FOR PEEP’S SAKE: IT’S A NEW EASTER FREAK SHAKE AT SODA FOUNTAIN AT UNION STATION

Forget April showers, robins and blossoming flowers. Peeps marshmallow candies are the real harbinger of spring in St. Louis.

To celebrate the season and welcome the Easter bunny, Soda Fountain has created a new over-the-top Freak Shake called For Peep’s Sake.

The outrageous sweet treat begins with a banana milkshake and the serving glass is rimmed with green coconut Easter “grass.” The Freak Shake is topped with a Peeps Kabob, a La Bonne Bouchee pastel rainbow sugar cookie, a rock candy stick, jelly beans, whipped cream and a cherry.

The springtime shake will be available throughout April at the popular retro diner located under the train shed at Union Station. Soda Fountain is open daily from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m.

St. Louis Union Station also has debuted a new place to satisfy a sweet tooth. The Cookies & Cupcakes treat shop has opened just outside the entrance to the St. Louis Aquarium.

The shop features whimsically decorated cupcakes — including one designed to look like a shark fin emerging from blue icing waves. The treats are from Jilly’s Cupcake Bar in St. Louis. Fudge is also available at the shop, along with chocolate “Shark Poop.” Cookies baked on site come in a variety of flavors and are served daily along with Kaldi’s coffee and barista-made espresso-based drinks. St. Louis Union Station Cookies & Cupcakes is open daily from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

St. Louis Union Station is located at 201 S. 18th St., St. Louis, MO 63103. @sodafountainstl; www.sodafountain-stl.com; www.stlouisunionstation.com; @unionstationstl

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