Why Mahalaxmi’s latest gourmet bakery Twenty Seven Bakehouse is good

Wersquoll let you in on a secret Rachel Andrade is a magician without a wand or spellbook The Mumbai baker swishes her spatula and turns butter a lot of it flour and eggs into dreamy bakesHer journey began at Kainaz Messmanrsquos Theobroma from where she moved on to Gauri Devidayalrsquos Magazine Street Kitchen and Rahul Akerkarrsquos Qualia adding something special to each menu Andradersquos expertise is in creating layers lots of them If you cut open one of her croissants yoursquoll see the accuracy of patternsHer latest venture is with Aditi Dugar and itrsquos called Twenty Seven Bakehouse Mahalaxmirsquos latest gourmet bakeryGhonduraj and lemon poppy seed sliceAfter we placed our order via Thrive we got a call from the kitchen to inform us that two items from our wish list were not available This after the order was accepted That was a let down Swallowing disappointment we swapped the lemon tart and mortozza for carrot cake and hazelnut pac Itrsquos usually painful to track delivery personnel and this time was no different We placed an order at 1 pm on a weekday with a delivery time between 130 pm and 2 pm We got an intimation from Borzo delivery only at 232 pm On calling the delivery professional he informed us that he ldquowas eating lunch at homeMy friend will pick up the parcel instead and deliver itrdquo His phone was switched off after Two hours after the order was accepted we called the bakery and were told that the order had been picked up It reached our doorstep another two hours later Thatrsquos four hours for a MahalaxmitoAndheri deliveryBoth the croissant versions we had ordered were flat and had lost their crosssection oomph It happens to anyone chucked about in Mumbairsquos traffic But in taste they hit the right notes The butter croissant eggless Rs 140 had gone dense at the base but managed to keep the flaky layersRachel Andrade brings down a tray of freshlybaked eats when the midday photographer drops in at the Mahalaxmi bakery after our anonymous review of its products PicsAshish RajeThe herby zaarsquotaar and cream cheese croissant with egg Rs 219 became our favourite The ease of a simple combination and the creamy base gave it perfect bite The spinachmushroomandpumpkin pie Rs 228 was a wholesome treat with chunks of pumpkin and creamy spinach mushroom stuffingWe loved the thick and flaky ripples in the crust Trust Andrade to dress up her baked babies The Goan choriz and potato tart Rs 352 mulled our moodmdashand the smoky salty and meaty flavours hit the sweet spot Turning our attention to the sweet bakes we bit into the ghondurajandlemonpoppy seeds slice Rs 139 It was vibrant and refreshing The tangy glaze is memorable We licked the malta cream cheese frosting off the carrot cake but found that the sponge drier than the previous tea cakeWe saved the hazelnut pac an old favourite for the last It was dark decadent with gianduja and hazelnuts An Italian chocolatier invented gianduja a blend of hazelnut paste and chocolate during Napoleonrsquos regency when cocoa was in short supply The pain au chocolate was classic and a fitting end to our bake partyWhat Twenty Seven BakehouseAt Shree Laxmi Woollen Mills Shakti Mills Lane off Dr E Moses Road MahalakshmiOrder Direct Thrive and SwiggyCall 9372515271Rating goodTwenty Seven Bakehouse didnrsquot know Sunday midday ordered from its menu This newspaper conducts anonymous reviews and pays for meals