Today we bought a box of four bakery treats at Asda. One of the treats was a custard slice. I thought it would be wrong not to do a review for Mrs. Cake!
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The icing was lovely, sweet and not sickly, no coconut but it didn't matter, and as this is England, I didn't set my hopes too high anyway! The custard filling was so delicious, it had an almost caramelized vanilla flavour, if that is possible! The pastry was perfectly acceptable, broke easily enough when bitten or cut and wasn't chewy.
I'm actually going to award it a surprising 9/10.
(the scone, chocolate éclair and cream doughnut were yummy too)
Asda Tilehurst is located at Honey End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EL, Berkshire, UK.
Hi! I'm Rosa, a.k.a. Mrs Cake, and I live in Wellington, New Zealand. I love food in all its forms, my fabulous family, and a bit of good old-fashioned Kiwi DIY. This blog started around food but has evolved to include some other bits and pieces - I hope you'll join me for the journey!
I didn't know that custard slices had coconut (Maybe this is because I usually canon teat them as they may have gelatin...), do the usually have coconut in NZ? I remember them for when I was living in London, no coconut there for sure, but often lots of vanilla essence.
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Alessandra
Alessandra, they usually do have coconut here. Have you tried the Denheath ones? I'm pretty sure they are not made with gelatin - very decadent and delicious!
ReplyDeleteI'd be happy with a box a slices from Asda
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