Love Gift

     On a Mother's Day several years ago, my younger sister, little brother and I decided to buy a special gift for our dear mom. Since she is a dessert lover just like me, we wanted to surprise her by choosing a unique one. Then we found one of the ice-cream cakes in COLD STONE creamery  to be a nearly perfect present. The name of the cake is Love Gift, which accurately describe its exquisite look.

The cake was so adorable~ All of our family members fell in love with it at the first sight. It was REALLY expensive, though. The six-inch cake cost nearly NT$1,000!

     If you ask me, I'll say that the price was the only drawback. The cake was covered with grape jam and was topped with some currants. It was a little bit hard to cut into pieces because of the ice-cream inside. After cut, the lateral amazed everyone again. It was divided into three layers: the top is strawberry ice-cream with raspberries, creamery ice-cream with OREO in the middle and chocolate flavor at the bottom. The three colors formed a harmonious view! 

     And how it taste? Of course the answer is AWESOME! Actually it was my first time tasting an ice-cream cake, and I totally loved it. It was so satisfying that I could eat three flavors at the same time~ The beautiful appearance made it even more wonderful. Mom loved it, too. It is believed that female loves beautiful things, and mom is obviously no exception^^. We children were so happy that we chose a right gift~ Thanks to the special ice-cream cake, we all had an unforgettable Mother's Day.

Japanese Custard Roll Cake

     Speaking of Japanese custard roll cake, most people immediately think of Nobel Cake. It's a very famous pastry shop in Yilan. Actually, this kind of delicious dessert is originated in Japan and have being famous for a long time before it was introduced to Taiwan. The shop founder, Chang Chi-chung was so amazed when he first tasted it that he decided to develop it in Taiwan. After doing numerous researches and developments for eight months, finally he succeeded in making the Japanese custard roll cake. He even made slight improvements to make it tastes better. Not surprisingly, the dessert immediately drew everyone's attention. The mania for Japanese custard roll cake last until today, and the founder continue creating new flavors to surprise people. Today, there are already twelve flavors in total.
     Among all flavors, two of them are my favorites. One is strawberry flavor. Fresh strawberries, creamy custard and soft sponge cake match perfectly, making it a special dessert to enjoy.

     Another one has a poetic name called "fresh fruit hidden in snow". Not only the name but its outlook is beautiful, just like an exquisite artwork. Pineapple, apricot, peach and passion fruit are used and forms a unique fragrant. 

     Japanese custard roll cake is indeed an amazing dessert to taste. Besides, the price is really reasonable and affordable. Never tried even one bite before? Then what are you waiting for?

Picture resources: http://www.pieart.com.tw/