I’ve tried one of these “bird’s nest” type cakes before but this one was far more appealing than the last one a tried. The pastry is sweet puff pastry. There …

This Custard Roll was quite simple in terms of taste but nice. Custard cream surrounded by a quite elaborate pastry.…

I bought this Christmas Cake on the way home from Ise. It has a sponge filling surrounded by puff pastry. It had a sweet glaice with almonds on the top. …

A very nice Christmas Roll that I bought in a bakery near Osaka Station. It has a chocolate cream filling and a thin layer of white icing on the top. …

I bought this in a station bakery on the way home. It was described as a Kintoki Bean Bun. I’ve looked this up and nothing resembling the above comes up. …

I bought this on the way to Daisen Park. It was described as a Honey Etranger. The internet informs me that this means “Foreign Honey”. I guess that the Japanese …

It being the festive season a number of Christmassy cakes have been available. I bought this snowman in the supermarket. It was nice enough. A sweet bun shaped into a …

This was quite a nice Apple Pastry. It wasn’t too sweet and the ratio of apple to pastry was good. Apologies for the poor quality of the photo.…

At the end of the Philosopher’s Walk in Kyoto, near Ginkakuji temple, is a shop that sells large profiteroles filled with green tea cream. I’ve mentioned these before. When Mum …

I bought this chocolate roll cake on the way to the football to eat at halftime. The slice was about an inch thick and the photo is pretty self explanatory …