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xolemonteaox
01-17-2013, 09:33 AM
Orchid Pastry

6219 Centre Street Northwest, Calgary, AB T2K 0V2
(403) 457-5757
www.orchidpastry.com

Food Rating: 8/10
Ambience: 8/10
Service: 9/10

It’s a small little place on Centre Street in the IDA strip. The staff was really nice and patient as it was our first time there. Haven’t had a chance to try the cakes, but had the Vanilla Log and Irish Cream Log, Tiramisu and Napeloni.

I really liked the logs; you can definitely taste the difference between these ones and ones from other places. They make the logs with real whipped cream. The vanilla one was plain and simple, the Baileys in the Irish Cream one wasn’t too strong, which I like. The cake wasn’t dry but it wasn’t soggy from the whipped cream. I believe the each log was roughly $20.
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The tiramisu was very soft, fluffy and cheesy. The mascarpone cheese was very strong. Not sure if there was any liquor in there, but I didn’t taste any.
The puff pastry in the Napeloni was so thin and crispy, the cream was rich. Comparing to Amandine Bakery’s, these were better. They didn’t have the custard in the middle and the chocolate of top. The real whipped cream makes a big difference.
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The total came to ~$50. I would definitely come back to try the cakes and their Saffron Ice Cream Sandwich.

summerlove.xo
01-30-2013, 05:42 PM
They're also inside the fairly new farmer's market on blackfoot! I've tried a few of the log cakes there and they are delicious, but as the case with most desserts, I find it a bit overpriced. I thought the tiramisu one was really good, I found the vanilla one not that amazing. I'm curious about their store though, maybe I will check it out :)