Sadaharu Aoki, Flan Nature

Thursday, since they are a priority shop in terms of not having enough new cakes, I get another new cake from Sadaharu Aoki at Marunouchi. This was Flan Nature. I didn't have high expectations, being just custard, but having a wonderful vanilla flavor, it was excellent (and relatively cheap).

Though this is from Friday, I'll also give a mention to Échiré and these Sablé Sandwiches, which were at least good. Can't say I've rated them carefully, but I definitely liked the Pistache the best. These are from (Shinjuku) Isetan. Not really that cheap: about half a cake each, though that's true of most non-cake things.

Pierre Gagnaire: Green Tea and White Chocolate Cake

Leading text. Thursday was a holiday, as part of a four-day weekend prepared for the Olympics. I used it to visit Pierre Gagnaire and get their other new cake, Green Tea and White Chocolate Cake, which follows the same literal naming as the other cake; can't say that I mind. In fact, I started the next week's cakes early, but I expected to be busy two days, and did not actually have any cake then. White chocolate seems a much better pairing with matcha than blond chocolate, and this was excellent. There might have been some sort of custard in the middle, or maybe it was just cream. Anyway, excellent cake. It was raining, so I walked there and continued on for a second stop. This actually brings this shop level with quite exceptional shops, as far as new cake count, and it maintained its rating edge, so Lenôtre loses it's place, as expected.