Gozo In The House Met With Brian Muscat To Watch And Taste His Sweet And Natural Creations.
The sweetest feeling
Brian, of Brian Muscat Cakes, makes custom-made cakes from his professional kitchen in Ghajnsielem. He trained in Italy under some pretty heavy-weight pastry chefs, uses only natural ingredients, ditches preservatives as much as humanly possible and simply loves to create bespoke desserts based on the things that you love.
We needed a birthday cake to celebrate our first birthday and when we met Brian, not only did he make us a delicious cake, he also invited us to come and watch him at work in an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience.
Clearly a master of his trade, it was fascinating to watch Brian at work. It took two hours of prep the day before and another two hours on the day to make our delightful dessert. Aided by his wife, Lorina, they spoke about how they built his custom kitchen at home so he could spend more time as a family. He spoke about his training in Italy and how he admires the Italian way of baking over the French. He spoke about reducing the number of additives and preservatives in desserts and shared some top secrets that we’re afraid – you will only be able to find out when you taste his wonderful creations!
Well – we now have a newfound respect for bakers that’s for sure! Who knew that this amount of time, skill, and love went into the making of a cake?
He spoke passionately about how there are five layers in his cakes for a reason and we were to sink our spoon all the way down to get the full experience. Did you hear that people? No dipping into the tops only – dig deep to taste!
Arms twisted.
Our favourite though – they both told us that they have to keep his chocolate and goodies padlocked away from the kids – because they would find it and dance in front of the security camera when they found the key!
Our cake contained a mouthwatering concoction of ingredients. Beginning with a Belgian White Chocolate and Pistachio Crunch, a fine Pistachio Bavarese, Coconut Sponge soaked in syrup and Coconut Liquor, a creamy Italian Meringue, a Coconut, Papaya, Passionfruit, Mango and Banana Mousse, and finished with a Mango and Passionfruit glaze.
Watch our yummy birthday cake come to life and look no further for your next special occasion order.
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Author: Andrea Britton
Andrea is the Creative Director and Editor at GITH. Tweet her at @andreabritton or send stories to hello@gozointhehouse.com.
