“Light of Hope” A brilliant Christmas at The Westin Tokyo’s special cake collection

2021.09.27

The Westin Tokyo celebrates the holiday season with the theme of “Light of Hope”, hoping that the future will be bright and brilliant. Reservations will be made from October 1, 2021 (Friday).

Limited Special Cake Collection * Online reservation only

Noazet pistachio (limited to 10 units) ¥ 16,000 (tax included) * New work
Diameter 12 cm x height 12 cm + decoration (approx. 10 cm) * Alcohol used
A Christmas cake with a rich combination of pistachios, hazelnuts and chocolate. A lot of chocolate mushrooms and rosemary are decorated around it, and decorative chocolate is decorated on the side, and it is decorated like a stump in the forest. A limited number of special cakes to enjoy the mellow taste and aroma of chocolate and nuts.

Noazette pistachios

Berry Berry Berry (limited to 10 units) ¥ 14,000 (tax included)
Diameter 12 cm x height 12 cm * Alcohol used
A 12 cm high shortcake with plenty of berries such as raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and cassis. Strawberries and berries were layered on a sponge, creme shanti, and white chocolate mousse. The side is a luxurious dish decorated with white chocolate.

Berry Berry Berry

Forenoir (limited to 10 units) ¥ 14,000 (tax included)
Diameter 12 cm x height 12 cm * Alcohol used
A total of 10 layers of fore noir, in which chocolate cream with gliott cherry and white bavarois are alternately layered with a chocolate sponge cake soaked with Kirsch. I sprayed chocolate on the surface and finished it like a stump. A special cake with a fragrant liqueur, each of which plays an adult harmony.

Forenoir

Petinoel Collection

Continuing from last year, this year we will be offering six types of Bush Donoel-style cakes that are finished in smaller sizes. This collection proposes a new Christmas cake style that can be used not only for private scenes by one person or two, but also for creating a gorgeous arrangement of several types.

From left:
Chocolate cake with griot cherry ¥ 3,200 (tax included) * New
Raspberry and pistachio chocolate noel ¥ 3,200 (tax included) * New
Pistachio and strawberry duck words ¥ 3,200 (tax included)
Matcha and chocolate Noel ¥ 3,200 (tax included) * New
Mont Blanc with cassis and hazelnut ¥ 3,200 (tax included) * New
Milk chocolate and bitter chocolate Bush Donoel ¥ 3,200 (tax included)

Christmas cake collection

From left:
Paris-Brest ¥ 5,800 (tax included)
Strawberry shortcake ¥ 5,600 (tax included)
Montagne Neige ¥ 5,800 (tax included)
Santa shortcake ¥ 5,700 (tax included)

Minardies

Christmas Minardies ¥ 13,000 (tax included)
Gorgeous Minardies with 32 assorted 14 kinds of small cakes. It is a special assortment where you can hear everyone’s cheers on a number of small and delicate cakes beautifully dressed with Christmas decorations.

Original gugelhupf

The Westin Hotel Tokyo’s executive pastry chef will prepare a traditional Christmas confectionery “Gugelhupf” baked with an original recipe. It is an annual Christmas baked confectionery filled with the pastry chef’s commitment.

Marble Spice Gugelhupf ¥ 2,600 (tax included)
Gugelhupf is indispensable for Christmas in Austria. The dough with cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger, which is typical of Christmas, is combined with the chocolate dough to create a marble. A baked confectionery with a sweet butter flavor and a rich aroma of spices.

Marble Spice Gugelhupf

Christmas takeaway food collection

The chef prepares Christmas dishes with all his heart to create a special holy night.

Christmas dinner box ¥ 18,000 (tax included) * For 2 people * Delivery is available
We will prepare a dinner box where you can enjoy a full-fledged French dinner at home. Three courses from French restaurant “Victor’s”: pate de campagne (appetizer), crab bisque (soup), and duck boiled in red wine (main). You can easily reproduce it at home. Enjoy it with your favorite bread or cake.

Roast chicken & amp; gravy, 3 kinds of mustard (limited to 30 pieces) ¥ 9,000 (tax included)
A set of roast chicken and sauce born from the chef’s desire to easily enjoy authentic hotel-made roast chicken. The sauce is served with the standard gravy sauce and 3 types of mustard.

Reservation: October 1st (Friday) -December 10th (Friday), 2021 * The last day is until 18:00
Phone: The Westin Tokyo Online Shop (03-5423-7627) 10: 00-18: 00
Store: Pastry boutique “The Westin Deli” (1F) 10: 00-20: 00

>Online reservation site (opened on October 1)
*Limited quantity special cake collection is limited to online reservations

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