Best Deals on Traditional American Treats For President's Day

President’s Day weekend usually means a quick ski trip, shopping and maybe a barbecue, if we’re lucky. With the rain over head today and a little tomorrow, and a chilly high of 50 degrees both Sunday and Monday, you’ll probably decide to stay in with your friends and family. Forget the gloomy weather and make a stop at your local grocery store’s bakery to pick up a cake or pie to sweeten your three-day weekend.

At and South City’s two , be sure to check out their four-day President’s Day sale running Friday through Monday. Great prices will be available on select chips, beer, and a traditional favorite, all American split pie.

• Eight-inch all-American split pies are on sale through Monday for just $3.49 in apple or cherry.
• Friday only, pick up an eight-inch cherry topped Boston cream cake for just $5.00, normally $9.99. Safeway and Pak N Save also have strawberry topped or original Boston cream cakes for $9.99 this week.
• Their nine-inch pecan, apple, custard and pumpkin pies are $7.99.
• Lemon cream, chocolate cream, and banana cream pies are $7.29.
• Eight-inch 1-layer carrot cake, chocolate fudge cake and German chocolate cakes are $7.29, or get a two-layer of the same varieties for $12.99.

on McLellan Drive has a great selection of sweets encouraging you to “save room for dessert.”

• Apple cranberry galettes are $5.99.
• Pecan pies, raspberry almondine tarts or cranberry walnut tarts are $6.99.
• Their scrumptious looking “ultimate” berry pie is $7.49.
• Featured in their current newsletter, their almond Danish ring is $4.49.
• A traditional apple pie is $6.49.
• In Trader Joe’s frozen section you’ll also find some great desserts like their checkerboard mouse cake for $6.99, wild blueberry, raspberry, or pear tartes for $5.99, and their New York baked deli-style cheesecake for $6.99.

and on have a few round cake varieties that are pretty large compared to similar cakes at Safeway and Trader Joe’s, but at a higher price.

• Their red velvet cake has an instant $2.00 rebate at check-out, making this 10 inch cake $7.99.
• 72 oz. plain cheesecake is $12.99 while their 88 oz. strawberry cheesecake is $14.99.
• 10 inch carrot walnut cakes are available in two different frosting styles for $12.99 each.
• Hidden in the cheese, dip, and sausage section you’ll find Cocola chocolate pound cake, a small cake packing a 36 oz. punch for $7.99.

Best Deal: big red velvet cake is a great deal at $7.99 with the instant rebate. If you prefer an apple or cherry pie, and have the best deal Friday through Monday with their $3.49 all American split pies. And if you can make it to or on Friday for their cherry topped Boston cream cake, your $5.00 will let you bring home a delicious dessert for your President's Day get-together.