Angel Food Bakery

Name: Angel Food Bakery

Neighborhood: Ravenswood
Address: 1636 West Montrose Ave
Map (link above): yellow marker
Nearest El Transit Locations: 
Montrose Brown Line stop
Hours: 
Tue - Fri  7am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 2pm
Bake On-Site: Yes
Individual Cupcake Prices: $3-3.50
Boxing/Packaging: unknown (ate in)
What makes this bakery special: They have a gorgeous and extensive Easy Bake Oven collection, including many that date back to the 1950s! Possibly this is something you have to see for yourself to understand. 

Cupcakes Purchased and Reviewed:
Vegan Peanut Butter
Cake: Chocolate
with Peanut Butter Frosting
Appearance: 2
Size: Large
Bite #: 5
Moisture: 2

Mud Pie
Cake: Fudge
with Fudge ooey-gooey filling and homemade vanilla bean whipped cream dip
Appearance: 2
Size: Large
Bite #: 5
Moisture: 3

Coconut*
Cake: Coconut
with Vanilla Coconut Buttercream
Appearance: 2
Size: Large
Bite #: 5
Moisture: 3



Additional Notes:
Angel Food is awesome! I recommend eating in because there is so much to look at in here. They have an amazing collection of Easy Bake Ovens on display around the perimeter of the dining area, some (as mentioned above) dating back to the 1950s! You'll have to actually visit yourself to understand how cool it is to see the evolution of something so seemingly childish. 
We ordered brunch to eat in, anxiously waiting for the moment to order dessert--the cupcakes were staring at us from behind the display window.  Another reason to eat in: brunch is amazing (I recommend the pot pie). Absolutely fantastic. 

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Old kitchen supplies turned art.

Originally, the plan was to take the cupcakes to go (which is perhaps what I'll do next time since I was Thanksgiving-Day-full by the end of this adventure) but I couldn't wait until we got home to try the vegan peanut butter cupcake.  The vegan PB had been recommended to many customers while we devoured brunch and it was worth the wait-- rich and thick peanut butter frosting matched with chocolate cake, which I swear doesn't taste any different from non-vegan cake. (Amazing!) 
Next, the Mud Pie: I'm embarrassed to admit this but I was hoping for something similar to the Lava Cakes at Domino's Pizza (for shame, I know). Instead, we got an even better, almost bittersweet, extremely rich chocolate ooey-gooey goodness paired to perfection with homemade vanilla bean whipped cream dip.  Absolutely fabulous (but suuuuuper rich).
D.E. picked the coconut cupcake.  I'm not big on the texture of coconut, but did try a little tiny piece and found it fresh baked, like everything else. This cake was moist, the frosting had coconut flakes mixed into it, and it was dipped in coconut flakes. Really, it is perfect for coconut lovers. 
Overall, the cupcakes were fresh, well-balanced (frosting-to-cake ratio), and flavor-filled. Love.
*enjoyed by cupcaking partner, D.E.