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2016-06-15
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Not for personal reason, but I was just made to order around 25 cut cakes. There are in fact a list of options, but at the end came up with JW Marriott's Dolce 88 because of the flexible pick-up time it is able to cater. Most patisseries nearby open only at 10am (which is fair enough as they don't serve breakfast), but I desperately need these cakes to be ready by 9ish.One won't usually pass by this hidden but cosy cake shop at the corner, which offers a surprisingly broad view over the hectic Q
Not for personal reason, but I was just made to order around 25 cut cakes. There are in fact a list of options, but at the end came up with JW Marriott's Dolce 88 because of the flexible pick-up time it is able to cater. Most patisseries nearby open only at 10am (which is fair enough as they don't serve breakfast), but I desperately need these cakes to be ready by 9ish.
One won't usually pass by this hidden but cosy cake shop at the corner, which offers a surprisingly broad view over the hectic Queensway. I never know that it is a cafe-cum-patisserie, with elegant lighting and marble table by the window where you can either enjoy your solitude with a sip of coffee and pastries, or gather friends for a quick catch-up. "Dolce" means sweet in Italian, while "88" should mean its street number of Queensway? Anyway, it mainly serves pastries, though it serves simply beverages as well like coffee and tea.
Having called and asked for details, I had in mind the several kinds of cut cakes to order, but just to have a look at them before placing my orders, as I was emailed the order form which is a mere price list with no pictures. As per what my foodie friend sugggested, cut cakes here were not in large amount of stock. Cakes that remain in the display cases shouldn't be all it can offer, so do make a call in advance to make sure that your desired varieties are in stock.
The cut cake list that was emailed to me comes in 8 different kinds, mostly priced at $54 (just one at $48). Price is acceptable, given the fame of JW Marriott (though not on its cakes), and is in par with hotels of the same grade. Whether $54 justifies depends very much on how you compare it with others - being a hotel-class patisserie, or simply a piece of pastry.
I managed to pick these cakes up at 9ish as scheduled, though there was an unexpected mishap which made it not as smooth as it should go. My order consisted of 4 different kinds of cut cakes, 3 of which are shown below while 1 of which are panna cotta in glass containers.
Chocolate Banoffee Tart $54
Chocolate Banoffee Tart
$54
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Besides the "hat" with smooth curves made of chocolate, the braid further showed high level of details like an artwork. As the "hat" is topped on a glossy layer which makes a slippery surface when melting, better eat it before having dollops on the tart.
This surely wins the hearts of chocoholics - but not me. I would say it tastes good but not divine, as I can't stand much dense sweetness that decadent chocoholics may enjoy. Perced above the crispy tart is a cake with layers of coffee cremeux (denser and firmer than mousse), chocolate crumbles, chocolate mousse, banana jam and a slice of banana.
"Banoffee" doesn't suggest "banana" plus "toffee" by convention but "coffee" instead. Chocolate and coffee are both flavoursome ingredients which go in a perfect pair and this is no exception. One may feel full easily to finish this all alone, as the creamy and melting texture in mouth does give a fulfilling sensation, but at the same time unctuous to make one fed up easily.Mango Coconut $54
Mango Coconut
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Coconut panna cotta is topped with crumbles, fresh mango cubes and a zesty mango "bubble" which bursts into tangy, fruity juice in your mouth (kind of like a molecular design?). Sweetness of mango comes natural and not artificial, which is further balanced off by the freshness and slight savory hint of coconut elements - not only the panna cotta, but also the jelly at the bottom! If you aren't having a sweet tooth, this panna cotta should lure you in by its dominant fruity flavour.
Crumbles offer a highlight on the smooth and creamy panna cotta. The spot is well hit!
It may not be easy to differentiate coconut jelly from the glass wall.. but when you dig in, your spoon tells you the substance there.
As the glass jar is pretty tall, one may easily finish off the mango and crumbles layer before reaching the bottom. The final digs were all in coconut flavour - both panna cotta and jelly. Still leaving a moreish coconut taste on your taste buds, these two elements are like bringing you down from the climax brought by mango but along a gentle slope - not dropping you from the sky to the earth!
Not having the luck to try the passion fruit tart and strawberry roulade, these two items well live up to my expectation in terms of its delicate design of layers of flavours despite their dull names. I would not say that cakes here are over sweetened as the mango coconut is sweetened at its optimum. Apart from above-average quality of cakes it offers, Dolce 88 may be my next kill-time spot given its tranquility and nice view from seats if I were to stay in Admiralty for some time!
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