Types of Mooncake
The Chinese mooncake may be a traditional Chinese pastry that is made in order to celebrate the Mid autumn festivals or also known as Moon cakes festival. But these days, western cafés and bakeries also impress with their dazzling mooncake creations. COVA Pasticceria is one of them.
Established in Milan circa 1817, COVA arrived at our sunny shores in 2008, bringing along its coffee, pastry and chocolate specialties. This Mid-Autumn Festival, the open concept café at Paragon has brought back its popular Torta Della Luna (literally ‘cake of the moon’ in Italian) collection.
These Italian-style snowskin mooncakes are available in four flavors (below, clockwise from top centre):
- Peanut and chocolate
- Sweet potato and pumpkin (new in 2010)
- Rose and vanilla
- Mocha (new in 2010)
All four mooncakes have a velvety snowskin with the same lovely patterns, topped with a slice of delicious milk chocolate. My favorite is no doubt the peanut and chocolate.
What is it about peanut and chocolate in the same sentence that spells awesomeness? The moment I saw this flavor I knew I was in trouble. This mooncake comprises chocolate sponge cake with a chocolate feuillentine (chocolate cream mixed with cereal) layer and a peanut butter cream layer. The addition of chopped peanuts gives a nice crunchy texture that literally makes me go nuts!
The newcomer mocha snowskin mooncake is made with COVA’s very own premium coffee and chocolate. As a coffee fanatic myself, I love, love, love this harmonious combination.
If you prefer strong flavors, you may find the new sweet potato and pumpkin mooncake a tad mild for your palate.
Another flavor that has returned this year is the pink rose and vanilla. Encased within the rose-scented snowskin is light vanilla sponge cake layered with chocolate and pastry cream. Pair this with rose tea and you’re all set!
The packaging is simple but elegant, with bright red ribbons and the logo in gold.
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