I asked Lee whether the slice of apple atop the cake was dried apple.
Lee said that she thought it was fresh apple that had wilted.
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Joss and I went to Greens & Co last week specifically so she could have a slice of the lemon and lime brulee – which she’d enjoyed on multiple occasions in the past. To be honest, I was a little apprehensive as I’ve found the cakes at Greens and Co to be very hit and miss.
Looking through the multiple cabinet displays, there were so many cakes to choose from it was overwhelming. Eventually, I settled on the strawberry cheesecake.
It looked delicious but turned out to be rather tasteless and disappointingly, there was very little texture difference between the base and cheesecake filling. It became difficult to eat after the initial few forkfuls.
However, the lemon and lime brulee lived up to Joss’ word – it was soft, smooth and melted in my mouth. The tangy citrus flavour helped to cut through the sweetness and thankfully Joss did not mind sharing ;)
The ambience of the place was very comfortable; old couches to lounge on arranged around coffee tables, board games, self-serve water, a ceiling full of white lanterns and walls plastered with music posters. The music in the cafe was a little loud for my taste, but I suppose a little extra background noise helps with privacy, as the tables are fairly close together.
For those of you who are gluten intolerant, they had a gluten-free chocolate cake there that looks quite nice :)
Are you a fan of Greens & Co? What cakes have you had there that you’ve liked?
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Some treats from La Galette de France in Nedlands last month :) Pictured below are the lemon and lime (yellow) and the sticky date (brown) macarons. I enjoyed them both :)
These little morsels will cost you, but they’re tiny packages of deliciousness. Highly, highly recommend, they usually have tiny dollop of surprise filling inside which is in line with the flavour of the macaron.
See also: Breakfast at La Galette de France – Nedlands
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After months of walking by watching other people have chocolate at Koko Black in Claremont Quarter, it was finally my turn! When Skye and I arrived on Saturday afternoon we did not need to queue for very long before we were directed toward a table inside the store. Lee joined us shortly after and a waitress popped up in a timely manner to take our order. Pictured below is Lee’s large iced chocolate, which comes in a rather large, rounded glass.
I ordered the chamomile tea. There was a satisfying amount, however this was not the best choice, taste-wise, to go with chocolate. The cup was very cute though, with the koko black cocoa bean image printed upon it.
I ordered the Belgian spoil to share with Skye, this contained chocolate icecream, chocolate mousse, two belgian chocolates, macadamia shortbread, and chocolate cake. As you can see below, the icecream (in the frontmost pot, topped with a curl of chocolate) was melting while I took the photos! The chocolate mousse was quite nice – it was topped with what I suspect were tiny, delicious pieces of crushed, salted caramel. These were my favourite part of the whole tasting plate.
Once, the icecream and mousse were contended with, we moved onto the belgian chocolates. We did not know what flavour or type the belgian chocolates were initially. I tried to snap the heart-shaped piece in half to share with Skye, which resulted in an explosion of sticky liqeur filling onto my fingers, which I am sure was not terribly appetising. Skye was brave and tried some of it anyway :) The rectangular piece, gilded in gold leaf with the Koko Black logo, was filled with chocolate ganache.
Then, there was also bite-sized, crumbly macadamia shortbread and a small piece of chocolate cake to nibble on.
Although many elements of the tasting plate were palatable, in general, they lacked complexity of flavour. This was a little disappointing given the rave reviews from friends and friends of friends. The experience of dining at a chocolate cafe was fun though, it is still a novelty to have them in Perth :)
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On our adventure to Kalamunda after visiting the Last Drop Tavern, Tom and I meandered across Haynes Street to Little Miss Cupcakes. We went in there intending to buy one cupcake each and somehow ended up getting five because they all looked so good.
From left to right: 1. chocolate butterfly cupcake, 2. chocolate sprinkle heart cupcake, 3. carrot and walnut cupcake (at the back) and 4. snickers choc mud cupcake.
Tom thought it would be a good idea to get vanilla butterfly cupcake (pictured bottom right) because there was a lot of chocolate in our box. I can assure you that a sweet vanilla cupcake smothered in luscious buttercream does not really provide much of a palate cleanser between mouthfuls of chocolate cupcake ;)
Vanilla butterfly cupcake (below): Very light and fluffy cupcake with airy buttercream that was sugary, but thankfully not too sweet. There was restraint with the sugar put into both the cake mixture and icing – as a result, the cupcake was much easier to eat.
The snickers choc mud cupcake (below): It was very rich, as you’d expect from looking at this vertically sculpted chocoholic’s dream. The cupcake was very rich and sweet and the icing (chocolate ganache?) was also very rich and sweet. Combined, it was too much for my tastes but I suspect that was the point of the cupcake and many others would enjoy this creation. It’s definitely worth a try, it was the most eye-catching cupcake in the store.
Carrot and walnut cupcake (below): Carrot cake base topped with sweet cream cheese frosting topped with a sprinkling of walnuts. I am a huge fan of carrot cake (and walnuts) but often find that carrot cakes from stores are too dense, almost fruit-cake in consistency. However, this cupcake was pleasantly light in consistency. The cream cheese frosting, albeit extremely sweet, was a delicious counterpoint to the cake.
Chocolate sprinkle heart cupcake (below): A light chocolate cake topped with a chocolate sprinkle heart, nestled in a swirl of buttercream. I did not eat this cupcake, Tom consumed it while I wasn’t looking. Tom said that the cupcake was a lighter version compared with the choc mud, which was a welcome change.
The chocolate butterfly cake (not pictured below because we got impatient with photographing and moved onto eating) has the same cake base and buttercream as the chocolate sprinkle heart cupcake. It tasted quite similar to the vanilla butterfly cupcake, the chocolate flavour was obvious but nice and light.
I took a few snaps of the beautiful store while I was there:
And some from the outside, of the front display!
This stand packed with pretty white cupcakes looked like they were waiting to be picked up for a wedding.
I’d eat here again if I wanted cupcakes and I was around Kalamunda. Particularly, I’d be keen to have more of the vanilla butterfly cupcake and carrot cupcake :)
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