Comments on: Fazer Café, Helsinki Finland

By: Daring Baker’s Challenge: Caramel, salt and cardamon cake November 2008 challenge @ Not Quite Nigella

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:09:52 +0000

[...] of adding cardamom to the mix. I have eaten some lovely cakes flavoured with cardamon both here and overseas and one of my favourite pancake recipes, the Norwegian pancake, is flavoured by cardamon. The Fleur [...]

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:24:28 +0000

Hi Y-I knew there was a reason why I was drawn to it. The only thing better than a meatball is a giant meatball!

Hi Maria-I know, I couldn’t choose what to order! I felt comforted that there was something like this in Finland At least you know that if you ever do go to Finland, the cake situation would definitely be sorted

Hi KCL-Yes indeed! I did visit Pierre Herme when we were in Paris (story to come soon). It was definitely the place to go for sweets in Paris! My husband had to drag me out of there too

Hi airy fairy-Dangerous and addictive indeed! We ate so much and came away with so much too

Hi Maria-Aha, ok perhaps it is a trend! Although the Fazer one is enormous and probably has been there quite a while!

I also had some Russian friends and loved the food-the caviar especially.

Gold leaf doesn’t actually taste like much to me, I think it looks good though

I haven’t tried a Dobos torte but have certainly drooled over them (I love the way they’re decorated). And I agree, the apple slice does look very rice pudding like, especially with the cinnamon!

Hi grace-Me too, I get so excited when I see desserts as they’re often the prettiest. Some might say too excited

By: grace

grace — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:30:47 +0000

wow. talk about beautiful presentation! it all looks amazing, especially berry and caramel cakes. man, i love dessert.

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:21:38 +0000

Recently when my husband and I had the Melbourne getaway, every eatery we went to, I kid you not, had ‘orb-like’ light fixtures. Most quite beautiful actually. I figured it must be a current trend in lighting!

I used to live near and have quite a few Russian friends..and aahh I kind of miss their open sandwiches on dark rye. I loved the look of these photographed ones.

Does gold leaf taste like anything?

The Finnish caramel cake kind-of reminded me of a simplified Hungarian dobos torta.

I liked the look of the apple slice, I initially thought it was a rice pudding treat or something!

By: the airy fairy

the airy fairy — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:23:21 +0000

heaven, i’m in heaven…just looking at those cakes…it would be highly dangerous for me to enter such an establishment…what absolutely delightful cakes!

By: KCL

KCL — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:49:57 +0000

Wow, they look amazing!!! But …wait till you go to Pierre Herme in Paris. I would have had my breakfast, lunch and dinner there for the entire trip if my husband had let me!

By: Maria T

Maria T — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:17:22 +0000

HEAVEN! I want to grab a fork a sample all the goodies in that display window! Too bad its on the other side of the world.. lucky u! That’s ok, one day…

By: Y

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:58:39 +0000

Woohoo did someone say Smörgåsbord? Love that large light fixture thingy in the first picture. It looks like a giant flaming meatball about to crush the man sitting underneath.