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While Goodwood Park may be famous for their durians, do you know that they sell pastries and bread too? Occasionally, I do make trips down to the Deli shops to check out if there is any new items and most likely I would not go back empty handed.
Here are some of the items the month of March

The Vanilla Raspberry Charlotte ) is a creamy vanilla mousse layer which sat on top three Swiss rolls that are filled with raspberry jam. The mousse layer was faultless but the rolls at the base were a little too sweet.

Pandan cheesecake truly surprised me with a lighter than NY cheesecake texture but yet not too mousse-y and airy like the Japanese style. Furthermore, the red beans that are studded on the sponge base were big like kidney beans but not too sweet. The aromatic pandan smell simply whiffs into your nose in every bite.

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Full review and photos: http://foodiefc.blogspot.sg/2012/08/goodwood-park-hotel-assorted-snowskin.html

Every year at this time of the year, Chinese normally enjoy the Mid Autumn Festival with Mooncakes.

Over the years, the way this festival has evolved is quite interesting. In the olden days, people used to savour mooncakes and tea while gazing at the (round) moon. In addition, tradition Mooncakes itself has also evolved The filling inside used to be made from lotus paste with an egg yolk in the middle.

Today, even the crust has changed. There are Snowskin Mooncakes that comes in different flavours and must be chilled. The fillings made from paste from durian, banana, mango, chocolate, green tea and many others. There are also deep fried flaky Mooncakes with yam fillings, ice cream Mooncakes and more. We are so spoilt for choices on the type of Mooncakes to buy.

As for me, it is becoming a habit for me to go to Goodwood Park to buy its Snowskin Mooncakes.

There are different types of mooncakes to choose from. As usual, I ordered the Assorted Snowskin Mooncakes.

The Blood Orange with Banana Snowskin Mooncake is one of the two new creation by Goodwood Park Hotel. It is made from red orange pulp with banana. If you are wondering, the other creation is theMao Shang Wang Snowskin Mooncake.

The Mango with Pomelo, D24 Durian and Cempedak Snowskin Mooncakes are a yearly feature due to their popularity.

Overall, I still like Goodwood Park Hotel's Snowskin Mooncakes. Their Mooncakes are filled with not just rich creamy paste of the respective fruits but also chunks of the fruits to enhance the flavour and texture with each bite. The different combination of fruity flavours provided a balance in taste, was refreshing. In addition, the snowskins (crust) are so soft.

Furthermore, the Snowskin Mooncakes are made with no preservatives and will need to be consumed within 3 days after purchase. They will need to be stored in the freezer after purchase.

This year, Goodwood Park Hotel has changed the tote thermal bag. It is still yellow colour as yellow has been the signature colour for the hotel's mooncake packaging since 2007. With this Tote Thermal Bag, the mooncakes will be kept cool for an hours after purchase. This is to ensure freshness and allow customers to bring it back home to store in their freezer. Also, these bags are re-usable.

For more details on the different flavours, prices and discounts for the mooncakes, please refer to their website.

Full review and photos: http://foodiefc.blogspot.sg/2012/08/goodwood-park-hotel-assorted-snowskin.html

(Note: Pictures can be found at http://wildchildurbancity.blogspot.sg/2012/06/mao-shan-power-puff-goodwood-park-hotel.html)

Durian goodness is in full swing at Goodwood Park Hotel, and this hotel, famous for its durian pastries, has just begun selling its Mao Shan Power Puff (on 1 June). Being a durian lovers, I had to go down to Goodwood Park Hotel to buy one for my family to try.

According to the website of Goodwood Park Hotel, the Mao Shan Power Puff is:

...a mega-sized profiterole with a generous amount of creamy ‘mao shan wang’ durian pulp freshly piped in upon your order.

When I placed my order at the deli, indeed one of the deli staff moved to another section to retrieve the profiterole, squeeze durian from a big piping tube on the face of half the profiterole, then place the other half on top.

The size of the profiterole is huge, about the size of a cheeseburger. That should probably be how you eat it too: with both hands like you do a good old burger. Cutting it might lead to some messiness, as can be seen in the picture below!

Some might see the choux pastry as only a "casing" to hold the mao shan in. But to me, its delicate lightness and puffiness contrasted nicely with the thick creaminess of the durian. When you take a bite of the Mao Shan Power Puff, you have to close your eyes and enjoy the full extent of the taste of the rich gorgeousness, first filling then slowly melting in your mouth. Suck on it, and savour it. It is pure bliss.

My mother said that the durian itself within the choux pastry was the highlight. My father enjoyed the Mao Shan Power Puff so much that he was scraping at the doily.

The Mao Shan Power Puff is available at Goodwood Park Hotel Deli for S$16.80 per puff. If you want to experience this bliss, you have up to 30 June to do so. Better run fast so that you have a buffer to buy more if you get addicted!