Mandarin splash out @ The Mandarin Cake Shop

I have always wanted to try their cakes so I was really chuffed that I could splash $100 on their bakery with a $100 gift certificate from Openrice.

 

It was tempting to try their cakes and their savory items, but in the end I decided to get the savory items and a donut because the cakes should be indulged there with a cup of nice tea.

Before I went, I checked their online menu and reserved the ones I wanted through phone.

When I got there my order was packed and ready to collect.
I really liked their paper bag and lavish packaging.

Lavish packaging

 

nicely wrapped

 

 

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Custard donut
It was dusted with castor sugar and inside there was generous custard filling.
The sweetness was just right.

 

Custard donut

 

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Beef pie
I was expecting the beef to be chunks but it was minced beef inside and the gravy was rich.

Beef pie

 

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Sausage with XO sauce quiche
This was interesting because it was made with XO sauce which is Chinese.
The sausage used was proper western sausage, and the filling of the quiche was quite eggy and cheesy.
It also contained pieces of scallop which must have come from the XO sauce.

Sausage and XO sauce quiche

 

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The receipt

 

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Apart from the above, these were also on my wish list!
Spinach quiche
Apple turnover
Donuts
Cassis mousseline and bavaroise with sago
Cream horn
Carrot cake
Raspberry apricot mousse
Lychee raspberry mousse
Sacher cake

The Mandarin Cake Shop
M/F, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road, Central