Bam Bam Bakehouse causes stir with new super-sized salted-caramel eclair
A new super-sized pastry is tantalising tastebuds and curing COVID-19 blues on the Gold Coast. SEE THE MOUTH-WATERING VIDEO.
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IT’S the super-sized pastry tantalising tastebuds and curing COVID-19 blues.
Bam Bam Bakehouse has released a jumbo version of their best-selling salted-caramel eclair, measuring more than 30 centimetres in length.
Head chef Aurelio Gulino said Gold Coasters went nuts when the cafe started selling the $45 dessert online this month.
“It seems people are loving big decadent desserts and emotional eating during COVID-19,” he laughed.
“I have been a pastry chef for 14 years and I think now, more than ever, people are obsessed with sweet treats to take the edge off.
“Hence, why patronage has been strong during COVID-19 as we thrive on sugary takeaway.”
The girthy eclair, featuring crispy choux pastry, vanilla custard, salted-caramel ganache and 22-karat gold leaf, feeds about four people or “two hungry people”.
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Mega almond croissant cakes and kingsize strawberry tarts are also on the menu.
Ben and Ursula Watts opened the Mermaid Beach bakery in 2015 and also own Custard Canteen, Palm Beach, and Cubby Bakehouse, Chinderah.
Ben’s sister Chloe Watts opened Tarte, a Burleigh European-inspired bakery, in August.
Originally published as Bam Bam Bakehouse causes stir with new super-sized salted-caramel eclair