Pastry: Freshly baked, crisp and easy to bite through 8/10
Presentation: Your stereotypical Aussie vanilla slice 8/10
Value for money: $4.00 - a decent product for the price, but not memorable 8/10
Overall score: 8/10
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Filling: Light as air creamy vanilla custard 8/10
Pastry: Freshly baked, crisp and easy to bite through 8/10 Presentation: Your stereotypical Aussie vanilla slice 8/10 Value for money: $4.00 - a decent product for the price, but not memorable 8/10 Overall score: 8/10
En route to the Macedon Ranges Farmers Market in Kyneton I pulled into Country Cob to eagerly taste their award winning apprentice made vanilla slice at last years Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph. This thing is traditional in every way, resulting in a very uniform and familiar build and taste. The pastry, although not baked to a golden brown, had an excellent crunch that allowed for easy pickup and biting. There was obviously some oozing of the custard, but that is to be expected. With some more butter and a darker bake, more flavour would have carried through - but it was fresh and flaky nonetheless. The custard was soft and light and not overly sweet. An undertone of vanilla was present but I fear a mix of some kind was used to thicken the cream rather than egg yolk. In truth the icing was the weakest element, slightly grainy and too thick, it was oddly not even that sweet. You can see why these guys took out the awards last year, but diverting from the mainstream is a lot more innovative in my opinion.
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Anthony
1/19/2018 09:18:14 pm
Will put that one on my agenda. Nice fingernails.
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