Baked cheesecake is a show
There are pathways that have been designed to walk them to the sound of a soundtrack specific. For example, **Lope de Vega street**, in the Neighborhood of the letters . She may have been baptized with the name of a poet I gave him that romantic touch (and a bit dramatic on rainy days).
The same as the melodies of ** Joaquín Sabina :** "Rosa de Lima, distant cousin...". Coincidentally, the favorite song of Alba, one of the partners of The Distant Cousin , a temple dedicated to cakes that was installed in Madrid last May.
The perfect combo!
The name arose from a brainstorming between the three partners, all Galician. "We wanted him to allude to the fact that we are not from here. Originally it was going to be called lime rose , but we decided to go with the next line of the verse”, she explains.
This Galician woman left her land and her chemical formulas to dedicate herself, along with her friends Daniel and Xavier (one engineer and the other architect), to her true vocation: confectionery.
“ i am chemistry and, while I was studying the oppositions, I began to train in confectionery. I liked it and said: What I want is to start a business! Alba says. So it was.
Inside of pink and instagrammable local , designed and decorated by her partners, hides a traditional pastry shop , where Alba brings to life delicious homemade cakes which are baked daily.
There are classics that do not change, like the successful ** baked cheesecake ** or like the striking zucchini pie , “similar to carrot but with a little more ginger”. But usually, flavors vary depending on the seasonal product and the time of year.
You will not be able to resist taking a photo, we attest
“This fall, for example, we started with two new recipes: the blueberry and lemon tart and the pear and almond tart. For Halloween I also plan to do a pumpkin. I like to innovate”, she tells us.
In fact, the menu will adopt a more wintry format next week, replacing **the more tropical lemonades (pineapple and watermelon) with seasonal ones (kiwi and apple)**, as well as new hot drinks: chocolate and matcha latte.
They also have options vegans , without gluten and to lactose intolerant . “Today we have a lemon, pepper and ginger sponge cake that is vegan. I always make baked cheesecake with gluten-free flour. and sometimes courgette or blueberry with lactose free cheese ”, she points out.
And why did you decide to combine cakes with gin? “The concept is not very exploited and weekends , in my group of friends, we always had the same discussion: "I want a gin and tonic, I want something sweet...". So we decided to merge them”, explains Alba to Traveler.es.
Presentations made. It only takes a few hours fixing the world, a few sips of her spirits and a sweet bite for our dear "distant cousin" to make you feel at home. Welcome to Madrid, a pleasure to have you close.
WHY GO
From velvet furniture until their marble tables , going through the neon that hangs from its bubblegum-colored walls, you will fall in love with every detail. As you will also do with their cakes (glass of gin in hand). What more could you ask for, dear foodie? Here is the perfect setting to snuggle up on a cold Madrid afternoon.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
They not only offer distilled beverages (rum, whisky, vodka and gins from different parts of the country ), but you can enjoy a bottle of ** Galician beer, a vermouth ** (€2.50-3.50), some fruit smoothie (€3.50) or with one of their delicious coffees (€1.50-2.20), which, if you go in the morning, can be accompanied by an orange juice and some toast (the price of breakfast is €6).
On the other hand, if you are more than just starting the pub crawl after dinner , there is no excuse: once a month extend the opening until well into the night, an evening that they have baptized as The Night Cousin.
You can too order any of your cakes through its website, by phone or on site. Home delivery is free within the M-50, although, if you pick up the cake at the premises, apart from helping “avoid CO2 emissions produced by transport” they will make you a discount of €3.
Are you coming?
Address: C/Lope de Vega 7, 28014 (Madrid) See map
Telephone: 675 860 198
Schedule: Tuesday and Wednesday: 10:00-14:00 and 16:00-20:00 // Thursday: 10:00-14:00 and 16:00-22:00 // Friday and Saturday: 10:00 12:00-12:00 a.m. // Sunday: 12:00-5:30 p.m.
Half price: Cakes (€4) and gin and tonics (€7-9)