Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Of Icings and Cakes

A friend of mine brought over a chocolate cake he bought from a grocery bakeshop. It was reputedly one of the best undiscovered cakes in town. Supposedly very much under-rated.

I opened the box. It did look good. The ganache was all dark and glossy. I couldn’t resist but take a swipe at the icing. Not too sweet. Good. Yummy.

I sliced a piece of it. Wow, there’s even a fourth-inch custard filling in between the layers. Very, very promising, indeed.

I closed my eyes in anticipation as I lifted the fork towards my mouth. The icing slowly melted inside, exploding with a rich, and almost overwhelming taste of dark chocolate. Again, not too sweet. Perfect. Just the way I like it.

Then the crumb of the cake reached my tastebuds.

Urgh. Dry, tasteless. Not far from what a cardboard would taste, I imagine. Gawd, what the hell is this stuff?!

The custard wasn’t much of a help, either. Very, very stale. Very, very nasty.

I looked up to my friend. He had the same reaction, too.

We shared a laugh and a half agreeing how the cake tasted really awful. Off it went to the trash bin: two unconsumed slices, and the rest of the cake.

Drat. Drat. Drat.

A food tripping exercise that ended up in futility.

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Trust me, no amount of good icing can mask an awfully made cake.
At the end of the day, it’s the cake itself that matters.

9 comments:

  1. Awww. Sana binigay mo na lang sa kapitbahay. Hehehe.

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  2. hahaha oo nga sana share mo na lang dun sa neighbors nyo. yun nga lang bka murahin pa kaw instead n mag ty hehehe

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  3. Knox & Xtian: ay. yung cake po ay isang metaphor. baka di maapreciate ng kapit-bahay namin wahahahah

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  4. in my experience, cakes that look really good, often taste bad

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  5. Closet: hmmmm, not necessarily. some cakes look bad and taste even worse lolz

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  6. Goodness gracious indeed! This by far, metaphors and all, is as TING-A-LING as rhubarb compote! Delicious!

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  7. Bon: but of course! nothing less but a TING-A-LING-A-DING-DONG from me.

    wahahahahaha

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  8. well, good luck next time. i hope you will find the cake that looks and tastes good at the same time.


    charmedwishes18.blogspot.com

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  9. Charmed: waaaaah, bibili na lang ako sa mga home bakers ;)

    Thanks for dropping by! Do enjoy your look-see around :D

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