Cake Run 5: Mary Grace Café “Unboxing Black Velvet”, the White Twin

Welcome to another episode of Cake Run. Today, I will be unboxing one of my favorite cakes from a favorite café of mine called Mary Grace. I previously did a review of Mary Grace in Pastry Run 1, which focuses on their special pastries: the ensaymada and the cheese rolls. After tasting their cakes, I want to do it justice by sharing my tasting experience to fellow cake lovers. 

Visual: Wow, would you look at that white expanse of smoothness. It is like a thick white veil that fully encompasses the entire cake topped with chocolate horns of younglings. Upon closer inspection, the tiny horns are quite lustrous which means that it is composed of heavy chocolate cream. The sight alone is mouthwatering. The Black Velvet reminds me of Snow White with her ivory skin and ebony hair. It is a simple design that is already filling the senses.

The Box: Composed of a red covering with a transparent plastic at the center, it gives a sneak preview of what is inside the box and builds anticipation. The paper bag on the other hand is designed to be simple yet classy due to its tone down brown coloring as opposed to red and gives a warm feeling of homeliness as it reminds me one of those ancestral homes wherein wood is the main component.

Even before enjoying this treat, you can already experience a certain feeling of warmness from the packaging alone.

Taste: If Snow White is the fairest of them all, Black Velvet would surely be the fairest of all of its kind. The white thick veil is apparently cream cheese! I thought it was simple cream all this time which explains the resilience it has from melting since it has been out of the freezer for almost 3 hours after buying it. The cream cheese was unexpected but a pleasant surprise. Since it is dairy, it is quite heavy as opposed to the usual entre of Mary Grace, so it is not for those who are after a light, hearty meal.

Look at the inside, it apparently is composed of chocolate bread which explains why it is called Black Velvet. The wonderful surprise here is the fact that the cream cheese is not just an outside coating but extends all the way in, like it is seeping through each layer of the chocolate breading and solidifying its presence there, giving the cake its full and filling taste.

Plus, you get your money’s worth as the makers did not skimped off the cream cheese and even gave its customers more than what is expected.

This one will really make you feel full given that dairy products are heavy and tough on the stomach. Nevertheless, it tasted heavenly; just don’t forget to share for you definitely cannot eat it in one sitting. I’ve tried and I only get to finish half of it.

For more pastries and cakes from Mary Grace, see links below:p
Pastry Run 1: Mary Grace Cafe: Ensaymadas and Cheese Rolls
Cake Run 6: Mary Grace Café “Unboxing Chocolate Truffle”, the Black Twin
The Experience (Cake Run 25): Mary Grace Dining Experience

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