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2019-08-21
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A lot of people came here because of the instagramable blue cake and Cafe decor, but I came to check out gluten-free cakes, because I hear it's much healthier to GF. Interior-wise, I have to say this place scores fairly high. Pastel blue tones complimented the girly flowery style very well. I did find the place a bit cramped though, but OK I know, space in Hong Kong is expensive. Luckily, we booked a table in advance so we didn't have to wait for a table or worse, sit outside in the heat...The d
The drinks list is quite extensive so I had a tough time choosing, and eventually ended up with a blue Earl Grey latte. My friend opted for a more adventurous choice, the Sapphire latte (something called tiger nut milk with blueberries, acai and maple syrup). We enjoyed the drinks. The Earl Grey in the latte was quite pronounced and had an almost flowery hint to it. I took a sip of the Sapphire latte and it carried a sweet flavor that I can't really describe (must be the tiger nut milk, which I'm still not sure what it is...) but in a good way.
Blue Earl Grey latte (front)
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For food, I ordered the Avocado toast with egg and shared the earl grey cake and carrot cake with my friend. The toast dish was a bit underwhelming. To be fair, I don't usually eat gluten-free bread, so I'm not sure if it's supposed to taste like this, which was pretty bland and the texture was not great either. The portion was fairly small as well, especially since this cost around $100. And I had to add $30 extra for the salmon.
Avocado toast with egg
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As for the cake, the Earl Grey cake was nice. I don't know if it's tougher to make GF chiffon cake but this was very airy and the Earl Grey really sang through. The blue cream was dyed with butterfly pea extract and just tasted like normal cream. On the other hand, the carrot cake had more problems. Firstly, the texture of the cake was more like a pudding, very dense and too moist for my liking. Usually, the part I look forward most on a carrot cake is the cream cheese frosting but this was some other unknown cream, which I think contained coconut. Maybe as a cake it's not terrible, but I'm not the biggest fan of the coconut flavor. Personally, I found the entire piece of cake too sweet (that I couldn't finish it).
All in all, I appreciate the cafe's effort to promote healthy eating, but it might be a while before I come here again.
Earl Grey cream cake (front)
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Carrot cake
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