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Cappuccino with foam decoration.
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02.12.08 Satura Cakes at Ward Centre
Review and photography by Phuong Do.
I have never tasted any dessert quite like the chocolate tiramisu at Satura Cakes. It took me by complete surprise. Anything that looks so chocolaty must be very sweet, I thought, recalling the blueberry cake I could not finish (even with coffee) at Starbucks – or should I say the giant blueberry sugar lump. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. A bite of the choco tiramisu was an explosion to my taste buds.
The unsweetened cacao power on top of the chocolate tiramisu ($4.50) is the chief source of the powerful flavor. Magic is created when it is combined with the creamy middle layer and the coffee soaked sponge cake at the bottom. A serving is quite enough for one.
Cakes originated in medieval Europe, and Japan picked it up from Portugal in the 1500s. During the Japanese economic boom several decades ago, a large number of chefs went to France and Italy to study baking techniques. Later on, they altered the formula to the Japanese taste. A new distinct type of cakes emerged. In 2002, Japan won the Coupe de Monde (baking world cup) in Paris.
Satura Cakes serves Japanese style pastries less saccharine than your typical tooth-rotting snacks. They pledge to bake their cakes from scratch daily, using high quality ingredients like real butter and milk fat, rather than artificially hydrogenated oil.
The coconut an-nin ($4.50) combines almond coconut gelatin and local fruits to create a refreshingly mild and sweet taste.
The "Salty Chocolate Cookies" (#3.95 for five) are hardly as salty or sweet like the name may suggest. Baked with Hawaiian salt, macadamia nuts and chocolate, they are dry and crumbly, like British biscuits. These cookies have a pleasantly strong cacao and nutty smell.
The cream puffs ($2.75) come in the usual vanilla cream flavor and an innovative caramel crunch. It has a crispy texture, topped with Bavarian cream. You could ask the staff for a sample.
Corones ($2.75) are similar to cream puffs, and come in green tea and chocolate banana flavors. The pastries are thinner, and the cream is lighter. Be nice and you could ask for another sample.
Satura’s unsweetened pastries such as sandwiches, croissants, and brisoche are not as spectacular in flavor and appearance, but they are quiet palatable and organically healthy.
Their coffee doesn’t have a burned taste like Starbucks or Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. My hands were still twitchy three hours after a small cup. Espresso is made on order. They use fair-trade organic coffee and real tea leaves.
So when you want to indulge your taste buds with fine desserts, head over to Satura Cakes. Free wireless is available at every store. Don’t forget to charge your laptop.
Satura Cake Locations:
Ward Centre (across from Borders)
1200 Ala Moana Blvd. Bld 6, Suite 601 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Tel: (808)537-1206
Mon-Thu: 9am - 10pm
Fri-Sat: 9am - 11pm
Sun: 9am - 10pm
Parking: free Ward Centre customer parking
Harbor Court Business Tower Lobby
55 Merchant Street, Suite #110, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Tel: (808)537-1206
Mon-Fri: 7am - 6pm
Sat: 9am-3pm
Parking: Harbor Court garage, entrance on Bethel Street. Partial validation.
Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center
2233 Kalakaua Ave B106A, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
Tel: (808)537-1206 Fax: (808) 537-1208
Mon-Sun: 8am - 10pm
Parking: the Shopping Center's garage. Partial validation.