Mango Pudding and Coconut & Azuki Bean Squares

After having a badass Chinese lunch with my boyfriend and friend in Box Hill today, we walked over the road to a bakery to get some dessert. We ended up in the Vegie Bakery. Lovely little place.



The pudding was like jelly in consistency and the flavour was pretty delicate. Very nice!



The squares were called 'Snow Somethings'. Very creamy and soft and gooey! These also had a delicate, subtle flavour, so you could really taste the coconut that was covering them.



There wasn't much azuki in them, but it was still a good purchase by our friend!
I'd like to go back to Vegie Bakery and buy some tea leaves- there is a whole wall full of tea!



xx

Deep Fried Icecream

Had dinner with friends at Kingsland Chinese Restaurant in Boronia. The dinner was lovely, but for dessert my friend got deep fried icecream. Flaming, deep fried icecream.



I haven't had fried icecream since I was a kid, so in the interest of my many, many readers (:P) I had a few little bites. I don't know what the batter was made of, but it tasted fantastic! The icecream had a chunk of something in the middle. My friend said:


"I think it might have been biscuit but it might also have been delicious veins of batter melted their way inside and frozen/fried. Either way it was delicious."

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Chocolate Madness

Yesterday I went to the Theobroma Chocolate Lounge at Knox City to try that chocolate which looks like a ceramic tile. I couldn't stay away any longer! I also bought a milk-chocolate hot chocolate. They also have dark and white and caramel.



It. Was. Amazing. Imagine all the best easter eggs you've ever eaten, liquefied. It was like one of those gold Lindt bunnies, except you can drink it.



It was kept warm by a little tea light candle inside the mug holder.

The chocolates were divine. I got a Red Diamond and a Pineapple something (tile). They almost look too good to eat!



But eat them I did. They rocked! The pineapple tile tasted fantastic. I'd say it tastes how it looks- if 'ornate' has a taste, it's that chocolate.
The whole experience of sitting with that drink and those chocolates was very leisurely, relaxing and indulgent.



If you haven't been to Theobroma Chocolate Lounge yet, I highly recommend it!

xx

Rum and Raisin Pudding

Another triumphant dessert made by my mum! Gluten-free, as always.
Rum compliments sweetness in such a decadent way, I love it!



Rich, creamy AND topped with melted chocolate! The chocolate icecream was almost overkill, but it was amazing. Raisins are something that I don't eat enough of. It was lovely to have some in such a creative dessert.




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Chocolate Chilli Bomb

Today I went to my favourite place to get a chai latte- Kofi Beans in Croydon- and I couldn't say no to their range of little chocolates.
I love the atmosphere in that place. It's full to the brim of Moroccan furniture, lanterns, mirrors and knick knacks. Very expensive stuff, but it's beautiful.



This is a Chilli Bomb, it rocks. The dark chocolate was smooth, the chilli had a lovely warm burn which always goes well with chocolate and...



the filling was a rich brandy-flavoured fudge! Loved it. Try one!

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Chocolate Mousse

My friend and I shared this insanely rich dessert at Kublai Mongolian Restaurant in Croydon on the weekend.

My friend called it "Sickeningly rich." I agree with her! Thank god we were sharing it!

I made some chocolate mousse when I was younger, all by myself and it turned out AWESOME. Should try my hand at it again.
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Vanilla and Chocolate Marble Cake

This is the vanilla and chocolate marble cake I made. The icing was SO rich and delicious, but I think it was too rich- it never dried! It just melted little by little every day. That's what I get for trying that Betty Crocker ready-made crap. Also, I left it on the counter.



Loved this cake. It was so moist and fluffy!
The marbling was slightly more difficult than I thought it would be. The instructions made it sound easier than it was!



This is the best shot that shows the marbling. Next time I'll know what to do!

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Raspberry and Lime Iced Tea

Yesterday my friend and I went into the city and had lovely iced tea at Oriental Teahouse. Loved the Raspberry and Lime, sweeeeeeet! My friend had Strawberry Cream iced tea. It had vanilla in it, very smooth.
It's a really funky place! They had a great tea and cocktail menu. I'm definitely going there the next time I'm in the city, love to have some yum cha and sample more teas, like so.

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Chocolate Cake

I forgot to take a photo of the whole delicious chocolate cake, so you can't see how awesomely chocolate the icing was. Rest assured, it was fantastic.