This matcha and sakura cake collection has been specially designed for cherry blossom viewing parties.

As the cherry blossom trees begin to open their petals, cafes and confectionery stores around the country start blossoming with pink-hued goods and treats too. One of our favourite purveyors of cute confectionery, Ginza Cozy Corner, is heralding in the season this year with two brand new bite-sized cake collections that are a feast for the eyes as well as the tastebuds.

Called the “Ohanami Party” or “Flower Viewing Party” set, the adorable mini cakes come in nine or 12-piece sets, complete with adorable boxed packaging. The nine-piece box contains the following delights:

(Top row, left to right)
◆ Petit Cream Puff (filled with custard and fresh cream)
◆ Chocolate Mousse (with a bitter cocoa sponge)
◆ Chocolate Cake (containing almond praline chocolate crunch and a slightly bitter chocolate cream accent)

(Middle row, left to right)
◆ Peach Roll (containing a mellow cream cheese to compliment the elegant sweetness and aroma of white peach)
◆ Double Berry (with the sour and refreshing taste of raspberry jam and strawberry cream)
◆ Hanami Tea Cake (an exquisite combination of white peach and rich aromatic tea)

(Bottom row, left to right)
◆ Cherry Blossom Green Tea Roll (Japanese style roll cake with a green tea sponge and chestnnut-flavoured cream)
◆ Petit Mont Blanc Tart (with a combination of fresh cream and chestnut-flavoured cream)
◆ Hanami Strawberry Roll  (a roll cake filled with sweet and sour strawberry cream)

The 12-piece box contains:

(Top row, left to right)
◆ Chocolate Cake (containing almond praline chocolate crunch and a slightly bitter chocolate cream accent)
◆ Petit Cream Puff (filled with custard and fresh cream)
◆ Double Berry (with the sour and refreshing taste of raspberry jam and strawberry cream)
◆ Tiramisu Cake (with cream cheese and a cocoa sponge)

(Middle row, left to right)

◆ Hanami Tea Cake (an exquisite combination of white peach and rich aromatic tea)
◆ Peach Roll (containing a mellow cream cheese to compliment the elegant sweetness and aroma of white peach)
◆ Chocolate Mousse (with a bitter cocoa sponge)
◆ Petit Mont Blanc Tart (with a combination of fresh cream and chestnut-flavoured cream)

(Bottom row, left to right)
◆ Hanami Strawberry Roll  (a roll cake filled with sweet and sour strawberry cream)
◆ Hanami Lemon Tart (overlaid with lemon cream cheese custard and finished off with a tart lemon sauce)
◆ Cherry Blossom Green Tea Roll (Japanese style roll cake with a green tea sponge and chestnnut-flavoured cream)
◆ Rare Cheese (a smooth cheese mousse topped off with a chocolate cherry blossom)

On sale from 18 March – 2 April, the 9-piece box retails for 2,200 yen (US$19.52) while the 12-piece collection retails for 2,800 yen. If you’re looking for more regular-sized servings of cherry blossom cake, Ginza Cozy Corner has you covered too, with a gorgeous range of delicious sakura-themed sweets to choose from.

There are four types of sliced cakes available for 410 yen each, which include the Sakura and Matcha Cake…

 ▼ …the Sakura Rare Cheesecake…

▼…the Sakura Cake…

▼…and the Sakura Mille Crepe.

There’s also a spring take on a traditional Japanese dessert, with the Sakura Anmitsu dessert for 486 yen.

Last but definitely not least is the gorgeous Sakura Roll, which retails for 1,890 yen. With its sakura sponge, sakura jam and sakura-flavoured cream, this is absolute heaven for lovers of cherry blossom flavour!

The larger sweets collection will be available at Ginza Cozy Corner stores around Japan until 6 April, so be sure to pop by soon for a taste of the spring blooms before they disappear for another year!

Source: PR Times (1, 2)
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