Saturday, June 30, 2012

Hudaks Bakery Mildura

This time it is a Vanilla Slice from the border, Mildura. Again, this looks like a vanilla slice from bygone years however with a softer custard centre.

This slice's rating is :-
  • Icing - 8 (a standard glace icing)
  • Custard - 8.5(fresh with a light texture)
  • Pastry - 8 (light flaky pastry )
  • Appearance - 8
  • Overall rating - 8

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Benalla Hide's Bakery

This Vanilla Slice is a double decker slice with pastry, a layer of custard, another layer of pastry, another layer of custard, and yet another layer of pastry for the top with icing sugar.  It is extremely high and thus, a little difficult to eat elegantly -one needs to place it on its side.

This slice's rating is :-
  • Icing - 8 (icing sugar)
  • Custard - 7 (a scrumptious light texture which is not too creamy)
  • Pastry - 8 (lovely flaky pastry)
  • Appearance - 9
  • Overall rating 8 .5

Myrtleford Heiner's Bakery

This looks like the most perfect Vanilla Slice.  High, soft and creamy in texture and oh so fresh.  But what is it rated?
 
This slice's rating is :-
  • Icing - 8 (icing sugar which I have recently discovered is a bit messy to eat)
  • Custard - 7 (a light texture however it was probably just a little too creamy with the custard flavour difficult to distinguish; there is nothing wrong with this but as a personal preference a Vanilla Slice is reknown for the custard inbetween and I like this flavour to be more noticeable)
  • Pastry - 8.5 (lovely flaky pastry)
  • Appearance - 9
  • Overall rating 8

Friday, June 8, 2012

Kyneton Bakery

This looks like a vanilla slice I remember from my childhood - the pink gooey icing was a giveaway.  However, it was very nice and not your standard "snot box".

This slice's rating is :-
  • Icing - 8 (a standard glace icing)
  • Custard - 8 (fresh with a light texture)
  • Pastry - 8 (lovely flaky pastry which was easy to eat)
  • Appearance - 8
  • Overall rating - 8

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Wickedly Deevine Kyabram Bakery


WOW!  This was a wonderful Vanilla Slice.  I cannot recall ever having a Vanilla Slice with icing sugar on top, but it worked!

This slice's rating is :-

  • Icing - 8.5 (a nice change to glace icing)
  • Custard - 8 (fresh, smooth and light)
  • Pastry - 8.5 (lovely pastry which was easy to chomp through)
  • Appearance - 9
  • Overall rating - 8.5
I'm off now to exercise - my dedication to this blog amazes me; I devoured two Vanilla Slices today!

Numurkah Bakery

This slice comes from the Numurkah Bakery, a country town in Victoria.  The slice looks appealing although I must admit, and it is a personal opinion, am not fond of the dark bases.
In any event, my rating is :-
  • Icing - 5 (slighty over-powering which may have been the lemon-like taste)
  • Custard - 8 (fresh with a creamy texture)
  • Pastry - 6.5 (again, I'm not too fond of the darker crisper base)
  • Appearance - 7.5
  • Overall rating - 7