Just imagine my surprise during the weekly shop last week when I spied the very same packet that's been playing on my mind all this time! Without my usual reservation towards the £2 price point I swiftly picked up a pack.
"Vanilla flavoured custard and mousse with a sweet syrup sauce and sponge pieces."
The tiers were distinct and the pot was well filled, but the mousse was a disconcerting shade of yellow.
I was worried that the mousse would just be devoid of flavour but in reality it had pleasant vanilla notes to it. The texture was just as light and fluffy as I'd hoped too. A rather good start.
Underneath was the custard layer, which was thinner than I'd usually like and lacked the creaminess of Ambrosia's version. It was still enjoyable, but could be a lot better.
The final layer consisted of the cake cubes and golden syrup. The combination should be a winner but ASDA have completely messed up the ratios. Of course in a traditional golden syrup sponge the cake element makes up the majority of the dessert, but in these pots there was twice as much sauce to cake (19% and 9.3% respectively). With so much syrup pooled at the bottom the last mouthfuls were almost unbearably sweet -and I've got a very sweet tooth.
C'mon ASDA, you dominated the supermarkets last year. These Syrup sponge puddings and your new cheesecakes are a right let down in comparison!
6/10
not related to this post, but in my tesco last night i was looking for ice cream and a manager said "oh that is 10p" (i was looking at some ben and jerrys) and i was like what?? He then reduced a bunch of stuff in that freezer cabinet to 10p cos it was end of line, it included ben and jerrys 'save our swirled', pineapple fritters, tesco finest belgian chocolate cheese cake and some southern friend chicken bites (which i got) - also included frozen blueberries and some other chicken thing. - 10p!!!! it wasnt really the ice cream i'd set my heart on but for 10p sod it... so dunno how often you get to tesco but there may be 10p bargains left!
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