“Life is uncertain, eat dessert first!”

– Ernestine Ulmer

Staten Island has many good bakeries but Mother Mousse Dessert Specialist is one of the best.

When entering Mother Mousse you are instantly intoxicated by sights and scents of chocolate mousse cakes, butter cookies and vanilla. The vast dessert selection in the brightly lit showcases overwhelm you with mouth watering choices. From the hand decorated sugar cookies to the beautiful mousse and fondant cakes. My children are are immediately drawn to decorated sugar cookies or the colorful cupcakes. Everything within the showcases has a description which entices you even further. The problem is choosing which dessert!  Ah, but don’t fear the staff is quick to advise you and provide some samples (Mmmmmmm!)

Two perennial favorite for my family and friends is the 7” Mousse Cake Sampler and the Moosekeetoes (huh?).

If you can’t decide which mousse cake to purchase Mother has the answer. The 7” mousse cake sampler ($26) is made up of 6 hearty slices of various types of mousse fillings. They range from the basic chocolate mousse to the Oreo cookie mousse. There is no doubt that this cake will exceed your expectations.

Another favorite is the Moosekeetoes. What is a Moosekeetoe you ask? Well it’s certainly not an annoying bug with antlers. It’s an individual mouthwatering delight of mousse in a cookie crumb crust. The mousse flavors vary by season but some notables are chocolate, white chocolate with chocolate chips, peanut butter (Mmmm, peanut butter!), raspberry chocolate mousse and more. The Moosekeetoe is a perfect alternative to pastries and can sooth that sweet tooth at $3 each.

Mother Mousse is always coming up with new dessert offering. In their September e-newsletter they highlight two new cakes. One of which is a Peanut Butter Buttercream cake.

Co-owner Teri Rutigliano describes the cake as,“a sweet peanut butter buttercream and layered between chocolate cake. The cake is covered with rich dark chocolate ganache and decorated with peanuts”. Unfortunately, when I went to purchase this cake it was sold out. The staff said that they are making the cake and it will be ready later in the day.

After tasting any Mother Mousse dessert you can tell only the freshest and finest ingredients are used. There are no artificial sweeteners or substitutes. More importantly you can tell there is passion behind every dessert creation. Yes prices are slightly higher on certain products but well worth it. Mother Mousse desserts rival any found in New York City.

Mother Mousse is owned and operated by Joan Sheheen and Teri Rutigliano. They are located at 3767D Victory Blvd. (main bakery), 718-983-8366 and at 2175 Hylan Blvd., 718-987-4242.

Visit www.mothermousse.com for more information and photo’s.

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