
The Christmas season is here again this year. In this issue, we introduce a selection of Christmas cakes recommended by our local editorial department that are suitable for special occasions and can be purchased at stores in town, department stores, and hotels. From standard shortcakes to bûche de Noël and tarts, let's spend a merry Christmas with cakes that not only taste great but also look great.
(1) [Patisserie 195] La nuit de Noel
Patisserie 195" is a popular cake store in front of the Prefectural Office with the concept of "a store with sweets you want to eat every day. La Nuit de Noel is a moist sponge cake filled with strawberries. It is decorated with a tree made of green tea chocolate cake, chocolate bears, and other decorations to give it a cute Christmas look. All decorations are edible.
(2) [ORI SHIKI] X'mas Lupi Chocolat
Ori SHIKI is a patisserie in Nishijin with showcases lined with sweets as beautiful as jewelry. The X'mas Lupi Chocolat is a popular cake made to look like a Christmas tree. Enjoy the exquisite harmony of various chocolate flavors and fruity cassis blueberries.
3) [La KLASSIQUE] Noel Blanche
Elegant patisserie [La KLASSIQUE] in Shimogamo. The Noël Blanche is a cake that is reminiscent of a white opera. The cake is layered with mascarpone cream and ganache made from coffee beans, with the flavor enhanced by Meyer lemon syrup.
From left to right: 1) La nuit de Noel (8 cm (H) x 10.5 cm (W) x 6.5 cm (H)): 5,001 yen, 2) X'mas Lupi Chocolat (14 cm (H) x 13 cm (W) x 6 cm (H)): 4,860 yen, 3) Noel Blanche (11 cm (H) x 12 cm (W) x 5 cm (H)) (H x W x D x H 5 cm): 5,940 yen
Reservation period / Web - until 10:00, Wednesday, December 13, 2023; Store - until 20:00, Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Reservations can be made at Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. (department store), ground floor, or at the confectionery section.WEB
Handover period / December 24 (Sun.) 12:00 - 20:00
Pick-up location: Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. (department store) 7F special pick-up corner
①[La Maison Jouveau] Fondant Fraise
La Maison Jouveau is a patisserie with a history of over 70 years in the Provence region of southern France. Fondant Phrase is a decoration cake with a different taste from the standard cake, with sweet and sour strawberry mousse sandwiched between vanilla cream and juicy strawberry confiture. Enjoy the combination of softly melting cream and strawberries.
(2) [Patisserie Avec Amour] Femininity
Shimogamo's Patisserie Avec Moulle is a place where one's heart is filled with cakes that look like jewels. Femininity is a gorgeous cake that expresses a woman's strength and grace with a variety of textures and flavors. Two types of mousse, bitter chocolate and white chocolate, are combined with sweet and sour raspberries to create a dish that is the pastry chef's masterpiece.
3) [cafe marble] Strawberry fresh fruit tart
Cafe marble" has two locations in Kyoto City and is popular for its handmade tarts. The strawberry fresh fruit tart is a custard cream tart topped with three kinds of berries. Enjoy the harmony of moist and crunchy almond dough, moderately sweet custard cream, and sour strawberries.
From left to right: 1) Fondant Fraise (15cm diameter), 5,700 yen; 2) Femininity (12cm diameter), 5,400 yen; 3) Fresh Strawberry Fruit Tart (18cm diameter), 4,200 yen
Reservation period / Web - until 10:00, Wednesday, December 13, 2023; Store - until 19:00, Wednesday, December 13, 2023
*Some payment methods such as convenience stores will be available until December 7 (Thu.)
Reservations can be made at the Christmas Cake Acceptance Corner on the 7th floor of the Daimaru Kyoto Store or atWEB
Pick-up period / December 23 (Sat.) and 24 (Sun.) 11:00-18:00
Location: Daimaru Kyoto Store 6F Event Hall
Maison de Fruge] is renowned for its strawberry sweets specialty. The strawberry-colored Christmas cake represents a scene of Santa Claus, a lumberjack, watching over a spool of pure white snow. This Christmas cake, unique to the specialty store, is made with strawberries shipped directly from farms in near-ripe condition, sandwiched between creamy, milk-filled whipped cream.
Strawberry-colored Christmas (S size, approx. 12 cm in diameter) 5832 yen, (M size, 15 cm in diameter) 7452 yen, (L size, 18 cm in diameter) 9504 yen *Photo: M size
Booking period/Sold out for this year
Pick-up period / December 23 (Sat.) - 25 (Mon.), 12:00 - 17:00
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