Pomegranate yogurt with toppings like lemon slice, chocolate halva, cheesecake, Turkish delight, rocky road, banana bread, popcorn etc. The toppings/sauces, which are diverse and extensive in selection, are free flow as the yogurt is ultimately priced by weight, so I had the intention to line the periphery with all these…
Apple vanilla mousse cake. The heavens are usually fair in their distribution of looks and taste – you are seldom allowed to be beautiful and delicious at the same time – but they must have been smitten by this minxy apple as it tastes slightly better than it should given…
Matcha panna cotta with sesame brittle. The green tea was rather milky, yet simultaneously the right shade of bitter. What was memorable was the inclusion of the sesame brittle, which evoked instant memories of Chinese New Year and its unhealthy but perfunctory social snacking. 3.5/5 Hangout Cafe Ang Mo Kio…
Mango cheesecake and pistachio ice cream on a waffle. The waffle is such a dead ringer for the Prima Deli version that my mouth conducted a protest bemoaning the missing Nutella spread that should, based on memory, be there. The pistachio should be nicknamed “Nutbag” for how much nut swag…
Tip of the Iceberg – slow-melting vanilla bean gelato iceberg afloat in Baileys and Kahlua soup, crusted with Nutella rocks and nut crunch. When was the last time you drank creamy alcohol from a bowl with a spoon? To misquote a recent sitcom episode: “I am making out with (it)…
Apple cinnamon speculoos cheesecake. The kind of softness and consistency that facilitates the graceful, clean cutting with a fork and the subsequent travel of said cake into one’s mouth in one smooth, fluid and glamorous motion, so ideal for having on dates and girlfriend chat sessions. Adore the little apple…
Gnome Dome – choux pastry with Horlicks and hazelnut crème pâtissière with white chocolate. Probably needed a warm hug before being served, as it was rather frosty. Horlicks may have been on medical leave that day, as I tasted only Kinder Bueno manning operations. 3.5/5 Out Of The Cake Box…
Golden custard lava cake. Like sisters who have their own strengths individually but when placed together, the chocolate flavour steals the limelight aggressively and competitively like a Bai Ling, leaving its younger salted egg yolk custard sibling in a wallflower-esque position. 3.5/5 Five & Dime 297 River Valley Road Singapore…
Blossom waffle with passionfruit and “U Can’t Guess This!” flavoured ice cream. The passionfruit assaults explosively with tingling spikes of sour, with seed shrapnel for additional impact – loved it. I won’t spoil the secret behind “U Can’t Guess This!” (hint: it’s a fruit), but this particular ice cream as…