Awfully chocolate's All chocolate

Awfully chocolate's All chocolate

Yuan, Yanquan and I had tried this cake 4 years ago and that is right after a television program featuring Awfully Chocolate. Surprisingly, all 3 of us finds is horrible and only the "Hei" ice-cream was good. In fact, at that time, only my youngest sister knew how to appreciate this cake. Not sure why we didn't like it, maybe we didn't find the cake soft enough.

My impression changed all together after my classmate bought this cake for Xingyi's and my birthday, which is 2007. That was after I have eaten Lana's & Jane's chocolate fudge cake, Baker's Inn's chocolate Amer, Obolo's noisette and The line's chocolate mousse. So in a way, my expectation of a chocolate cake or mousse has increased.


The cake is indeed moist and soft and the chocolate fudge is really creamy. I thought it was really good but... after having a chocolate spree with Baker's Inn, I didn't like the cake as much as before. I thought the chocolate was not rich enough...

I guess cakes is a preference issue. It depends on your mood and what you have eaten over the span of the previous week. Somehow or rather, our tongue and brain are good at making comparison so this blog is only used as a reference if you are looking for a cake... Muahahaha....

Awfully chocolate (Cluny Court)
501 Bukit Timah Road
#01-05
Singapore 259760
Tel: 6469 0565
Open 11am to 8:30pm daily
http://www.awfullychocolate.com/

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Matcha Chiffon, recommended by Tampopo Deli

Matcha Chiffon, recommended by Tampopo Deli

The Matcha Chiffon is a thumb up and is recommended by Tampopo Deli. The Matcha taste is really strong and the cake is soft with a slightly chewy texture (might be due to the introduction of Matcha). This is the winning factor as most of the Matcha cakes I have tried has a powdery after-taste. Though it cannot be seen from the photo, the centre cream is mixed with sliced strawberries, which I felt would be better if it is Azuki. The cream is the same as the Scoop cake but not as much so this cake won't make you feel so sin. This will scored a 8.5/10 for being the yummiest Matcha cake I have tasted so far.


Tampopo Deli
177 River Valley Road #B1-16
Liang Court Shopping Centre
Singapore 179030
Tel: 6338-7386

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Lavande from BakerZin

Lavande from BakerZin

Lavande is one of the richest chocolate cakes in bazerin. You can see a layer of chocolate fudge (dark chocolate sort) and 2 layers of mousse. The bottom layer (the darker mousse) is soaked with lavender essence. Personally I felt that the lavender smell sort of spoils the taste for a chocolate cake. It is like eating those chocolate with orange. Each slice costs $6.90++.

Verdict 6/10 (try it only if you don’t mind the lavender smell)

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Fen: I have always been a fan of dark chocolate and trust me, this really satisfy your chocolate carving. When you have it parallel with chocolate amer, I would say one is a male and the other is a female. Why is that so? Lavande is of a dark chocolate base and despite the high chocolate content, it maintains the smoothness. I find that this factor makes this cake the best dark chocolate mousse due to the velvety smooth mousse. If you have eaten Nama chocolate from Royce you will know that the bitter version is not as smooth as the other ones. So, with a higher cocoa content, the difficulty of making it smooth is tough and Bravo to BakerZin for such a wonderful piece of art.

Females generally will like this cake as we are always into flowery tea. I am serious, I ate this with Chocolate Amer with 3 females and a male. The only male finds the lavender taste yucky while the females enjoyed it with a satisfied smile on their faces. Maybe there is just this yin-yang factor when it comes to a "masculine" cake.

Bakerzin [http://www.bakerzin.com/]

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No. 34 , Strawberry Shortcake from Rive Gauche

No. 34 , Strawberry Shortcake from Rive Gauche

"With whipped cream and fresh strawberries sandwiched between sponge cake, this confection is fresh and light."

I always thought that BakerZin is an informidable opponent in any cakes they have made but when I ate this back to back after BakerZin. I finally felt a difference, the vanilla sponge is softer than BakerZin, making it the lightest vanilla sponge I have ever eaten. In terms of the cream, I can't really tell the difference but this is definitely a cheaper alternative if you are carving for vanilla chiffon topped with fresh cream, only $2.80 per slice.

Rive Gauche [http://www.pokkafood.com.sg/gauche/]

Takashimaya Food Hall
391 Orchard Road, Basement 2
#B207-9/2 Ngee Ann City
Takashimaya Department Store
Singapore 238873
Tel: 68874579

Plaza Singapura
68 Orchard Road
#B2-57, Plaza Singapura
Singapore 238839
Tel: 63419936

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Strawberry shortcake from BakerZin

Strawberry shortcake from BakerZin

From my previous entries, BakerZin has always been my top choice for boutique designer cakes and this has definitely not disappoint. The vanilla sponge is soft with fresh cream. I don't have to describe much. A picture says a thousand words.

Bakerzin (Takashimaya Food Hall)
(Takeaway Counter)
391 Orchard Road
#B2-08-04
Takashimaya Department Store
Singapore 238872
http://www.bakerzin.com/

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No. 6... Chocolate Amer from BakerZin

No. 6... Chocolate Amer from BakerZin

"This is the ultimate chocolate indulgence, combining a flourless chocolate sponge with bitter chocolate mousse. The dark side has never been so alluring".



As seen in our other reviews, this is the “KING of chocolate mousse. I personally felt that this is the best chocolate mousse that I have eaten in my cake adventure. It is made of 2 layers mousse and 2 layers of cake. The top layer of mousse is scattered with chocolate powder and the center layer of cake is made with dark chocolate similar to those of chocolate fudge. The overall combination is heavenly. Each slice of chocolate amer costs $6.20++.

Verdict: 9.5/10 (9.5 just in case if I did find a better cake)

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Fen: You will appreciate this beauty even more when you eat this with Lavande. I always thought that this cake is the best because of the smooth milk chocolate mousse but having eaten together with Lavande, you will notice that the nicest thing about this cake is the dark chocolate cake sandwiched between the mousse. This thin layer of cake enhances the taste of the chocolate mousse due to its rich chocolaty and chewy after taste, thereby giving an ultimate texture if you leave it to melt in your mouth.

As mentioned, I treat this as a female counterpart of Lavande due to a smoother and lighter experience. My female buddies felt that the best thing is that Amer is infused with Lavender but yuan, being the only guy, felt that it is so good on its own...

On second thought, I think my analogy of a male and female seems to fit into this picture even more.

I wouldn't give a score for any of them as it would depend on individual preference and mood of that day but if I were to rank it, on normal days I will go for Amer and if I am stressed or moody, I will prefer Lavander for the extra chocolate boost. As for the Roulade and Sweet Pleasure. Neh, I don't really fancy "contaminated" chocolate, apart from alcohol.

Bakerzin [http://www.bakerzin.com/]
Takashimaya Food Hall
(Takeaway Counter)
391 Orchard Road
#B2-08-04
Takashimaya Department Store
Singapore 238872

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Strawberry shortcake from Canele

Strawberry shortcake from Canele

I ordered this cake for my mum's birthday. Lovely right... No doubt, the prettiest strawberry cake among the competitors listed. But...


The moment Yuan saw the cross section, his instinct told him that it is not going to reach his expectation. The texture of the vanilla chiffon is pretty rough and hard. In fact, the hardest among all the cakes listed in this entry. I would say the texture will be a softer version of a finger sponge. As for the cream, it also has a pretty high milk content which is not light at all. Thus, this cake does not makes you lick the plate clean in comparison to the Scoop cake.

Canele Patisserie Chocolaterie
Raffles City Shopping Centre
252 North Bridge Road,
#B1-81/82 Raffles City Shopping Centre,
Singapore 179103
Tel: 6334 7377
http://www.canele.com.sg/

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