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2010-05-08
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Passion -- Not everyone has it, but when he/she does, it's a beautiful thing, a perfect driving force that brings out the best in some people. Those with passion exert extra efforts to get something done, or get them exactly right, if not going an extra lengths to reach perfection, by not only the trade's standards but also their own. It is crucial to have passion in whatever you do, and when you do, the work that turns out cannot be anything short of fantastic -- because we have the dedication
Meet Maxi and Michael, brother and sister team who opened Yu-E a while back. Maxi works at the shop's front while Michael has extensive experiences making cakes-- for birthdays and for weddings. One look into the design portfolio of his will reveal the creativity of 3-dimensional designs without the tacky ruffle-dress on toy doll idea. Yu-E needed no princesses,as it has flowers -- lots of them. Flower-shaped birthday cakes are sold here at Yu-E. It comes in Passion Fruit Cheese Mousse and Mango Mousse at the time the above photos were taken. As for the peach blossoms, every design has been carefully constructed on paper before each fragile twig or blooming blossom is softly dabbed and skillfully crafted on the cake's surface. The result is a lovely artpiece that signifies dedication.
On two occasions I purchased birthday cakes for the ladies in my family-- the mother and the granny. The passion fruit cheese mousse is of a lighter shade of beige, with a uniform creaminess all the way through. White-Chocolate Painted petals surrounded the sides, while the mastery skills of cake decoration was presented at the top, ever so technical as the flowers and branches are quickly outlined down to the detail of flower buds. Seeing Michael bending over the kitchen counter, with both hands holding a parchment paper formed cone holding the chocolate 'paint', each flower bud is carefully 'painted' onto the blank canvas of a cake surface. The cake itself is of a lighter quality -- Passion Fruit is blended into a mousse made with cream cheese and cream so fluffy and light that the sponge cake seemed heavier, in comparison to the feathery light mousse whose sharp fruity tang of passion fruit coincides with buttery creaminess within.
Mango Mousse Cake is another favorite, with a bigger size this time, so did the flowers, as they turned from smaller flowers into magnificent blossoms the colours of the deepest crimson, perfectly setting atop the golden hue of mango mousse. The fruity mousse filling is lightly whipped, and the cake is yet so light it doesn't sit heavily on the stomach. Seeing the master baker carefully paint the outline of the cake, constructing blooming buds and petals along the side, with the smallest petals the size of a sweat bead on his forehead. His hands did not shake for one second through his inspired construction process, as Michael lets his creativity flares to create the flamboyance of the blooming beauty built entirely on a cake, as opposed to a blank canvas with paint.
Cakes at Yu-E are on the sweeter side, not purely on the flavours, which are lighter than most conventional cakes, but the taste of passion that brings the best out of our abilities. It proves to all of us who dare to dream big, and want to make the best we can to create something big -- even bigger than our dreams. The dedication, efforts, and determination one must have to take one step further on. While I may not be the best person to judge on cakes, I'd like to think of myself as someone who has a passion on food, and like many who write and read here, the taste of passion is often more complex than the food itself.
Note: The price per person is an average of the two cakes combined.
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