The devil’s chocolate was a chocolate cheesecake topped with bits of chocolate cake. And indeed there was little goodness in it. The cheese was underwhelmed by the spongy cake, and sadly the cake also lacked the “spring” because of the cake has to be kept chilled.
The name is more devilish than the cake itself.
*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.
The size of a credit card, the earl grey cream with chocolate truffle middle and tart base cost $11.40. Best eaten cold as the Earl Grey Cream melts quickly, the taste of the earl grey is slightly stronger than the chocolate. But overall a nice tart.
At $23/100g and no sampling allowed (even before COVID19 pandemic), it was a leap of faith to purchase the first slab. Have been buying since and no regrets, except for wallet pain.
*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.
Unpretentious Chocolate sponge layered with gooey ganache from Upcakes.sg. Not too sweet. The ganache was nicer than the sponge cake itself.
Damage: 6inch at $35, excluding $10 delivery.
A homemaker for a good cause for Down Syndrome kids.
*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.
The Ice Cream Soirée ($19) allows a choice of 3 scoops of ice cream as compared to the Chocolate Rhapsody (also $19) for a fixed dark, milk and white chocolate scoop. [my suggestion: don’t waste your time with white and milk chocolate].
If you appreciate good quality chocolate that errs on the side of slightly bitter, anything between 60% to 72% would be a good choice. Too low and it becomes too sweet, their signature 80% dark bitter chocolate is for the hardcore chocolate purists.
Served with cookie crumbs and separated by chocolate biscuits to keep the flavours apart, be sure to share else you’ll be on a sugar high!
*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.
After trying the baby Pure Chocolate ($11.90) some months back, I ordered the Upsized 500g Pure Chocolate Cake ($75).
Unlike the baby version which is all mousse, this one has a layer of sponge cake as the base. Milk Chocolate level 50%+ kind of sweet.
Yes it’s a good chocolate mousse cake but a little *ouch* on the price tag
*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.
The display of tarts are really tantalising through the price did give me a double take. I tried the Key Lime Tart ($4), Mascarpone Berry tart, chocolate tart (both were around $9+) and the Gula Melaka Macadamia cookies ($15+). I’ll like to say that the ingredients quality COULD BE the reason why they justify the price, especially the fresh fruit tarts. However, I thought the tart bases lack the buttery flavour and the chocolate tart was a little underwhelming with a heavy handed cocoa powder.
*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.
Between the Red Velvet Nutella and the Chocolate Orange Salted Caramel (pictured on the bottom half), I’ll go with the latter.
A very moist cupcake, with a dab of salted caramel centre, the tangy liquorish was a nice of kick to the chocolate icing.
It’s a little on a pricey side for $4 a muffin or ($20 for 6), but overall a nice cupcake I might come back for from time to time.
*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.
What an ugly muffin ($1.20/pc or $12 for 12pcs;), but the smell and taste is buttery and fragrant.
Plus who could fault a seller who distributes complimentary ugly samples to eat while you queue in line?
The man who sells it is also interesting. He list 12 types of muffins on his menu, and when I tried to order a box of 12 and select some of the flavors, his response was: “ Let’s not make things complicated...”
So apparently, only noobs look at the menu. Only the pros ask him what’s on the menu today...
And p.s: everyone has to pay and help themselves to their own change. So hope you’re good at maths!
What an ugly muffin ($1.20/pc or $12 for 12pcs;), but the smell and taste is buttery and fragrant.
Plus who could fault a seller who distributes complimentary ugly samples to eat while you queue in line?
The man who sells it is also interesting. He list 12 types of muffins on his menu, and when I tried to order a box of 12 and select some of the flavors, his response was: “ Let’s not make things complicated...”
So apparently, only noobs look at the menu. The pros ask him what’s on the menu today...
And p.s: everyone has to pay and help themselves to their own change. So hope you’re good at maths!
I tried the regular sized Signature (pictured), Sea Salt, Liquid Gold Caramel (~$8 each) and mini tart in pistachio and hazelnut (~$3-4 each).
The chocolate used is high quality, it’s smooth, deep and doesn’t have the artificial sweet taste the cheap chocolates do.
The taste of the dark are generally on the dark chocolate end, but if you like it sweet, the liquid gold has a liquid caramel layer. The tart base itself has a mellow chocolate taste.
Nicest when ths tarts given some time out of the fridge, else it might be quite a jaw breaking effort trying to bite of a piece.
*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.
Lola (left) for me was a disappointment. At $11.80, it tasted flat and lifeless for a chocolate sponge-layered cake.
Pure Chocolate (right) was a chocolate mousse encased in a dark chocolate cream. This is a good cake with a rich but not jer-lat feeling, hallmarks of a good balanced chocolate mousse cake. At $11.80, it’ll a tad painful on the wallet. But good quality comes at a price.
*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.
