Hitting the Sweet Spot
(Cake) batter up!
Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati is hitting the sweet spot this baseball season with the debut of its new, handcrafted Cincinnati Reds-themed dessert, created in-house by Pastry Chef Melissa Luong. This limited-time treat doesn’t just taste good—it does good.
Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati will donate 20% of the proceeds to benefit the Reds Community Fund, supporting youth baseball and softball programming across the region.
Each dessert is a grand slam: a white chocolate baseball, handmade and hand-piped, with colored stitching that reveals the flavor inside. Red stitching means strawberry shortcake, yellow stitching indicates lemon curd with white chocolate mousse, and brown stitching will reveal an Oreo chocolate mousse. Every baseball sits atop a bed of chocolate cake crumbs, designed to resemble infield dirt.
“We wanted to create a dessert that hits home for Reds fans—something playful, nostalgic, and rooted in Cincinnati pride,” said Pastry Chef Melissa Luong. “Knowing that it also supports the Reds Community Fund makes it even sweeter.”
Flavors will rotate throughout the season, keeping the lineup fresh. Flavors on deck include blueberry, raspberry, pineapple, passion fruit, black raspberry chocolate, caramel, tiramisu, and cannoli.
The dessert is available at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood for a limited time beginning, and fans are encouraged to try their favorite flavors of the game before they’re gone.
Council Oak Steaks & Seafood is open Wednesday and Thursday, 5–10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 4–11 p.m., and Sunday, 4–9 p.m. Council Oak Lounge opens at 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday