Friday, March 04, 2011

Not quite the bee’s knees to me

I read about the honey cakes at Bee Dessert and was overly excited to try them. I mean, an “all-natural chocolate covered honey cake” extolled by Rachel Ray and the Times? Let’s get to it.

The packaging was adorable enough.


But I was expecting something more like Baklava than a Ring Ding.


Something more oozey and syrupy and multilayered than compact and cakey. Surprisingly, it was more like a spice cake enveloped in rich dark chocolate. No goo, no oozing, no sticky-sweetness. No wow.


Like spice cake enrobed in dark chocolate, it’s not that it was bad. It just wasn’t worthy of the buzzzzz I'd heard.
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4 comments:

  1. Alejandra RamosMarch 4, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    I totally agree on this! They came to my office to give out samples and I was excited to try them, but also found that they were just kind of eh. I wanted something sweet and oozy syrupy delicious, which this wasn't.

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  2. veggietestkitchenMarch 5, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    I learned my lesson about taking any Rachel Ray tips from following some of her recipes. Needless to say, I filter her out now.

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  3. ParisbreakfastsMarch 6, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    I pat you on the back for trying to make the adjustment in grand style but mon dieux!!!
    Psris = CHOCOLAT!
    c'est tout
    non plus

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  4. Notes From ABroadMarch 7, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    As "real" chocolate and dessert deprived as I am, where I live, I would probably inhale them and exclaim at their wonderfulness.

    I am thinking Nutella on white bread is delicious these days so you can understand my reasoning :(

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