Cake Run 7: Xocolat: Red Velvet and Hot Chocolate Cake

Welcome to the 7th episode of Cake Run. For those of you who are a big fan of chocolates, you are in for a treat. The name itself alone spells excitement for chocolate enthusiasts like me that I did not even spare it a second thought to try it out. Everyone deserves a break after attending a six hour long workshop.

Cake Number 1: Red Velvet Cake named “This Red”.

Visual: Typical red velvet with the red breading topped and sandwiched by anything white which is usually cream cheese. I love the red circles on top, making it look like a polka dot in white and red colors.

Taste: I love that there is a tinge of saltiness in it. As I dissect each layer to determine its contribution to the overall taste, I discovered that the white cream on top is actually cream cheese which causes the slight saltiness. Red velvet as a dessert normally is quite sweet so I applaud the makers in using cream cheese to counteract the sweetness. There is also an extra something located on top of the white cream cheese which is a roundish red confectionery. White it is aesthetically attractive, it does not really add value to the overall taste.  

At a glance, you would only think that it is just made of white cream cheese and red velvet bread. As you eat it layer by layer, there is apparently a darkish red cream sandwiched in between the cream cheese and the red bread. It is similar to custard but only harder or it could also be melted chocolate. Overall, it contributed significantly to the perfect blend of saltiness, creaminess and fullness in each bite.

Cake Number 2: That Xocolat Cake. If this is red velvet then that is chocolate (an allusion to Cake Number 1)

Visual: Typical. Chocolate bread topped and coated with dark chocolate cream. It has a white weird line on top but it is apparently, a part of the “X” sign that is designed on top of the cake when you buy the entire thing. Since I only brought a slice, I only got a portion of that “X”, which kind of looks weird.

Taste: It is what its description says, “For the Absolute Chocoholic”. The chocolate on top is not just a simple layer of icing; rather, it is melted dark chocolate judging by its thickness in terms of texture and taste. The chocolate bread is not soft but it is compact.  I can already sense that this treat is an overwhelming mix of chocolate goodness as I feel my teaspoon encountering resistance from the melted chocolate on top down to the chocolate bread.

When I tried dividing the layers, it was easy to do so given the compactness of the bread and the thickness of the melted chocolate in the middle. After successfully separating the layers, I was more than delighted to find out that the middle portion is also made of the same melted chocolate as the one on top of the cake.

Wow, isn’t that just grand for us chocoholics? 

Have a Chocolate-y Sunday! Feel free to comment and share your thoughts on the comment box below.