Sugar Hit 2013: The Cortile, InterContinental Hotel

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.


So when, with the Sugar Hit advertised as “Gianduja chocolate lolly cake, almond joconde, banana marshmallow and hazelnut crunch”, we spotted a rather pink-looking dessert via Instagram the evening prior to our visit, we started to have our doubts. Would this be the year where we are disappointed? I mean, where does pink come into the equation of a choc-hazelnut dessert?


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!*

The Cortile, InterContinental Hotel
117 Macquarie St (cnr Phillip St), Sydney
Tel: (02) 9240 1396


happy eating!

4 comments:

  1. 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.

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    1. In 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!

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  2. Love 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.

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    1. Haha if there's one food event that I consistently do every year, then this is it!

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