Welcome to the episode number of Cake Run. Naming the bakeshop after a famous fairy tale character is a brilliant move on the part of the creators as it elicits fond childhood memories. True enough, this was the intent of the 3 sisters who named the business making it easier for the brand to warm up to mothers and children alike.
Why did it took me after 23 cake entries for me to start raving about this brand? As we all know, it takes more than just a dreamy name for a shop to be successful. For a bakeshop, taste and presentation of the cakes and its pastries play a huge role in generating loyalists. As a child, I am no stranger to Goldilocks' cakes; however, I was not really impressed with their selection even as a young adult with a more diversified taste.
It was not only up to now that I was able to have a taste of Goldilocks through their Triple Delight which was given to one of my colleagues as a surprise for his birthday.
Visual: As one would expect from a mocha cake --- creamy looking and filled with icing. I wonder why it is called triple then if it looks like a regular mocha cake? Perhaps let's start eating and take a look at its insides.
Taste: Surprisingly good and the cream used is soft, smooth and tasty. The breading is composed of three different layers or "delights" as the makers call it, namely chocolate, vanilla and mocha chiffon. I was already happy with the cream and not expecting much from the chiffon layers but I was impressed that all three layers were able to successfully bring out the taste that they represent. Usually, one of the most common pitfalls in most chiffon cakes is that the bread lacks taste given the overpowering flavor of the icing. This, however, was able to overcome that pitfall and is actually a far cry from the cakes that they usually make. It makes one want to try on their other cake selections.
After that surprisingly amazing experience, I decided to give their other pastries a shot namely the Choco Cake Slice and the Golden Butter Slice.
The Chocolate Cake Slice uses the similar texture and formula as the one used in their regular cakes, less the icing and the overly decorative designs which is indicative of a cake. So, if you are up for some chocolate cake but without all that jazz, then this is the perfect selection for you.
The Golden Butter Slice is a triple wow and garnered a triple star in my books. It is not just soft but it breaks under pressure of my teaspoon which is a high indication of it not being hard and dry. Don’t you just hate cakes that are dry enough to suck the moisture inside your mouth?
Moreover, it is very light until the last bite with the skin that simply melts in your mouth. I mean wow, for a bread slice, this is an absolute delight.
Have a Golden filled day with Luck! Your thoughts on birthday cakes? Feel free to share and suggest.
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