I get most of my food from the RCMA markets that are held across Cardiff on a weekly basis. It’s a great way to buy good quality, seasonal local produce. I like the idea of tea being used in cooking, and, coupled with the fact that it from local independents, I am unable to resist it.
Green Tea Cheesecake
Authentic Japanese Foods, based in Neath, recently had a stall at the Roath market (held on Saturdays) as a trial. When I saw they would be selling green tea cheesecake I knew I would have to go and get some. At one pound per slice it was fantastic value so I bought a few slices. It was an unbaked cheesecake with the top layer being green tea flavoured. Green tea works really well when combined with creamy flavours so it is a perfect for a cheesecake. I have since discovered that the stall will be at Riverside market this coming weekend and will become a more permanent feature from June. They will be at the market 2/3 times a month. I am very pleased to hear this because the cheesecake was very enjoyable as was their cockle sushi!
Chai Cake
Naturally Kind, based in Swansea, is a regular stall holder at the Riverside market (Sundays). They sell a range of sugar free, gluten free, vegan, raw, cashew cream cakes and vegan baked cakes. I have tried a number of their cakes but it’s only recently that I got to try their chai cake. I’m not vegan, or vegetarian, but I really enjoy their cakes. If I had no prior knowledge about Naturally Kind I wouldn’t know they were vegan. The chai cake had a lovely moist texture and I found the spices came through really well. The icing was nice and sweet but not in a sickly way as I find normal icing can be. The nuts on top added some texture too. I can also highly recommend their chocolate fudge cake as being the best one I’ve ever tasted!
[RCMA, Authentic Japanese Food and Naturally Kind were not aware that I would be writing this post]
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Chai cake? How did I miss that? I will look out for it the next time I go to the market.
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Naturally Kind don’t have it all the time but the owner is so nice that if you ask on Facebook first he may be able to bring some. It is delicious!
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Those cakes both look amazing!
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They were both lovely. I would definitely recommend them. 🙂
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Ah, great to hear about Naturally Kind! My step-dad is gluten intolerant (and LOVES tea), so I will definitely pass this nugget of knowledge along to my parents who live in the Vale! Thanks for sharing Jaye 🙂 x
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No problem Melissa 🙂 You’ll have to let me know what he thinks! They do a lot of other interesting flavours and they also do raw vegan cashew cream cakes which are a bit like cheesecakes. They constantly have new bits too. Thank you for reading. 🙂
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Yum! Green tea cheese cake really appeals to me. I might have to find myself as a recipe as unfortunately quite justify a trip to Cardiff just to try some!
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It may be a bit much for a slice of cheesecake 😉 I’m going to do a series of recipes using tea at some point soon and I love Matcha so it will be involved.
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