#chocolate shavings

Sis bought online from Emicakes this 15cm (500g) Milo Fantasy Cake. For the cake’s decoration, it is a simple chocolate shavings in the centre with a dusting of Milo powder. On the inside, it got two layers of Milo mousse in between three layers of choco chiffon cake. While the chiffon is soft and fluffy, one cannot help but think of this as just a plain Jane chocolate cake minus any surprises. Decent tasting but not something I would buy again.

Me, mum and my sister’s birthdays all fall within a two weeks period. So this is yet another reason for celebration. Sis bought the Chocolate Mint Cake (usual price S$45.80) from Polar Puffs & Cakes for S$34.24 as she was entitled to a 20% discount during her birthday month. She didn’t read the fine print about it being flourless until I found out the details. Anyway, too late to cancel the order. The cake came with a lime green or should I said, mint green gloss coat with decorative chocolate ribbons and a chocolate pearl in the centre. While the bottom half of the cake’s circumference is accented with dark chocolate trimmings. According to the website, this cake has 25% less sugar so it should be healthier too.

Slicing into the Chocolate Mint Cake, you came across a thick top layer of refreshing mint cream which in itself was also on the cloying side. Next is the chocolate ganache and below it another layer of chocolate cream and finally chocolate flourless sponge. Without the actual texture of the cake to balance out, it was basically just layer after layer of soft milky cream and ganache which makes eating this confection cloying. In the end, we had to scrape off the white cream layer before eating it.