Frankly speaking, I
do like pastry, cakes, cookies, but cannot eat too much. Just one spoonful is
enough, more than one is a cardinal sin. Therefore when Icing on the Top
offered me some of their delicious goodies, I visited their site to see what
they have on offer.
When their gourmet
hamper arrived with miniature range of pops, shots and desserts, I needed
somebody to share these goodies with me.. Why should I sin alone? I selected the day, when I would have visitors
at home. Their goodies arrived right on time, when I had guests from Curacao.
Happily I removed box
by box of goodies to try from the gourmet hamper they sent.
G screamed when she
saw Red Velvet cake. Creamy spongy, it just melted in the mouth and disappeared
from the box in a blink.
“Hey! That’s good!”
she exclaimed, “didn’t know they make such stuff in India.” She squealed in
high decibels.
One by one, I opened
the box, starting with handcrafted miniature cookies. There were Lemon,
Cinnamon, Chocolate chips and Oaty Caramel Crunch.
One particular type
that delighted G and was reminded of her granny was cinnamon cookie. “Nankatai,
Nankatia”, she exclaimed with joy as she popped one by one into her mouth, “This
is really good. She took a bunch of the cookies and put in her friend, P’s
mouth too.
Now P was also
getting interested. “What else do you have?” He asked So we tasted - those
small tiny ball cookies.
They liked cinnamon
cookies the most, Oaty Caramel Crunch tasted like breakfast oats, crunchy and
sweet, perfect to go with the morning cup of coffee. However they didn’t like
lemon cookies, it was too powdery.
Next was the cake
pops that looked like big lollypops. A
creamy Orea in the center with sponge on the outside was good; one bite was
enough to flood the mouth with chocolate.
There were three
shot glass desserts: Chocolate, Hazelnuts and Blueberry.
“If you like sweet
and sour, Blueberry is the best, but for me, I liked the nutty taste of Hazelnuts.”
Said G as she tasted spoonful from each glass.
However the best of
all was the Chocolate Mudpie, extremely delicious, spongy and soft. I saved it
in the fridge and it was fresh even after four days.
I would sincerely
recommend this to one who has a sweet tooth.
They have special
goodies for vegetarians that have exotic flavors – passion fruit with basil
seed, raspberry with star anise, saffron with pistachio to name just the few.
It is perfect for
weight conscious people too, because it satisfies the craving of sweet and
because it is miniature, it limits your intake, thus ensures minimum calorie
intake.
Established in 2009,
Icing On Top is a culmination of one girl’s passion for baking. Trained in the
pastry kitchen at JW Mariott as well as at Indigo Deli (Palladium) and Indigo
(Colaba), Ayushi Shah (The Owner) quotes a love for food as the driving point
behind her success. A strong vegetarian upbringing shines through in the completely
eggless menu offered, is a rarity in itself.
Drool more on ‘Icing On Top’ or at their Facebook Page.
