Coffee Crunch Cake Sf Chinatown
The came is a very light sponge.
Coffee crunch cake sf chinatown. 5 2011 in san francisco calif. Generously oil a large baking sheet. Let cool to room temperature. Coffee crunch cake see 121 traveler reviews 50 candid photos and great deals for san francisco ca at tripadvisor.
You don t know what is in there this means that there are no preservatives in our pastries. In fact the cake stems from blum s an sf pastry institution that closed in the 70s. It s a sad story but with a sweet ending. San franciscans over 40 remember san francisco s premier place for ice cream sundaes and amazing cakes.
It isn t japanese at all but inspired by a cake from a local soda shop. Other chinese bakeries import their moon cake bean cake fillings from china. The coffee crunch cake. Blum s coffee crunch cake serves 12 aside from it s it ice cream sandwiches if there s one dessert that is inextricably linked with san francisco it has to be the coffee crunch cake from.
Blum s on union square or california street. Tom yasukochi of yasukochi s sweet stop bakery holds one of his trademark coffee crunch cakes on wednesday oct. Blum s was particularly famous for its whipped cream filled coffee crunch cake. This sweet sponge cake lathered with rich mocha cream and tasty coffee crumbles is not a traditional chinese cake by any means.
No better version of blum s coffee crunch cake. Cover the cake with a rack and invert remove the bottom of pan. The coffee crunch was on the top list of must eat sweets in san francisco 7 x 7 magazine. Sift the baking soda onto a small sheet of wax paper set nearby.
It s no wonderful that this cake survived from the blum s food empire. Non mooncake food items some items can be shipped click here for html version mooncake price list 2018 click here for html version prices are subject to change. Take one of eastern s most popular offerings. San francisco ca 94108 email.