Waku Ghin has recently re-opened its doors at Marina Bay Sands at Level 2 after its revamp — and they have also brought back Patisserie Platine into its premises along with their return; a long awaited comeback ever since they had closed and ceased the operations of the patisserie ar Renku Lounge (formerly known as Rise Lounge) at the hotel wing of Marina Bay Sands.
Offering a more streamlined selection of cakes, its sad to see some of the more intricately-designed cakes such as the Blackforest and Ghin Cheesecake go (was told that Ghin Cheesecake is now a signature that can only be experienced in their sister restaurant, Tetsuya, in Sydney, Australia), the Chocolate Mousse with Vanilla and Macadamia now takes on the signature title here at Patisserie Platine, which is also interestingly the item which I had ordered along with the Blackforest during my very first visit to Patisserie Platine when they had just started operations at Rise Lounge.
There is just something about the Chocolate Mousse with Vanilla and Macadamia that has not lost its charm all this while when it was away — the velvety smooth and rich chocolate is just especially elegant; the chocolate carrying such a complex flavour profile being bittersweet, yet berry-like with a slight tartness that makes it feel so premium, luxurious and decadent there isn’t really a cake that is second to this where it comes to its intense, yet clean chocolate-y notes. The vanilla mousse in the middle helps to provide a neutral flavour that beautifully mellows the richness of the cake, but I have always found the macadamia to be the most interesting part of this cake that rounds off the Chocolate Mousse with Vanilla and Macadamia perfectly in terms of texture — carrying a light crispness akin to that of very fine wafer crisps that provides just a soft crunch that provides a contrast to the cake in terms of texture, but not disrupting the smooth mousse to strikes a real balance between the two that is also unlike any other.
It’s really been a long time coming for Patisserie Platine for their return — and I am glad that they did for how I miss entremet cakes that are done to this level of detail
and intricacy that is so pleasurable to the senses; so much that there is not quite something that matches up quite to it. Certainly looking forward to come by to give their other items a try; perhaps even to get a group of friends to just perhaps share their famed Basque Burnt Cheesecake that I have been eyeing for a while since it is only served whole. But yes, I will be back some time — definitely excited for their return, and also excited for myself to make the next revisit for more stellar patisserie that they have to offer!
