Taste
For a farewell today, we had a White Chocolate Celebration ganache from Michels. First off, just in case you haven't figured this out by now, let me get this out. I don't like white chocolate! So that's one strike for the cake. The outside is covered with cream, then with little white chocolate button. The inside is a vanilla pound cake. The cake was average - not quite dense or light, not quite dry but not that moist. If you pair it with the chocolate outer it gives a pleasant texture. The problem was, the cream and white chocolate was just revolting, really sweet, with none of the melt-in-your-mouth quality to the chocolate. What's more, it made you feel quite full after 1 slice because of the heavy cream.
On a b'day celebration, we had the Caramel Mud Cake which is more my cup of tea. In my opinion, it's the best cake from Michels. The sweet caramel topping mingled with buttery and moist mud cake. It wasn't as heavy as the cream, but one slice is definitely enough.
The next occasion, I tried were the Carrot cake ($26), very dark in colour, with a great nutty taste, and the cream cheese frosting was top rate. The Baked chocolate cheese cake ($24) was not too cheesy or chocolaty, a good cake to please everyone, but not me!
And another farewell, this time I got to choose the cake. My choice of the Apple & Rhubarb Crumble ($14.90) was the best thing I have tasted from Michels so far. The crumble mix was so crunchy and buttery, and the filling was not too sweet but still moist. The Chocolate Vanilla Deluxe Mousse Cake ($25.90 for medium) – chocolate and vanilla sponge with layers of chocolate mousse was not so great. It fell to the too sweet category again, and the sponge was really try and tasteless
Rating - Celebration - 3, Caramel - 7, Carrot -7, Chocolate Cheese - 5, Apple Crumble - 7.5, Mousse - 3
Look
The White Chocolate Celebration was not the most imaginative, white icing with shavings of milk chocolate in the centre, as well as a red rose. It certainly looked better than it tasted though.
The Caramel Mud Cake came with that nutty creamy colour, with Happy Birthday written in chocolate and little chocolate pieces on top, a winner.
The Carrot Cake was huge, and smothered with cream cheese and flakes of almond>
The Chocolate Cheese was beautiful, a swirl of brown and white.
Rating - Celebration - 0.5, Caramel - 1, Carrot - 1.5, Chocolate Cheese - 1.5
C-factor
$19.90 for a large sized Celebration, and $23.90 for the caramel Mud, $26 for carrot and $24 for chocolate cheese. $14.90 for the crumble and $25.90 for the mousse. Ok only 'cos it's free.
Rating - 0.5
Swiss Points - Celebration - 4, Caramel - 8.5, Carrot - 8.5, Chocolate Cheese - 6.5, Apple Crumble - 9, Mousse - 4
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