Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio
647 Chapel Street
South Yarra, VIC
www.burchandpurchese.com
I have been wanting to pay a visit to Burch & Purchese for quite a while now, I always drive pass the store without knowing that it is a cake shop! Always had it mind that I will drop by next time and it had never happened until today.
Today is Miss P's birthday and I decided to take her to pick her choice of cakes from Burch & Purchese.
We made a trip to Burch & Purchese in the late hour of the afternoon. The decor in the store is simple but elegant. They have plenty of products on display and I felt like taking each of them home. Too bad that Miss P was with me, so I was only allowed to pick few things that I wanted most for now so we could make another trip here again next time.
As I was lost in the moment with the sweet stuff, Miss P made a decision on the cakes that she wanted. We ended up with 4 individual cakes to take home - Raspberry, champagne, lychee, white chocolate; Banana, caramel, rum; Rhubarb, apple, crumble,cheesecake; Vanilla, pistachio, lemon, green tea.
The first cake we tried was the Vanilla, Pistachio, Lemon, Green tea. Loved the amount of pistachio they put in, very generous and made this cake base very tasty (and we both are big fan of pistachio). Though it had lemon cream as one of the component, but the sweetness of white chocolate was quite sharp (we found it was a bit too sweet). The little green tea macaroon on the top was lovely, had matcha taste and was a perfect complement to the cake.
The next piece was the Rhubarb, Apple, Crumble, Cheesecake. Very sexy looking little cake showcased in a clear plastic tube. It had 4 layers, caramelised apple at the bottom, next was the custard cheese cake, then malted walnut crumble and lastly, the rhubarb compote jelly with a crown lookalike white chocolate and walnut as a jewel. It was like a love at first bite with the rhubarb jelly, it had a right tart and refreshing flavour of the rhubarb and the jelly was smooth and soft. The custard cheese cake was creamy and velvety and caramelised apple tasted more or less like apple sauce with a balance of tartness and sweetness. Very well balanced in taste for this sexy looking cake, all of the flavour went well together and made us crave for more.
The third one on the list was the Banana, Caramel, Rum cake. I would say this one was a 'Go Bananas' moment for us. Very much like a tropical flavoured cake with the banana and passionfruit. The cake had a bit of cinnamon taste to it, mainly at the base of the cake and the rum jelly was good, not overpowering the cake at all. The overall flavour was strangely good and the taste of banana left lingered in the mouth.
Last was the Raspberry, Champagne, Lychee, White chocolate cake. Sweet looking cake that enticed us to try it the moment we laid our eyes on it. It was a great choice that we left it last as it was quite tangy, refreshing and clear, perfect for the last piece of dessert for the night. The cake was topped with the champagne jelly and small white chocolate piece. Hidden inside the pink cake was the hibiscus champagne jam and lychee piece, which gave you the tang when tasted it. I would say they had a very creative way to use hibiscus flower and lychee as the ingredients of the cake.
+Disclaimer: The commentary contained in this blog is purely based on my own opinion and experience at the time of visit. Taste is a subjective and yours and mine can be differed.
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