New Bedford Restaurant Creates Ultimate Fall Dessert with Warm Pumpkin Lava Cake

I stopped by David's Restaurant on Church Street in New Bedford yesterday for lunch with one thing on my mind: the blackened salmon with mango sauce special. That's what brought me through the door, and it absolutely hit the spot.

Then I made the mistake, or perhaps the best decision of the day, of looking at the dessert menu. That's where I discovered something I don't think I've ever seen before: a pumpkin lava cake.

We've all heard of chocolate lava cake, but pumpkin? Now we're talking fall. If there was ever a way to capture the season and put it onto a dessert plate, David's may have figured it out.

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Pumpkin Lava Cake Brings Fall to New Bedford

The cake arrives warm, and once your fork or spoon breaks through the middle, that luscious icing center starts oozing out onto the plate. It's rich, warm and packed with that comforting pumpkin spice flavor that immediately makes you forget it's technically still summer.

Don't just take my word, ask Keith, a local regular at David's whose pumpkin lava cake didn't stand a chance once it was put in front of him.

New Bedford's David's Restaurant Serves Up Fall With a Pumpkin Lava Cake

Then came my favorite part: a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream on top. The warmth of the cake slowly melts the ice cream, creating that perfect combination of hot pumpkin spice and cool, velvety vanilla sweetness with every bite.

This is also one dessert I'd recommend eating right there at the restaurant while it's fresh and hot, rather than having it delivered to your house via DoorDash. David's has plenty on the menu worth visiting for, but this pumpkin lava cake alone might be worth the trip.

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Just don't wait too long. It's a limited-time dessert, and according to Maritza Torres, the lead manager at David's, it sells out quickly. So if you're already craving fall, consider this your delicious little head start.