8th July 2012
On the last day in Sydney, with my parents having driven off in the morning, i was left alone and having to entertain myself and couldn't think of a better way to do so than with a trip to Zumbo for some cakes as desert for lunch and to take back to Melbourne.
After looking through the various cakes and macarons and liking just about all of them, i decided to grab 2 cakes and a box of macarons. The first cake i went for was in his cookbook and one of the cakes i was thinking of making myself so it was nice to have a proper version to eat and compare to (it wasn't available last time i was up) and was the Cherry Cherry. 2 over sized macarons filled with a cherry jelly, dark creme Chantilly, coconut moisture and covered with shredded coconut. Excellent presentation and bold flavours with the cherry jelly standing out.
The next cake i had (which i took back to Melbourne along with the Macarons) was named Happy Birthday and it was a celebration of exquisite desert making and flavour. A flourless chocolate biscuit, chocolate sabayon mousse, ultimate chocolate brownie, caramel mousse, milk chocolate Chantilly and cocoa nib nougatine with a White chocolate and Passionfruit glaze. So many techniques, so many flavours and so delicious.
The final purchase from Zumbo in my purchase was a 5 pack of Zumbarons. A 5 pack of chocolate doughnut, Salted Butter Caramel, Annunziata Chocolate, Pancake & Maple Syrup and Salted Butter Popcorn. All were full of flavour and matched well with the flavour described. The pancake and maple syrup and and chocolate doughnut were personal favourites but all were exceptional.
The technique, innovation, imagination, flavours and presentation are all first rate and a trip to Sydney is not complete without a trip to my favourite desert place.
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