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Milk cake, passionfruit sorbet and toasted almonds from Bochinche. Tastes exactly as its name describes – a winsome, orgiastic union of milk and cake, with the passionfruit sorbet bringing some tartiness to the party. 4/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Bochinche. Bochinche 22 Martin Road #02-01 Singapore 239058

Christmas Cake from Mad About Sucre – aged brandy, apricot, cranberries, currant, citrus peels, vanilla light rum sauce, and rum chantilly cream. Essentially the gustatory equivalent of seeing your familiar friend of many years in (ahem) naughty and slightly inappropriate Santa attire for the first time. The alcoholic fumes diffuse…

CY Burger from Chef Yamashita – lady finger sponge with brown sugar mousse and fresh fruits. Despite the cake sporting a rather Vietnamesey hat, the combination of fruits and smothering cream is decidedly Japanese, with the gula melaka-esque mousse giving the burger cake a touch of SG50 sophistication. 3.6/5 Chef…

Chendol Cheesecake from Bloomsbury Bakers. The fusion of gula melaka and cheesecake here (in particular with reference to the cheesecake body itself) comes across as a well-conceptualised and consensual marriage instead of gula melaka’s forceful invasion of cheesecake’s purity and virtues, with the chendol elements – crunchy attap chee, corn,…