While a delightful high tea would have been an afternoon too dainty for me, some amazing looking cakes and some friends would make a good afternoon tea. In this occasion my ex-colleagues and I decided to visit Bites by D, a boutique bakery stocked with premium looking confectionaries. Scanning the counter, the attention to detail on the cakes were sensation. Everything looked so perfect!
From Left to Right: the Fresh Berry Tart, Summer Delight and Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart
The products from Bite by D were superb. Glorious to see but even better to taste. The Summer Delight for example looks deceivingly similar to the famous Watermelon cake from Blackstar Pastry in Sydney but is nothing like that at all. In fact, I reckon the Summer Delight packs a better, more refreshing flavour that is not only more fruity in taste but more interesting in texture. I really enjoyed the mix of berry favoured jelly and the tart lemony scent in the luscious cream at the top! The berry tart was OK but my second favourite on the plate was the Salted Caramel Tart!
From Left to Right: the Opera Cake and Winter Delight
On this other plate, we ordered another two different pastries and I reckon we got a tie this round. The Winter Delight was very similar in approach to the Summer Delight with the addition of the chocolate which brought a sense of nuttiness and warmth to the plate. The Opera cake on the other hand, is full on indulgence without an overbearing sweetness. Lots of melting moment as I savoured each bite. Quite a rare moment considering how I keep telling people that I am not a sweet tooth!
Bites by D is definitely a new favourite of mine. While the likes of Chu Bakery, La Belle Sweets and Choux Cafe were really good, I felt that l enjoyed the cakes at Bites by D more. In saying that though, whenever Bites by D is hosting a high tea the environment is quite full on with no noise containment whatsoever. So if you are a group of 4 sitting near the group of 20 people having high tea, you might feel a little outnumbered and rightfully so. Even then, where pastries matters Bites by D came tops!
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