[Review] M&S Marks and Spencers Chocolate Sponge Roll

Marks and Spencers Chocolate Sponge Roll is a classic.

Chocolate sponge roll coated in sugar filled with chocolate buttercream.

Always great with a cup of tea.

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[Review] M&S Marks and Spencers Cappuccino Sponge Roll

There are lots of sponge rolls at M&S like blackcurrant, apricot, lemon etc.
As I have not tried the Cappuccino Sponge Roll I decided to try it.

According to the box, it is a chocolate sponge with a coffee buttercream filling covered in thick milk chocolate.

Unfortunately, I found it too sweet and sugar.

 

[Review] M&S Marks and Spencers Apricot Sponge Roll

The Marks and Spencers Apricot Sponge Roll and Chocolate Sponge rolls are classics.
I have been having them since I was a kid.
The apricot sponge roll is coated with sugar and filled with deliciously gooey apricot jam and buttercream.
Basically a nice sweet treat with a lovely cup of tea.

[Review] M&S Marks and Spencers Peach Roulade

After trying the moreish Passion fruit Swiss Roll by Marks and Spencer, out came another version which was the Peach Roulade.
I was actually hoping to see a peach Swiss roll and now they have it so I didn't hesitate to get it because I love peaches and cream.

M&S Marks and Spencers Peach Roulade

When I took it out the box, it looked a bit weird on one end with a gaping hole.

After I sliced it, I found it really hard to take it out because it was too soft hence the reason by it is not a perfect slice.

Sadly, the taste was not as good as the passion fruit because the pieces of peach were too soft and mushy.
Overall, it was too sweet for my liking!

[Review] M&S Marks and Spencers Passion Fruit Swiss Roll

I love Swiss rolls especially fresh cream Swiss Rolls.
The usual fillings are strawberry jam or raspberry but Marks and Spencer has two enticing ones which are chocolate and Passion Fruit.
The Marks and Spencers Passion Fruit Swiss Roll is visually pretty with orange lines which makes it really stand out from the dessert cabinet.

The Swiss Roll serves 6 but I thought that it serves 4 because I can't get enough of it.

I couldn't believe how delicious this passion fruit Swiss roll was.
The passion fruit sauce was really refreshing all the way through with the light sponge and fluffy cream.

Although I really want to get this again, I am hoping to try the chocolate Swiss Roll as well.

[Review] Asda Fresh Cream Swiss Roll

I was at Asda hoping to buy the new Toffee apple cheese but it wasn't available yet so ended up getting the Asda Fresh Cream Swiss Roll.

The Swiss roll was soft and fluffy and the star of the show was the fresh cream, however the jam was a bit sweet.

Cadbury's Halloween Treats

Cadbury's Halloween Treats for 2019.

Raspberry flavour cake bars:

Pumpkin patch cakes:

Mini Bonfire logs:

[Review] M&S Sticky Toffee Sponge Roll

I love Swiss rolls and anything with toffee so the Sticky Toffee Sponge Roll seemed like a good combination.
The description had dates which I wasn't keen on as sticky toffee should be sweet enough.
Anyway, the roll was quite firm coated in some sugar.
It was delicious to eat and luckily the taste of the dates were not strong.

I did find it a bit sweet so it was fantastic with apple puree and custard as the roll was a bit dry.

[Arctic Roll] by Birds Eye

An Arctic roll is a British dessert made of vanilla ice cream wrapped in a thin layer of sponge cake to form a roll, with a layer of raspberry flavoured sauce between the sponge and the ice cream.

It was invented by Dr. Ernest Velden, an immigrant from the Czechoslovakia who set up a factory at Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne in 1968. to cope with popular demand.
However, it was discontinued by Birds Eye in the 1990s due to the lack of demand.

The Arctic roll made a return in 2008 due to the economic downturn where consumers were looking for low cost foods.

To be honest, I have tried other brands before but Birds Eye has to be the best.

The roll is best eaten about 5 minutes after it is taken out of the freezer because the texture of the ice cream and roll is soft.
Everything was in perfect harmony as the thin layer of sweet raspberry jam worked with the vanilla ice cream and sponge which was not too sweet.

The combination of ice cream and sponge cake was just delicious!

Korean and Japanese delights from 7-eleven Hong Kong

Thanks to 7-eleven for sending me these goodies featuring popular Korean pot noodles and Japanese sweet treats.

For Korean goodies we have: Vilac Cup Rice and Noodle, Ottogi Japchae noodles, Hanil Jajeng Myeon

Japanese goodies there are: Ribon Okinawan donuts, Shoeido Swiss rolls and Koubo croissant buns

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Korean Hanil Jajeng Myeon HKD$17.9:

These were quick and convenient to eat, simply empty the noodles in the box and pour the sauce on top and heat in the microwave as advised.

The noodles were soft and chewy in delicious sweet sauce. 

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Korean Ottogi Japchae – HOT

Springy glass noodles in sweet and spicy sauce with pieces of beef in it.

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Korean Vilac Cup Rice and Noodle – Spicy Seafood $12.9

This is the most interesting cup I have tried, because there was Rice and noodles!!!

It would be great if there was a non spicy version to cater for people who can't eat spicy foods!

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Japanese Koubo croissant buns $12.5

There is a choice of chocolate or strawberry and they were best eaten slightly warmed by heating in a microwave because the paste inside becomes soft.

Personally I liked the chocolate.

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Japanese Shoeido Swiss rolls $13.9

These rolls were surprisingly big and filling!

There is caramel and chocolate and both were soft and moist.

It is hard to say which flavour is better because both were good.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Japanese Okinawan RIBON donuts $10.9

There are two flavours: original and black sugar.
Black sugar had more depth in flavour so I preferred the black sugar.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Japanese swiss roll?

 

 

 

Fun swiss roll I had, but not actually roll shaped, more like a sponge with brown circles folded in half with cream.

As with all pre-packaged cakes, the cream and sponge has this weird chemical/alcohol taste to it.