In Changsha, which is occupied by chili peppers, the development of cake shops is extremely difficult, and online private cake shops hidden in residential buildings or office buildings are the mainstream here, and there are only a handful of physical stores that really produce high-quality products. Although many of these cake chefs wear the hat of "graduating from prestigious schools", there are few outstanding ones, and the products of each cake shop are convergent, and exquisite French desserts occupy the glass display cases of each store. The quality of the raw materials, the creativity of the pastry chef and the quality control of the store are important factors in judging a cake shop, and Delicious Life can maintain a high standard in these areas.
Peng Cheng, the founder of Delicious Life, graduated from Gregoire Ferrandi, known as the "Harvard of desserts" in France, and worked as a dessert sous chef at a two-Michelin-starred restaurant under the Knight House Hotel in France. After returning to China in 2009, Peng Cheng not only opened a delicious life cake shop, but also founded Peng Cheng's Western-style catering school, where thousands of pastry chefs have graduated so far. Thanks to his early experience of studying abroad, Peng Cheng has repeatedly invited world-renowned pastry masters such as Angelo Musa, the founder of the French MOF double king "Floating Cloud Roll", and Yann Brys, the chief technical consultant of the international pastry chain Dalloyau, to the school, and several cakes in the delicious life store have also been developed and launched by them.
Compared to cupcakes in the United States, the Black Forest in Germany and the tiramisu in Italy, French desserts are more complex to make, winning with bright colors and exquisite fillings, and the appearance alone is enough to delight the eye. In terms of taste, Fa Tian is good at using cream to create a light taste, and its super sweetness is also incomparable to other cakes. Monet's Garden is the sweetest cake in the world, consisting of two parts: mille-feuille and puffs. Mille-feuille is filled with caramel pineapple butter and sandwiched in layers of puff pastry, which will shatter when the tongue touches it; The puffs are filled with orange custard sauce and topped with two slices of white chocolate, which are sweet and sour in the mouth. The blank space is mostly decorated with white flowers and green grass, and the appearance is as fresh as the taste, which is suitable as an entry dessert for those who taste French sweetness for the first time.
The Moulin Rouge is a favourite for the sweet-hearted, with a crispy crust with a double layer of gamble and dosmus, topped with raspberry jam. The cake is cut open, and several pastries are seamlessly blended, and the cut surface is dense and smooth. The slight acidity of the raspberry and the light aroma of the sake dilute the sweetness of the mousse just right, and it does not leave a greasy taste after eating a whole piece. Defined by the store as a "man's cake", this chocolate cake developed by Peng Cheng himself has a pure bitter taste, with 72% chocolate purity being its biggest highlight, and the cocoa powder added to the cake body brings a delicate taste.
Coco Black Forest is a masterpiece created at the end of 2018 by Thai pastry chef Kevin Ketkaew. In recent years, Kevin has become well-known in the Parisian dessert circle, and is known for his bold use of colors, so he has been called "the black knight of gothic desserts" by many foreign food media. The cocoa Black Forest is covered in clusters of bright red roses, but it is actually made of hard and curly dark chocolate, and contains three layers of cocoa cake, which is mellow and delicate with mascarpone cream mixed with plain light cream. In addition, chestnut puffs, dream Paris, and salon cubes are also classic masters, and several cakes are cleverly composed, which shows the good taste of the producers.
In addition to mousse, the store also offers a variety of tarts, puffs, cheeses and macarons, as well as ice cream and a variety of English teas and coffees. However, matcha cakes are not good enough and are not recommended to be ordered.
Delicious Life has two branches in Changsha: Xiangjiang Century City and IFS. Xiangjiang Century City Store is a two-storey duplex building, decorated in a simple European style, with a hollow in the middle to make the store open and spacious, and the window seats on the second floor have a panoramic view of the Xiangjiang River. Located on the top floor of the mall, the IFS store is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass on all sides, with a black and white color scheme and a streamlined roof. The service staff of the cake shop are well-trained and have a detailed understanding of each cake and can make timely recommendations. The cakes served by the two shops are slightly different each day, so it's best to call ahead if you'd like to try a specific product.
