Wonderful treats in Orillia

Heading for the snow belt!

For hubby’s and my mom’s birthdays, we headed off to Orillia to check out local treats. We arrived just in time for lunch on a snowy day. As we weren’t too familiar with the area, we parked quite far from Mariposa. There are several Green P parking areas and some street parking too. The benefit, though, of having to walk a bit is having a chance to check out the other shops along the way. If only it had not been freezing cold!

We had planned to have lunch at a local fish and chips place, but they were closed (being the holidays). So, we decided to have lunch at Mariposa Market instead. And what a great decision it turned out to be.  

Mariposa Market

Hubby’s pulled pork on a pretzel bun and my chili were great! The kids’ San Francisco dog and grandma’s tuna were good as well. They were perfect with the warm apple cider.

Yummy lunch

Dessert was a Beaver Tail, which was soft and sugary with silky cream inside—a great finale to a wonderful meal.

Beaver tail for dessert!

We brought home some turtle cake for Hubby’s birthday (Grandma’s was a week away still), some Skor loaf and Corn bread. They were all delicious!

The corn bread was good. We heated it slightly and had it for breakfast. It was surprisingly filling!

Corn Bread

The base chocolate chiffon for both the turtle cake and Skor loaf were moist, perfect when re-heated just before serving. The icing was a bit on the sweet side, though. But hey, it’s the holidays, we can have a bit more sugar!

Skor Loaf

Turtle cake

Mariposa Market has been in business since 1911. There are actually some very interesting artifacts inside the store—like washing machines and such. Sorry I didn’t get to take some pics. As well, connected to the main bakeshop are a couple of stores selling kitchen stuff and other wares. Apple Annie’s, another café and fudge place, is also connected to the bakeshop from the basement. They sell some very yummy fudge, truffles, and other goodies.

There are a couple of other places we want to check out when we go back to Orillia—including another joint featured at “You Gotta Eat here!” I do have to eat at Mariposa Market again!