Small, dainty, and aesthetically pleasing, Bento muffins or lunchbox muffins have been the in factor of late. Bento Cake Burglar has hopped onto the pattern that appeared throughout our TikTok and Pinterest feeds, that includes their newest Mirror Selfie Cake.
You heard it! A mirror in a cake. How does that work?!
Nestled in a bento field and impressed by the Japanese, the phrase “bento” means “handy”. Unassuming regardless of its cute decorations, Bento Cake Burglar takes these muffins to an entire new degree by providing an array of flavours from Salted Caramel Chocolate to Apple Cinnamon Crumble. Not as easy they appear, huh?
Additionally they have thrilling additions out there from 30 Oct 2022, resembling Espresso Pecan, Black Sesame Matcha, and Hojicha.
These flavours will likely be out there by all of their cake classes, which incorporates Primary (S$34.50), Designer (S$35.90), and Premium (S$37.90). Every cake is completely customisable to your fancy, and its the costs differ within the variety of design components you possibly can add to your cake!
Just a few reminders of assurance with the intention to get pleasure from this completely: the mirror shouldn’t be an actual mirror so there could be no threat of damaged glass. And no, you possibly can’t eat the mirror— it’s a chunk of reflective acrylic sheet.
I do know what you’re considering: how will we eat the cake with a mirror inside it? To not fear, as I had the identical actual questions and the shop has assured us that the cake (sans the mirror) is completely consumable, identical to some other.
First, you are taking a fork or a knife to elevate up the mirror. Right here’s a pro-tip: purpose it on the interior border so that you just gained’t make a large number.
Subsequent, you take away the layer of food-grade paper with the identical knife you used to take away the mirror. Tremendous straightforward!
And that is my last mess! It’s not as troublesome as we imagined it to be.
As for a way the cake tastes, I had the privilege of making an attempt their Salted Caramel Chocolate flavour. Spongey and ethereal, the cake was not very dense. In actual fact, it’s a reasonably mild choice for individuals who don’t wish to rely their energy. Its consistency was clean and the addition of salted caramel left my mouth watering.
Petite and decadent, these small muffins should not precisely straightforward to make. So take as many mirror selfies in your cash’s price. Manifesting primary character power solely!
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