Day 4: Bakery Review

On my past travels into the more northern parts of California, I went to the small city of Torrance and visited BookOff (used Japanese book store). Right next door was a beautiful bakery by the name of "Vanille." The ambiance was splendid, the display case stocked with creative desserts, and very detailed made-to-order cakes. They even made a cake after the Louis Vuiton purse, a bit pricy at (400 $) but had exquisite detail.

Below is a Green Tea Mousse Cake. The decorations consist of a chocolate piece, a blackberry, and green tea powder. The top green layer is light and refreshing green tea mousse that is slightly sweet. Underneath that are layers of sponge cake and red bean paste. Generally I don't love red bean as a filling for pastries. The texture is often strange and tastes way too sweet. This is an exception however. The red bean filling has more texture and doesn't taste as artificially sweet.


This is a Orange Chocolate Mousse. Topped with a blackberry, strawberry, candied orange, and an orange jelly. Under that is a thin layer of vanilla mousse, a thick layer of chocolate mousse, and finally a layer of chocolate cake or brownie. This was the one my mom had so I won't be able to report on the taste unfortunately.


And below are the exquisite Louis Vuiton cakes! I would have either of these and I don't just mean in cake form. ;)