With
InterContinental being one of our staple Sugar Hit choices for as long we have
been doing them, you can count on the husband and I sampling what they have on
offer unless the described dessert is a bit too weird and wacky for our tastes.
A
cube of lolly cake is presented before us atop a smear of sweet pink, soft lolly-like
purée on a slate tile. The layers of the cake are described to us by our
friendly waiter, though I fail to catch what the top pink layer is. The pale
yellow banana layer is a little firmer than expected but thankfully not overly
banana-y for this non-banana lover. Flanked by berry-flavoured lollies, this
Sugar Hit is quite sugary as forewarned by our waiter though its chosen pairing
with Brown Brothers’ Orange Muscat & Flora for its “acidic notes” to help
cut through the sweetness is lost on us.
The
wine was unable to be swapped for a non-alcoholic drink for me, and wine
consumers in our group felt the Orange Muscat & Flora was almost syrupy in
mouthfeel. It has a strong perfume and added to the dessert’s overall
sweetness, which tastes mostly of red berries rather than choc-hazelnut as we
had anticipated. Naming it a “lolly cake” will probably also draw unrealistic
comparisons with a similarly-named dessert from a reality cooking series
earlier in the year.
And
just in case you’re worried about how much sugar I’m consuming whilst in the
final stages of pregnancy, rest assured that I passed my glucose tolerance test
with flying colours. No gestational diabetes – yay! – and plenty of room for at
least another couple of Sugar Hits yet.
*InterContinental are apparently serving their Sugar Hit from 12 noon each day, so you can indulge in an afternoon sweet treat if you choose!*
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happy
eating!
It is a very 'girly' looking dessert. Very pretty. I am amazed (and quite angry) that they wouldn't substituted a non alcoholic drink for you, specially considering you are quite obviously preggers. Now by serving you up a glass of plonk, that actually is regarded as irresponsible service of alcohol. Seems they need to re-sit their RSA certs.
ReplyDeleteIn years past when the husband has asked at various places whether the wine could be subbed with coffee, most places do tend to decline as Sugar Hits are a set deal designed to promoted both a dessert and Brown Brothers dessert wine. I opted not to have the wine and just a glass of water and my "spare" glass of wine was offered to other members of our dining party - it was just that no one felt like a second!
DeleteLove these abundance of sugar hit posts. Since I won't be going to them, I am living vicariously through you :) And shame they couldn't even sub your drink for something else.
ReplyDeleteHaha if there's one food event that I consistently do every year, then this is it!
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