An explosion of tastes in your mouth! (Sainsburys Taste The Difference Lemon Drizzle Cake)

Name: Lunar_see

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Product:	Sainsburys Taste The Difference Lemon Drizzle Cake
Date:	11/09/08 (134 review reads)
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Advantages: tastes amazing, very lemony, big slices and only £1 . 89

Disadvantages: High calorie and sugar content

I love cake. One of the things I look forward to at work more than anything else is break time every Friday at 11am when it is time for a cup of tea and a slice of cake. It has become a bit of a tradition in our office that one of us girls will make a cake and bring it to work to enjoy with a cup of tea, it helps to relax the atmosphere of a very busy office environment and allows us to be able to catch up on all the gossip of the week so far and enjoy eating a cake someone has lovingly made. It is the only time during the week that we are all in the same place at the same time and we definitely make the most of it.

I prefer homemade cakes, my mum makes brilliant cakes and sadly it isn't a skill that she has passed on to be through the gene pool, so I am the only one within the office who cheats and buys a cake every time it is my turn, well its either that or poison them, their choice. This week was my turn and on my way to work I suddenly realised I hadn't been and bought a cake, thankfully however Sainsbury's is just up the road from where I work, so I managed to run in and out with a cake in my hand, not really paying too much attention to what I had bought.

The cake I did buy was Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Lemon Drizzle Cake which cost me £1.89 and on the box it clearly notes it serves 6 people which is just as well because there are 6 of us in the office. I couldn't actually tell you what the 'Taste the Difference" part is all about because I never ever shop in Sainsbury's however, one of the girls who always laughs at me for buying a cake informs me that it is a company based thing similar to Tesco's finest range and therefore is a little more expensive than the value stuff. However, I'm not one to pay attention to those kinds of minor details; all I care about is how it tastes.

The box that this cake comes in has one of those plastic see through windows which I find quite useful, then you can see exactly what it is you are buying and it is much better than being horrified when opening it to find a monstrosity inside. Then once the box is opened and the cake has been removed there is yet more wrapping because the actual cake is inside some cellophane wrapping which is used to keep the cake whole and act as a barrier for people like me who just throw things into the basket forgetting something else could be breakable and it also helps seal in the smells and flavours which wet your palette the second the wrapping is removed. Once the cake has been placed on the serving dish I have to admit that it is quite large inside which definitely means we can have a little bigger slice of cake than we would normally get and already the smell is really appealing with the obvious smell of lemon wafting around the room. This cake is really easy to slice into pieces which are helped by the moistness of the cake and it doesn't crumble into pieces as you cut it, being nominated the cake slicer of the office I have had my fair share of difficult cakes to cut, so it is nice to be able to cut one with minimum effort.

When it comes to the taste, well the only thing I can say is that it is described more accurately than any other cake I have eaten. Upon the box this cake is marketed as being "light moist citrusy cake made with Sicilian lemon zest and curd, and topped with a tangy lemon juice drizzle" and all I can say is that it is definitely very light and moist and for a shop bought cake this is a rarity because what you would usually find is something which is between just about moist and cardboard. So I was already rather impressed and so were the other girls within the tea room. For anyone who isn't a fan of something lemony then this wouldn't be a cake for you because it is undeniably lemony and there is a slight bitterness with it as well as being tangy and sweet, all of the flavours are mixed together within your mouth to give an explosion of tastes and it left my mouth very watery and wanting more, sadly there was no more to be had because everyone enjoyed it so much there was almost a fight for the few remaining crumbs on the plate. The icing on the top of the cake I think was my favourite part of the cake because it was the zestiest and really gave the cake a powerful kick, which without, to me would be another lemon cake.

However, with anything good there is only a downside and that is the calorie content. For each slice of cake you eat there are a whopping 263 calories and just over 9g of fat which I thankfully noted after I had eaten a rather big slice, this is not good for the waistline or for your teeth given that there is over 28g of sugar and not something you should eat a lot of, but when something tastes this good it is really nice to treat yourself once in a while. The full list of ingredients is listed on the back of the box for anyone who is interested in reading them.

Overall this is quite possibly the best lemon cake I have ever tried. I do love lemon flavoured things and a lemon drizzle cake is definitely one of my favourites and this cake is one I wouldn't hesitate to buy again in the future. So I do recommend it because it tastes so lovely but not for its calorie content which is so high.

Summary: A lemony tasting cake by Sainsbury's