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How Sugar Sweetens The Deal!

Have you ever thought about the various sources of sugar and how they land on our supermarket shelves? Well, sugar comes from sugar cane. A recipe directs you to ‘use a cup of sugar’ when baking or ‘add a teaspoon of sugar’ if you want to bring out the flavour when preparing certain dishes, but how on do we get lovely white sugar crystals from green leafy plants that look like bamboo

Growing in tropical climates, the sugarcane plant makes sugar in its leaves through photosynthesis and stores it as a sweet juice in the sugarcane stalks. After sugarcane is harvested, the juice is extracted, purified, filtered and crystallised into golden, raw sugar. This raw sugar is then refined and made into the table sugar we know.

We are very grateful to the sugar gods for showing us how to sweeten our lives. Cháteau Gáteaux could not make our cakes taste so absolutely delicious if we didn’t bake them with a bit of sugar. Our Rococo Chocolate Cake is a Daily Delight of note. By perfectly balancing all the ingredients in this family favourite, everyone will ask for another slice. If you purchase this fabulous frozen cake (or any of our cakes, for that matter) online, you will be able to view the ingredients list, sugar content and nutritional information when you click on the cake to order it.

Sugar doesn’t just come from sugarcane, you know. Sugar beets, which grow in cooler climates, account for a significant percentage of the sugar we consume. The sugar is found in the root of the beet, which looks a bit like a giant white carrot. When harvesting, the tops of the beets are cut off before lifting them from the ground. To extract the sugar, they are washed, sliced and boiled. After this process, the sugar is then filtered and crystallised.

If you are looking for a ‘sugary’ hit, we have distinct and delicious flavours to choose from between our Signature Cheesecakes and our mini Cheesecake offering. Consider a mouthwatering me-moment of a Salted Caramel Baked Cheesecake – the perfect pick-me-up during a long day – just pop into one of our stores to get yours. You could do no better than serving a gorgeous platter of cheesecake minis for a catch-up with the girls. Order a frozen 6-pack of Strawberry or New York Baked Cheesecakes from our online store to help organise your get-together. Our classic Baked Chocolate Cheesecake is a chocoholics dream and If you are looking for something that tastes a bit different, try our Red Velvet Baked Cheesecake – it will hit the spot every time!

Your time is precious, so for home-made deliciousness, visit one of our stores or our online store for some sweet treats that will satisfy that sugar craving!

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