Naturally, my food passion is adopted from my father. Mostly we have the same tastes or more like cravings in life. Yes he has a sweet tooth as well but his vulnerability to having DM is getting bigger and bigger. As for me, the goal of “must taste all before” is on my system and I’ll regret in joining my father to that path later!
So I was thinking, cakes and ice creams are usually the best treats to find. Both are sweet, easy to buy or make and available everywhere! The question is, which do you really prefer? It’s a food fight!
Round 1: The Process
Both have delicate ingredients but the processes are quite different. For ice creams, you might need a machine that blends and cools the ingredients together. Still you can make ice cream at home without the machine but the process is kinda picky like checking your ice cream mixture every hour and mashing it again before putting back in the freezer. Good ice cream comes with air content. But once done perfectly, good and smooth ice cream is born!
Cakes too have a simpler process using cakes mixes that are readily available on stores. As for the traditional ones, you need to have a lot of flour and baking soda. As for the icing, you need to whip a lot of egg whites to it! In baking you need more ingredients and time for it, but once done the hard work won’t be that bad.
Round 2: The Presentation
Both have unique ways on presenting. Cakes can be served with icing, leche flan or plain , on a plate, in little boxes or plastic ones and you can do almost anything to it since it doesn’t melt easily. Ice creams always served chilled! Can be put in cones, cups or gallons and put a lot of things to decorate with like sprinkles, wafer sticks and marshmallows. The downside is that it’s contraindicating to environmental temperatures.
Ironically, both can be served at the same time. Good examples are the warm brownies with ice cream on top. I mean its soooo good to look at that somehow I kinda don’t have the guts on ruining it. But what the heck its good really good with the warmness of the cake and the coolness of the ice cream together in one setting!
Round 3: The Partners
Each food has its own complementary to bring about another level of tastiness!
Cakes are best partnered with tea or coffee for me. I usually don’t like it with soft drinks, milk or another over sweeten beverage since I want the taste of the cake to be there not mixing with the beverage. Water is fine, dunno with wines since I never tried one. Cakes and beers are a no no, they’ll give a combination that is heavy to the stomach and the beer’s bitter taste overshadows the sweetness of the cake.
Ice creams are great partners with cookies, muffins, pies and softdrinks. I really like to have the taste of warm and cool in my mouth that’s why a chocolate pie goes very well with vanilla ice cream. Not a fan of ice cream with softdrinks though, but people are digging it.
There are some cakes that have an ice cream center to it; as for me I still prefer a cake with warm fudge inside!
Round 4: The Price
It depends on two things actually: if purchased, the place you bought it and if home made, the ingredients and utensils being used.
Both can reach a very high cost especially the ones came from abroad. But when it comes to locality, ice cream has the advantage since the ‘dirty ice cream’ is a hit on the streets.
Round 5: The Freshness Period
Expiration dates exists mostly on food and it isn’t an exception to these delights.
Cakes however have more vulnerability to becoming stale. It needs to be covered to prevent moisture from escaping or to be consumed within a few days to prevent it from becoming spoiled. The freezer is a good place to slowing the process and cakes have more perishable ingredients than ice cream.
As for ice cream, having its cold temperature has its advantage. It can sit longer than cakes. Old ice cream can be recognize by having crystals forming on the mixture and has less flavor.
Winner!
For me! Ice cream is the winner. I guess my cravings for something cool has its advantage. Plus it has unique partners to go with it. Ahhhhh my sweet tooth never fails to judge my preferences. I have to admit I am also a cake fanatic but ice creams are creamier!
So I was thinking, cakes and ice creams are usually the best treats to find. Both are sweet, easy to buy or make and available everywhere! The question is, which do you really prefer? It’s a food fight!
Round 1: The Process
Both have delicate ingredients but the processes are quite different. For ice creams, you might need a machine that blends and cools the ingredients together. Still you can make ice cream at home without the machine but the process is kinda picky like checking your ice cream mixture every hour and mashing it again before putting back in the freezer. Good ice cream comes with air content. But once done perfectly, good and smooth ice cream is born!
Cakes too have a simpler process using cakes mixes that are readily available on stores. As for the traditional ones, you need to have a lot of flour and baking soda. As for the icing, you need to whip a lot of egg whites to it! In baking you need more ingredients and time for it, but once done the hard work won’t be that bad.
white fruit cake by migi; sushi cake by nekoshiei
Round 2: The Presentation
Both have unique ways on presenting. Cakes can be served with icing, leche flan or plain , on a plate, in little boxes or plastic ones and you can do almost anything to it since it doesn’t melt easily. Ice creams always served chilled! Can be put in cones, cups or gallons and put a lot of things to decorate with like sprinkles, wafer sticks and marshmallows. The downside is that it’s contraindicating to environmental temperatures.
Ironically, both can be served at the same time. Good examples are the warm brownies with ice cream on top. I mean its soooo good to look at that somehow I kinda don’t have the guts on ruining it. But what the heck its good really good with the warmness of the cake and the coolness of the ice cream together in one setting!
Round 3: The Partners
Each food has its own complementary to bring about another level of tastiness!
Cakes are best partnered with tea or coffee for me. I usually don’t like it with soft drinks, milk or another over sweeten beverage since I want the taste of the cake to be there not mixing with the beverage. Water is fine, dunno with wines since I never tried one. Cakes and beers are a no no, they’ll give a combination that is heavy to the stomach and the beer’s bitter taste overshadows the sweetness of the cake.
cake and ice cream by chef garbo; chocolate cake on vanilla by captain jack's restau
Ice creams are great partners with cookies, muffins, pies and softdrinks. I really like to have the taste of warm and cool in my mouth that’s why a chocolate pie goes very well with vanilla ice cream. Not a fan of ice cream with softdrinks though, but people are digging it.
There are some cakes that have an ice cream center to it; as for me I still prefer a cake with warm fudge inside!
Round 4: The Price
It depends on two things actually: if purchased, the place you bought it and if home made, the ingredients and utensils being used.
Both can reach a very high cost especially the ones came from abroad. But when it comes to locality, ice cream has the advantage since the ‘dirty ice cream’ is a hit on the streets.
carrot ice cream by gleen koenig; gelatto in rome
Round 5: The Freshness Period
Expiration dates exists mostly on food and it isn’t an exception to these delights.
Cakes however have more vulnerability to becoming stale. It needs to be covered to prevent moisture from escaping or to be consumed within a few days to prevent it from becoming spoiled. The freezer is a good place to slowing the process and cakes have more perishable ingredients than ice cream.
As for ice cream, having its cold temperature has its advantage. It can sit longer than cakes. Old ice cream can be recognize by having crystals forming on the mixture and has less flavor.
Winner!
For me! Ice cream is the winner. I guess my cravings for something cool has its advantage. Plus it has unique partners to go with it. Ahhhhh my sweet tooth never fails to judge my preferences. I have to admit I am also a cake fanatic but ice creams are creamier!
0 comments :
Post a Comment