Hongdae café: peach soufflé and marshmallow Einspänner, Think Fruit

When you pick a dessert at a café, taste matters, but so does how it looks. With something soft like a soufflé, even a pretty plate can get heavy or cloying fast if the texture is dense or the cream is overdone. The peach soufflé and Einspänner I had at Think Fruit in Hongdae looked great and were well balanced in flavor, so it stuck with me.

Think Fruit's peach soufflé is a fluffy pancake topped with cream, served with peach pieces and ice cream, so one plate gives you several flavors. I paired it with an Einspänner (coffee topped with a cloud of cream), and the sweet dessert and the coffee flowed together naturally.

What does Think Fruit's peach soufflé look like?

Think Fruit's peach soufflé is a thick, golden-baked soufflé pancake piled with plenty of white cream, with peach pieces, ice cream and fruit garnish beside it. It catches your eye the moment the plate lands on the table, and the whole thing feels bright and cheerful.

Unlike an ordinary pancake, a soufflé pancake is thick but much lighter in texture. Press it with a fork and it gives softly, and in your mouth it melts moist. Think Fruit's peach soufflé keeps that fluffy charm well.

Peach adds a fresh sweetness

The peach is what balances the flavor in Think Fruit's peach soufflé. The soufflé, cream and ice cream are all on the sweet, soft side, and the peach brings juiciness and freshness.

The peach pieces aren't just sweet; they have a gentle tartness that lightens everything. After a bite of soufflé, a bit of peach leaves your mouth feeling clean. Even eaten together with cream or ice cream, the peach's aroma and texture don't get buried, which I liked.

A dessert that's only sweet can get overwhelming halfway through, but here the fruit keeps things balanced, so it's easy to finish.

Fluffy soufflé meets cream

The cream on top of the peach soufflé is soft and generous. Cold, rich cream on a warm, fluffy soufflé makes each bite more satisfying. Rather than weighing down the soufflé's texture, the cream wraps around it gently.

The surface is baked golden with a nutty aroma, and the inside is moist. A light dusting of powdered sugar firmly sets the sweet-dessert mood. Add the ice cream and you get warm and cold at once, which makes it even richer.

This isn't a dish that pushes one flavor. You get the softness of the soufflé, the richness of the cream, the freshness of the peach and the sweetness of the ice cream, taking turns.

How does Think Fruit's Einspänner taste?

Think Fruit's Einspänner is strong coffee topped with white cream and a torched marshmallow on a stick. I ordered it with the peach soufflé; it went well with the dessert and looks great too.

An Einspänner can get lost under the cream if the coffee is too weak, or feel disconnected from the dessert if it's too bitter. Here the coffee's bitterness and the cream's softness come through together, which made it a good partner for the peach soufflé.

First you get the sweet, rich cream, and further down the coffee's depth lingers. Take a bite of soufflé, then a sip of Einspänner, and the sweetness gets cleanly reset.

The small fun of a torched marshmallow

The torched marshmallow on the Einspänner is a small touch, but it gives Think Fruit's Einspänner its character. The surface is lightly scorched, so you get a sweet aroma with a toasty note. It looks like decoration, but it's fun to actually eat too.

If you eat the marshmallow first and then drink the Einspänner, the coffee's bitterness follows the sweetness. You can also drop it into the coffee to melt, but personally I liked eating it separately and alternating with the drink.

It's a highlight for photos as well. It's much cuter and more dessert-like than an Einspänner with just cream on top.

Do peach soufflé and Einspänner go well together?

Think Fruit's peach soufflé and Einspänner are more satisfying together. The soufflé alone is mostly soft and sweet, but with the Einspänner the coffee's bitterness brings better balance.

The peach soufflé comes with cream and ice cream, so its sweetness is clear. A crisp americano would suit it too, but the Einspänner feels more like a proper dessert pairing. The coffee has cream of its own, so the soft mood continues, and the strong coffee flavor tidies up the sweetness.

Mix and match bites of soufflé, peach and ice cream, sip the Einspänner in between, and you can enjoy it all the way to the end without getting tired of it.

A great setup for photos

Think Fruit's peach soufflé is a good one to photograph for a blog or social media. Golden soufflé, white cream, reddish peach pieces, ice cream and fruit garnish all sit on one plate, so the colors come out naturally.

The plate itself is a light tone, so the colors of the dessert stand out, and it looks pretty even in close-ups. The Einspänner, seen from above, shows a swirl of coffee and cream, and with the torched marshmallow on top it's visually fun.

If you want both the taste and the pictures from a dessert café visit, this is a very satisfying combination.

Is the peach soufflé too much for one person?

Think Fruit's peach soufflé can be quite filling if you eat it alone. The soufflé itself is thick, and with cream, ice cream and fruit on the plate, it's less a quick few bites and more a dessert you really sit down to.

If you come as a pair, one peach soufflé and two drinks to share works well. Especially after a meal, sharing may be easier than finishing a whole plate alone.

Adding the Einspänner makes the dessert time even more satisfying. It suits people who love sweets, and even if you find sweetness heavy, it's manageable with coffee.

Verdict on Think Fruit's peach soufflé and Einspänner

Think Fruit's peach soufflé is a dessert where soft soufflé pancake, cream, peach and ice cream come together well. It looks good, and when you actually eat it the peach's freshness gives it a good balance.

The Einspänner blended strong coffee and soft cream harmoniously and was a great drink to have with the soufflé. The torched marshmallow is fun, and the coffee's bitterness cleans up your mouth between sweet bites.

Think Fruit's peach soufflé and Einspänner suit anyone who likes soft, sweet desserts. Fluffy soufflé, fresh peach and rich Einspänner make a menu that's nice to enjoy at a leisurely café stop.

Think Fruit location and hours

• Address: 14-12 Wausan-ro 29-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 1st floor
• About 281 m from Exit 7 of Hongik Univ. Station (Airport Railroad and Gyeongui-Jungang Line)
• Hours: Daily 12:00 - 21:00
• Last order: 20:00