Red Ruby

Have you heard of Red Ruby?

If you were not local, you would probably not. Me neither.

One fine day when my colleague brought this cake back and somebody asked if it was 红宝石 (Red Ruby). My colleague explained to me that Red Ruby is a famous old-school Shanghai bakery, very popular among the locals.

My first thought was, the cake looks very average and normal. It should be like those traditional cake, dry and oily.

I didn't expect it when I took the first bite.
The freshness of the butter and milk filled my mouth instantly, first layer was the milk from the cream, secondly the butter from the sponge cake. The sponge was very moist and not overly sweet and the cream was just nice, not too oily or sweet or thick. There were bits of crunchy and chewy bits (Nata de Coco, i think) in between the sponge cake layers which added extra surprise for me.
Overall, the cake looks ancient but the taste was very modern.

It was so good I finished it instantly, indulging in my wonderful world of cows, milk and butter and forgetting my belly woes.

2 pieces of goodness for 13RMB!
Red Ruby outlets can be found all around Shanghai. Exact locations can be found in dianping.com