Crystal Rock Cakes from Tokyo and Kyoto taste as elegant as they look

They are saying diamonds are endlessly however in addition to their well-known hardness, it’s our fascination with gems, crystals, and different minerals that by no means appears to stop. Their typically glittering geometric magnificence crafted by nature over durations of time that typically stretch into eons has captivated our imaginations all through human historical past.

And now we are able to eat them too!

Not the precise crystals after all, however Usagi no Nedoko, a way of life items and dessert maker in Tokyo and Kyoto, has crafted a set of muffins that look rather a lot like the actual issues. Known as Crystal Rock Cake (Kessho Rock Cake), every cake resembles a kind of crystal embedded in rock.

▼ They arrive in a really elegant field too.

It’s additionally a play on typical rock muffins, that are a crumbly sort of cake from Britain just like a scone. Whenever you open up the field you’ll discover every cake individually boxed like geological samples.

▼ Clockwise from high left: Fluorite, Apatite, Amethyst, Garnet, Lazulite

The gemstone components are every constructed from pâte de fruits, a chewy and candy French confection constructed from a fruit flavored jelly paste. Along with having a tasty style and texture, additionally they have simply the correct of sheen to resemble an actual crystal.

Our author Natsuki Gojo purchased a field for two,160 yen and tried each out, beginning with the Fluorite. This was a mint-flavored sweet atop a darkish chocolate rock cake for a extra mature taste.

Subsequent, the Apatite was constructed from an apple-flavored pâte de fruits on a rock cake with a agency aroma of black tea. This cake would go fairly properly with an actual cup of tea on a soothing afternoon.

The Lazulite makes use of a plain rock cake to essentially deliver out the distinctive look and taste of the brilliant blue gemstone topping. That is flavored with blue curaçao, a Dutch distilled liquor made with the citrusy scent of laraha peels.

The mango-flavored Garnet topping is apparently matched up with a really fragrant rock cake that accommodates black sesame. The 2 tastes went collectively a lot better than Natsuki anticipated.

Her favourite one was Amethyst, largely as a result of the pale purple coloration reminded her of the particular stone. It additionally had a mysteriously deep floral style that she wasn’t aware of however later discovered was parfait d’amour.

The rock cake additionally has bits of almond in it for a barely extra rocky texture than the others.

For every cake there was a wonderful stability of flavors and textures. In every case the gems themselves would have been too candy and chewy, whereas the muffins would have been too plain and dry on their very own. However collectively, they made excellent concord.

For that cause alone they’re nice, however their gorgeous visible presentation ensures they’ll make the right memento or present. Even if you happen to can’t get out to Tokyo or Kyoto, Crystal Rock Cake may be bought on-line from wherever in Japan. Portions are restricted although.

Supply: Usagi no Nedoko

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