A while over during the festive period I shared this expensive £25 XXL hazelnut cookie with someone from Cedric Grolet.
It was a really nice cookie but not knowing more about Cedric Grolet it was hard to review it properly but from pictures they do these fine fruit shaped cakes with fillings.
From just tasting the cookie, I loved the way it was topped generous whole hazelnuts which were caramelized and it was not too cloyingly sweet with a kick of saltiness.
The cookie was far too big to finish in one go so I had to over a few days.
It was really nice warmed as the texture was soft and gooey and it was amazing with some clotted cream.
The cookie had a nice dough sugar ratio so it was not too sugary to eat with a full on hazelnut flavour.
Recently, made a trip to Cedric Grolet to see for myself, it is located at The Berkeley hotel, Knightsbridge.
I was greeted with a clean modern open kitchen where you can see the ovens and kitchen staff and then you have the pastries at the counter and the artisan cakes at the entrance.
Looking at the range, it was a bit limited for takeaway and prices start from £6 a croissant to £25 for a cookie!!
Visually, the choice was a bit difficult because you are either choosing between the artisan cakes at £17 or the pastries which is just a choice of croissant, pain au chocolat, pain suisse or the hazelnut flan.
Ended getting the hazelnut flan because the croissant and pains were just a bit plain.
I didn't have any expectations for the hazelnut flan because it just looked like a bigger than average Portuguese tart.
Taking a bite, I wasn't impressed but it turns out I had to take a bigger bite where I got a lovely surprise.
It was actually a really enjoyable flan with a flaky pastry base and then in the middle you have this hazelnut eggy filling with an intense hazelnut layer at the bottom which is like a puree
The best thing, it was not too sweet or sickly and the pastry was not overwhelmed with grease or butter.
Overall a bit pricey but it pays off as I haven't seen this hazelnut flan anywhere else.
Would love to try the artisan cakes but I feel that it should be enjoyed dining there or somewhere nice.
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