Blueberry Lace by Breadtalk

Blueberry Lace by Breadtalk

The blueberry lace was bought by one of our friends for Fen's birthday. This cake reminds me of a tiramisu. (i.e lady finger sponge biscuit) The blueberry lace is surrounded by lady finger sponge biscuit and vanilla mousse with hints of blueberry. The mousse is dense and refreshing but may be a little sweet for some. Of course the picky ones could comment on the thick chocolate sheets on top blah blah... But overall, I think this cake deserve a try.

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Macarons from the Icing Room

Macarons from the Icing Room

Decided to roam around the new Jurong Point and I am surprised by the amount of shops, for the Westie people, you don't have to travel all the way to town for desserts at Ji De Chi 记得吃 (Yuan was praising their durian puree non-stop), BakerZin, Starbucks and Häagen-Dazs but what caught my attention was MACARONS!!!

The Icing Room, an open-concept bakery which is related to BreadTalk, is more known for allowing customers to design their cakes. This is great for kids to display their creativity but I am definitely not keen to try one of those. Marketing glimicks, I go for taste...

From what I understand, for a price of $11.80 (4") and $20.80 (6"), one get to use their icing, chocolate curls and whipped cream.

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Fen's comments

There are 5 flavours for their selection of macarons with the following flavours, Casis, Green Tea, Strawberry, Passionfruit and Chocolate, either at $1.80 each or $5 for 3 pieces. It has a similar appearance as BakerZin's macarons being rounded and pastel-coloured.

As this is a take-away outlet, we were standing at one corner of Jurong when the camera ran of battery so pardon for a poor shot.

Anyway, the macarons though brightly coloured, lack the fragrance. It was just plain sweet and the shells weren't chewy but more to the wet and crumbly sort. The macaron innard were either just cream or jam. Wouldn't recommend it, any of the macarons I have tried previously would have been better.
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Yuan's comments

Yet another contender for worst macarons which I have eaten. The crust has this egg-y taste which has a scent of artificial almond flavouring. The filling is also one of the worst which I have tasted. It tasted like hardened jam, one bite and the whole center filling will come along with it. If you have not eaten macarons before, I suggest you not try this as it may give you a negative impression of macarons.
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The Icing Room (Outside BreadTalk)
63 Jurong West Central 3,
#B1-73
Jurong Point Shopping Centre,
Singapore 648886

Tel: 6862 4464

Operating hours: 10am to 10pm (daily)

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Matcha Swiss Rolls from BreadTalk

Matcha Swiss Rolls from BreadTalk

Ever since I learnt that Evan got her inspiration from BreadTalk to make her Macha Roll Cake, I am curious about the taste of BreadTalk's swiss rolls.

Come to think about it, BreadTalk has been in Singapore for more than 8 years, since April 2000 and I can never forget the hype of their signature pork floss bread. However, that was not my favourite, I used to like their Otak bread, first introduced in the 3rd branch of BreadTalk (at the building just between Orchard Emerald and Centrepoint) which has a Peranakan theme, but cannot be found anymore. Sob.

Left: BreadTalk Silver at Paragon; Right: An entire roll green tea swiss roll

I did eventually purchase the sliced green tea swiss rolls from their branch at Causeway Point and it is heavenly good. Since then, I will occassionally drop by BreadTalk to pick one up to reward myself during lunch (Each slice costs $1.30 and 5 slices of green tea, vanilla + raisins or chocolate costs $5.00).

Left: BreadTalk at Plaza Singapura; Right: Sliced green tea roll placed side-by-side for comparison

Now the question is, BreadTalk Siiver has a whole green tea swiss roll which costs $19.90 per roll. Is there any difference from the sliced green tea swiss rolls purchased from BreadTalk and BreadTalk Silver?
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Fen's comments

There is indeed a difference between the 2 and I personally prefer the sliced ones from BreadTalk as there is lesser cream and the sponge cake is softer.

The green tea swiss roll from BreadTalk Silver has a much stronger Matcha taste, thereby slightly more bitter than the sliced ones. Nicely decorated whole swiss roll, filled generously with Matcha cream and whole red beans. The amount of cake is much lesser and is slightly harder when compared with the sliced ones. Also, the icing on top of the cake provides a slight crispy texture
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Yuan's comments

The first time when I ate the Matcha Swiss Roll from Breadtalk, I instantly liked it for its dense sponge and mild matcha flavour. Hence I tried the Matcha Swiss Roll from Breadtalk silver. It turn out that this one from breadtalk silver is even better. The main difference is that they use matcha cream. Hence if you really love matcha, this one is a must try. Leave it to thaw a bit (It is left in the fridge at breadtalk silver) and you will find the cream taste like matcha ice cream. Not to forget the red bean that you will find in the cream. Verdict: Must try.
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BreadTalk Silver
B1-11/12 Paragon
Tel: 6733 4434
Opening hours: 8am to 10pm

BreadTalk & Toast Box
Plaza Singapura
68, Orchard Road
#01-23
Singapore 238839
Tel: 6334 4644
http://www.breadtalk.com/

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