December 10, 2023
I've been following Rosemary Andrews on instagram for a year or two - she's a pastry chef with fine dining experience who made up mixed dessert boxes for online order and pickup in Collingwood. Michael was secretly planning to order a box for my birthday but Andrews abruptly discontinued the offer a couple of weeks earlier! All was not lost - she was working in the background to open a shopfront in Malvern. We made the uncharacteristic move of driving across town to queue up for the second day of opening and secured some special, celebratory cakes from Mietta.
Mietta is a small but luxurious-looking space, all white trimmed with gold, and seems designed exclusively for takeaway. When our turn came we rapidly picked four slices, then shared them at our leisure over two days at home.
One of the most eye-catching cakes is probably the raspberry cotton sponge ($16, pictured top) - it's light and creamy and absolutely stacked with tangy fresh raspberry halves. The less showy cheesecake ($11, pictured above) packs just as much flavour - roasted corn, white chocolate and muscovado come together to form a complex, deep caramel.
The lemon tart ($11) was perfectly proportioned to me, with a bold filling, nutty crust and restrained and well-torched meringue flourish.
A negroni chocolate tart ($10) came with a finicky little tub of sauce that was ultimately its best feature - the espresso-spiked chocolate added brightness and flair to a somewhat dense dessert.
In our opening-weekend rush, I didn't notice any evidence that Mietta can accommodate dietary restrictions. But as someone without them, I couldn't find a flaw in these desserts - every slice was special and balanced and meticulously presented, an ideal birthday treat.
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Mietta by Rosemary
23 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern
Accessibility: There is a small lip on the door. The interior is small with a flat floor, no seating, and a low display counter for ordering and paying.
from Johanna @ https://gggiraffe.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Cindy and Michael - the name Mietta has a great history in Melbourne so I would expect excellence and it looks like it was worth your drive across Melbourne in search of fine cakes.