St. Patrick's Day Treats and Sweets

The bakers in Manhattan Beach are crafting special treats in honor of St. Patrick's Day on Saturday, March 17.

Starting Friday, March 16, you can find a rainbow inside your cupcake with Cupcake Couture of Manhattan Beach's Glitz and Glamour cupcake. The bakery will also offer cupcakes called Bailey's Blackout Crunch, Beer & Pretzels and Irish Cream, according to their website. 

on Highland Avenue in North MB is baking several special creations: the Irish Car Bomb is Guinness cake filled with Jameson's chocolate ganache and topped with Bailey's Irish Cream butter cream. Other tasty goods include Irish Coffee Blondies with a Bushmill's Icing Drizzle, shamrock cookies and St. Patty's cake pops. These will be available throughout the weekend, according to the shop's Facebook page.

SusieCakes in Manhattan Beach has a range of St. Paddy's Day goods, including St. Patty's Breakfast Cake, Butter-Toffee Whiskey Cream Pie, Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake, Mint Sandwich cookies and Guinness Stout Chocolate cupcakes, as listed on its Facebook page.

, winner of the Manhattan Beach Patch poll for Readers' Choice best cupcake maker, is offering cupcakes, cookies, cake pops and custom cakes, in St. Paddy's Day themes.

gets its Irish act together, with green bagels, green cream cheese, Irish soda bread, Lucky Clover sugar cookies and cupcakes with shamrocks.

So, hurry in to these establishments before their special items are sold out.

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