First Vanilla Slice Post of the Year

This Year may well be the Year of the Vanilla Slice.

I attempted to keep my resolution "Eat a Vanilla slice" - although it was resolution number two, it was a darn sight easier to keep than resolution number one, get a job.

Or so I thought.

I was in Fairfield today and I purchased myself a Vanilla Slice from Michel's. It was a rather large thing, topped with passionfruit icing and I made a valiant attempt.

I must say I failed. I did not complete my whole vanilla slice eating. I got about two-thirds - or maybe three-quarters - of the way there - and gave up. The darn thing.

This was not the Queen or King of Vanilla Slices, I'm afraid to report. I do like a good vanilla slice, but my review is not positive about this fat square.

The vanilla cream was too heavy and thick - a good vanilla slice would have lighter vanilla. This one sat too heavily in the tummy and on the tongue.

Then the pastry - not fluffy enough. And the passionfruit icing was a little too thick - I don't mind a bit of icing (though the ones dusted with icing sugar work well) - but this icing was too sweet and thick - and it also weighed down on the pastry and took away from its fluffiness.

All in all, not a success. Perhaps another hack at a better vanilla slace shall be had later in the year. The search for better slice goes on!