Black Star Pastry Just Dropped a Couple of New Hot Drinks Based on Two of Its Famous Cakes

It's best known for whipping up eye-popping, intricate sweet treats; including the legendary strawberry and watermelon creation that once claimed the title of 'world's most Instagrammed cake'. But for its latest trick, Sydney-born bakery Black Star Pastry is doing something a little different.

The famed brand is now in the business of liquid treats, today releasing two new signature drinks inspired by two of its best-loved cakes. It's time to ditch your usual coffee order and say g'day to the Strawberry Watermelon Latte and the Hot Chocolate Mirage.

The decadent sips will be joining the menu permanently at all of Black Star's Sydney and Melbourne stores, clocking in at $7 a pop.

Fans of pink drinks will be all about the strawberry and watermelon concoction — crafted on a secret-recipe syrup featuring all the same notes as the iconic cake, as well as almond milk to capture the flavours of its almond dacquoise layers. It's all finished with a spritz of rosewater, a sprinkling of pistachio powder and a garnish of rose petals.

For the chocolate fiends, there's the Hot Chocolate Mirage, which is built on rooibos tea — just like its eponymous Choc Mirage Slice. The tea's mixed with your choice of milk, plus caramel, hazelnut syrup and paste, and rich Valrhona Madagascan Manjari chocolate. Then, the drink's garnished with chocolate and gold, and served with the same passionfruit, chocolate and yuzu sun that normally sits atop the cake.

Find the Strawberry Watermelon Latte and the Hot Chocolate Mirage at all Black Star stores in Sydney (Newtown, CBD, Rosebery, Moore Park) and Melbourne (Chadstone).