Eggless Fresh Cream cakes at Cakes & Bakes, Forest Gate

A great selection of eggless cakes.
Compared to other eggless cake shops, they are the cheapest at £1.50 per slice.

[Review] Costa Coffee at Mile End

Costa Coffee is everywhere now, even in locations that you would never have thought of.
Mile End has changed so much, it used to be fried chicken shops, Middle eastern grocery shops but the whole scene has changed since the London Olympics in 2012.
Areas surrounding Stratford have gentrified and with lots of QM students nearby, coffee shops are a must!
I only went to Costa Coffee because I wanted to try the caramel hazelnut cake and it was near the uni.
Overall, this branch was nice and big.
The caramel hazelnut cake just tasted like the standard ready made cakes from the supermarket.

[Review] Eggfree Cake Box

Cake Box definitely stands out from the crowd because of its bright decor.

When I first went, my first impressions were not that good because the fruit cakes reminded me of the bad quality ones in Hong Kong and all the cakes were heavily decorated and too colourful to the extent they looked artificial so I did not buy any.

Upon learning that the cakes were eggless with fresh cream made me go there again.

The funny thing was that I was distracted by the cakes and decor to notice they were eggless on the first visit.
Cake Box was founded by Sukh Chamdal and Pardip Dass in 2008 with its first shop in East London and now it is a successful franchise all over London!

When I went again, I finally noticed the word eggless in small print beside the name so this cake shop is actually called Eggfree Cake Box and not Cake Box!

It was hard deciding which cake slice to get but they either have a Victoria Sponge cake base or a chocolate cake base so I decided to try both.
For Three pounds, it is quite a big slice!!

Ended up getting the Black forest cake which has a chocolate sponge base and the Coconut cake which had a Victoria sponge base.

All the cake slices are conveniently held in a sleeve which makes them easy to handle and they come in a lovely box to take home.

To be honest, they were fantastic because the cake are fluffy and moist just like the ones that contain egg.

I was expecting the Black Forest to be my favourite but it was a tad too sweet however the Coconut Cake with the Victoria sponge base was the best because it was not too sweet and had a lighter taste infused with coconut.

As for the cream, it was not bad but it was slightly stiff and crumbly and miles better than the weird waxy creams in Hong Kong.

Black forest slice:

Bounty Coconut Slice:

My new favourite is now the Red velvet which is just red velvet cake and cream.

Simple and lush.

The caramelicous was disappointing as it is described as a caramel base so I was expecting the cake to be caramel but it was just vanilla.

Prices have now gone up from 3 to 4 pounds per cake.

From 2000 to 2003.

Cake Box:
www.eggfreecake.co.uk

[Review] M&S Carrot Cake

Got some carrot cake from Marks and Spencers which I thought was the usual carrot cake.

When I took a closer look at the description, there was pineapple, raisins, coconut and walnuts topped with cream cheese frosting and a light dusting of cinnamon.

Overall, I loved this carrot cake because it was moist while the coconut and pineapple added a different sweet dimension to it.

[Review] Morinaga Milk Tea Cake

Tried the Morinaga Milk Tea Cake which I got from the convenience store.

Sadly as tea lover I was disappointed with these cakes as they were too sweet and the texture was weird.

[Review] McVitie's The Original Lyle's Golden Syrup Cake

McVitie's The Original Lyle's Golden Syrup Cake has been around for years along with the popular Jamaican ginger cake.
I love the way the cake is dense, sticky and sweet just like the toffee pudding so it goes so damn good with custard.
Unfortunately, I deleted the picture with custard but it was so delicious that I would buy it again as part of my grocery when I need a sweet fix.