So I start a short blog update from a VERY short trip - Mumsie's Birthday!
Okay, not quite - I couldn't get time off work to leave Queensland on Mumsie's actual birthday, so called home as any good boy is required to. Little did she know that my brother and I had been cooking up a bigger surprise - that I'd be popping home for the weekend.
Unplanned.
Unscheduled.
Unannounanced.
UTTER TOTAL SURPRISE!
In hindsight: definitely worth it, and a very Happy Birthday to my dear Mumsie.
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Aside: well, we have to do something on the cake front. Last time I was home, we started a habit of purchasing four different slices, rather than a small cake to share. I think you guys have guessed it: we surprised her with another batch of flavours.
From left to right, these morsels can be purchased at 85 Degrees Cafe (Chatswood is my local one) for $3.50 - $4.20 a slice, and check in store for availability as 6oz or 8oz full cakes.
Hokkaido Strawberry: light milk (Hokkaido milk?) layered sponge cake on strawberry jams topped with crushed pistachio.
Blueberry Cheesecake: heavy on the cheesecake flavour, intermixed with blueberries and berry jam striping.
Taro Paradise: thick Taro-infused sponge coated liberally in Taro-infused purple cream. Decorated with a dollop of whipped cream and petal of white chocolate
Shangri-La Mango: cute decoration of strawberr(y) and cream encircled by a ribbon of white chocolate sitting on strawberry jelly. Multiple layered sponge cake separated by thin layers of (top) cream, (middle) strawberry jam and (almost bottom, orangey) mango.
Verdict: 8/10 - love the variety. Rumour has it that it may be all imported from overseas... - could anyone substantiate this??
My picks: Shangri-La Mango. Pretty & YUMMY. Not much on the mango side, but you get a nice refreshing mix of flavours throughout.
Hokkaido Strawberry gets a thumbs up: light and refreshing tang without a heavily kick of flavour - "Delicate and Fluffy"
Cheesecake is a no from me: too 'stodgy' and dense on the cheesecake flavour. Put in comparison to the others, the heaviness stands out =(
Taro Paradise - neutral: in essence we have a tradition Asian Cream cake without the fruit, lightly infused and coloured in the expected manner of any Taro offering. Without a strong Taro taste, this might turn away those who expect more.
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