Labor Day for walk-in service.