adriano zumbo's new collections of babies - 7 July 2008, 23:41
twice a week for the past month i have been ringing zumbo land asking what flavours of macarons they have and then on sat after mosman markets i managed to convince the boy that a drive to balmain was very important to make me happy heh. as we drove past i spied an a4 paper in the window and my heart skipped a beat thinking that maybe the sign said they were closed
but instead a new range of fabulous cakes greeted me all colourful and shiny and preeetty they were
sadly my favourite wheely good has disappeared but that was soon forgotten as i did a happy dance while deciding on which cakes would leave their shiny cabinet and make the journey home with me oh the decisions!
can i get the macarons in a box i asked counterboy. he paused for a split second before asking how many i wanted. 15 i smiled oh and could i also get some cakes…
my babies!
pile o babies. i like how king zumbo has the random flavoured macarons- some work, some dont but its all about tricking your tastebuds into thinking its eating something thats not just a normal biscuit. the first on the pile of macarons was olive oil which i found interesting and slightly nutty on the first bite but a tad too oily aftertaste. my least favourite was the earl grey. it really tasted of tea [duh] um but it was way too strong for my immature tea-hating tastebuds.
my favourite was the banana caramel macaron, it was slightly wonky shaped but appearances can be deceiving. at first i was unsure if i should buy it for i hate all things banana flavoured but it was shiny! and golden! so i bought 4. heh. and boy was i glad! it tasted like banana squeezings! the caramel leaned towards a butterscotchy flavour which made me want to eat a banana split covered in butterscotch sauce
and coming in at a close 2nd favourite is the rice pudding macaron! i know weird flavour huh? but it was awesome! a light dusting of cinnamon on a pale crispy shell sandwiching a creamy vanilla filling with granules of rice that reminded me of passionflower/serendipitys’ sticky rice icecream. oh yes it was awesome.
heehee my giant macaron! its almost half the size of my face 0_0
cherry cherry ($8.95) aint it a beauty? i didnt even read the description of what it was i just took one look at it and registered that it was a gigantic macaron and did another happy dance. the cherry cherry is an awesome take on the cherry ripe bar but way more pretty.
its pink! the boy complained but its about 3 times the size of a normal macaron i squeal gleefully
behold the innards shot! the PINK macaron sandwiched a layer of chocolate sabayon mousse, morello cherry compote and coconut moisture. i have slight issues with coconut in general but i loved the juicy slightly sour cherry bits
tuk tuk nothing ($7.50). coconut dacquoise, coconut pandan mousse and caramelised exotic fruit. it looks like my wheely good has been replaced and while i was initially saddened i was very curious to see a cake with a pandan flavour thats not made by sally chen cakes [heh hi stan] and it was a lovely subtle flavour, soft and creamy mousse with the crunch of the meringue layers. but it is the macarons that i will be back for oh yes. the macarons call to me.
related links:
adriano zumbos cakes 020608
adriano zumbo macarons vs lindt 280508
looks fab! i have never tried macarons b4 :(
— nadnut Jul 8, 05:06 AM #They look really nice, but I’ve never actually tried a macaron before! I don’t know where I would find them lol.
— Katie Jul 8, 08:19 PM #Oh I’m kicking myself I didn’t get to Adriano Zumbo when I was in Sydney last week! Sob sob!
— Kel Jul 8, 08:41 PM #i was there on the weekend! and have yet to post and lol…i actually liked the earl grey tea macaroon (but then again I’m the grandma that likes drinking tea…hahah)
— panda Jul 9, 12:20 AM #I just bought another cake from the new range, and bumped into Adriano in the shop. When I told him it was my 4th one, he kind of rolled his eyes as if to say “Get a life!”. So Suze, I’m glad to see that you live for his cakes and macarons as well!
— belle Jul 9, 01:31 PM #thanks to your post, headed there today to buy the pandan wheely good :) i like it better than the wheely good.. ummm yumm!
— mmm Jul 10, 12:20 AM #oooh how exciting! I definitely have to make the trip out to Balmain soon to check out the new range. I love the idea of a rice pudding macaron!!
— Lisa Jul 10, 11:14 PM #We must have gone on the same Saturday as we got exactly the same flavours too. My favourite was the rice pudding and then the banana, but I actually liked the Earl Grey. Not so much the olive oil one though.
— Jen Jul 11, 06:07 AM #nadnut: its better than a cupcake! trust me =D
— chocolatesuze Jul 11, 10:42 AM #katie: other than zumbo macarons are at lindt cafe and they have more ‘normal’ flavours heh
kel: aw i think you wouldve enjoyed it more than your cupcakes!
panda: heh the flavour idea was interesting cos i like random flavours but yeah post!
belle: bwahahaha thats too funny! did you tell him you have a blog?
mmm: i love all things pandan! lol the sallychen cakes are ok but noone else makes pandan cake
lisa: i know its awesome! definitely buy a couple cos its very moorish!
jen: heh we were so excited going on the first day of the collection lol i hope he does more flavours!
I love sticky rice ice cream. I think that macaron might be right up my alley!
— Y Jul 11, 01:52 PM #teeee I ran into you today at zumbo’s…I was the one who got the last rice pudding ones and was super high ^^;; It was amazing running into you, considering that it was because of your blog that the other half and I actually went!
— Chris Jul 13, 12:20 AM #Will try the macarons and some cakes tomorrow, haven’t had the chance today, but will definitely be posting about it.
y: its fantastic dude! go forth!
— chocolatesuze Jul 14, 04:10 AM #chris: harlo! aw you stole my rice pudding macarons! lol its ok i went and bought some more today haha i love macarons!
balmain…looks like I need to head out there too. Hmm…maybe there should be a new line of suze’s macarons out soon :P??
— trish Jul 16, 12:45 AM #Wow the food look tasty!
— Michael Jul 17, 06:03 PM #trish: heh thatd be awesome! mr zumbo i like fruity macarons!
— chocolatesuze Jul 17, 06:29 PM #michael: it is very very tasty and so very bad for my wallet
Oh yeh, I took a detour en route to the Balmain ferry stop yesterday, and bought one of each of the macaroon flavours. At the moment they have the Chocolate Earl Grey one (tastes very much like biscuits dunked in tea – yum!); vanilla (which tastes much more exotic than it sounds); peach/apricot with saffron cream (nice bits of apricot pieces through the cream!); and a lip-staining blueberry/lavender one which is a beautiful purpley colour flecked with spots of blue colouring (hence the staining aspect). All were super delicious and travelled well in my bag when we caught the ferry across to the Opera House for a show (it was a “fancy” kind of day)…
— Shelbyville Jul 21, 01:15 PM #