While walking around Huai Hai Middle Road, we stumbled upon this dessert shop tucked in Sinan Lu (off Huai Hai Middle Road - turn in from H&M). We thought it'd be nice to pop in for afternoon tea, but we weren't prepared for the sheer number of people waiting for a table. However, we were curious as to why this place had attracted so many people, so we persevered and finally got a table 30-45 mins later.
We later found out that Hof won some awards for the best desserts in Shanghai - mainly chocolate desserts as that's Hof's specialty. The waitress (a Singaporean university student doing her internship with Fudan University & Hof) told us some of their most popular items are the "Death By Chocolate" & "Chocolate Orange Mud Cake with Caramel & Sea Salt".
I got some hot chocolate with a shot of Bailey's ...
And to avoid a chocolate overdose, we only ordered one cake - the Chocolate Orange Mud Cake with Caramel and Sea Salt ...
But how was it....?
ReplyDeleteI liked the hot chocolate, but have to say that the chocolate cake wasn't to my taste. I like my chocolate cakes rich and moist and not crumbly. I also prefer a more fluffy/whipped frosting to hard and sugary or fondant-like icing. Just a personal preference.
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