Holy Cacao

1207 S. 1st St., Austin, TX, 78704.
512-851-CAKE (2253)
http://www.theholycacao.com/

Holy crap.

We had a few minutes to spare on Friday evening after a long week, and decided to head down to lower South 1st to check out the "other" trailer park eatery. Right next door to the area Torchy's and Shuggie's have made famous is 1207 S. 1st, a more modest lot graced with two trailers. One houses Izzoz tacos, which we have not yet tried but plan to. The other is a smaller and colorful desert trailer named after that holiest of holy culinary element, the cocoa plant.



The brain-child of two desert lovers, Holy Cacao boasts a short menu of confectionary goodies for those on the move. S'mores on a stick, cake shakes (using elements of cake crumbs and Blue Bell ice cream), and their famous cake balls (a fudgey cake rolled up and coated with a heavy chocolate icing). And while the cake balls may be the proprietiers claim to fame, it's the frozen hot cholocate that really helps Holy Cacao carve out it's own desert niche. Not content on competing with the other (cup)cake vendors in the South 1st area (Hey Cupcake!, Sugar Mama's), Holy Cacoa transcends the bounds of the moist, spongy delight with it's concoction of real dark chocolate (no mixes here) melted and blended together with ice and milk. It's beauty not to be outdone by it's simplicy, Holy Cacao also offers this beverage infused with a mix of ancho chile, cinnamon, and is that some cayenne I detect? Whatever the mix is, it's called The Mexican and it's absolutely wonderful. This is real HOT chocolate, served frozen. It's a cold up front, with a nice warm chocolate down the back; an icy mix that gives you a nice smack in the kisser.