Battle of the Bakeries

Knoxville Edition

Two of my go to spots in Knoxville are bakeries. Magpies Bakery and Wild Love Bakehouse. These both have incredible offerings, but they can be quite different. Whoever said you can’t compare apples and oranges is wrong.

I will start with something they both do…cookies. Wild Love generally has one or two cookie options. Their salted chocolate chip is maybe the most common, its ok. I don’t love the salt. The cookies also tend to lean a bit dry, and that goes for the majority of their cookies. The chocolate sable is a bit better, but it really just tastes like a brownie. Magpies cookies are soft and just chewy enough to be out of this world. They did a chocolate chip cookie with oreos baked in and its maybe my favorite cookie I have ever had. They also do cookie sandwiches. The oatmeal cookie sandwich is magical. One of my favorite desserts ever.

I think where Wild Love really shines is in their buns. Everyone loves some good buns. Their apple morning bun is probably my favorite thing that they do. Their normal morning bun is really good as well. They also do a hand tart, but these always just leave a bit to be desired for me. It’s a bit too much filo dough for me, I want the filling!! I also enjoy their tea loaves, their citrus tea loaf is phenomenal, but I have only seen it once.

Magpies shines in their cupcakes and actual cakes. They generally have special cupcakes for the week. One week was a brown sugar espresso and oh my lanta was it delicious. The strawberry cream is also amazing. I cannot think of a bad cupcake I have had from there. Their carrot cake will also knock your socks off. This is a favorite of ours.

In this battle of the bakeries, my winner is Magpies. They do specialize in different things, and I like cupcakes more than pastries so that does not help Wild Love’s case. Magpies cookies are just far and away better too though, so it is a pretty decisive victory for me. There are a couple people in my life that I am pretty confident would pick Wild Love. You cannot go wrong with either, and you really can’t go wrong by just getting both! Love you all!

PS Sorry for still not having pictures. I will have a restaurant review next week that I promise will include pictures!!