Nicher

Had long been a fan of Nicher despite its rather odd location at The Brooks I around the Springleaf neighbourhood — considering how The Lowe'f Shack had since ended its chapter at Springleaf Nature Park, Nicher has also become pretty much the de-facto cafe that we would head to whilst being around Springleaf. These folks had transformed themselves in the past — whilst it was previously an establishment within a coffeeshop known for retailing pound cakes, its operations at Springleaf had seen it become more of a Boulangerie of sorts; this is also when we found ourselves more acquainted to the brand for their range of interesting and well-made danishes. It seems that the folks at Nicher are now extending their line-up and operating hours — offering a separate menu apart from their usual line-up of danishes from 6pm to 11pm on Thursdays to Saturdays and from 12pm to 5pm on Sundays, the menu is dubbed Nicher Dessert Cafe and features sections dedicated to Mudpies, Cakes and Ice-Cream Combo and Specialty Drinks; the list of beverages being on top of their Nicher’s regular drink offerings.

An item that is listed on their Mudpie section of the menu, the Bailey’s Mudpie is one out of two Mudpie offerings that are listed on the Nicher Dessert Cafe menu. The Bailey’s Mudpie is being described on the menu to come with elements such as French Vanilla ice-cream, Double Chocolate Chip ice-cream and Bailey’s with an Oreo cookie crust; there is also the inclusion of chocolate sauce that is drizzled atop the dessert as well. Considering how this is a dish with its core elements being comprising of ice-cream, the Bailey’s Mudpie is served cold; both ice-creams came with a consistent texture which was not only smooth and creamy, but also a little sticky like how one would expect things to be for a proper Italian gelato. With such a texture, this helps the dessert to maintain its texture over an extended period of time as well. Both ice-cream flavours were rich; considering how chocolate ice-creams tend to usually be, we were surprised by how the bittersweet notes of the Double Chocolate Chip ice-cream wasn’t too sweet and didn’t overpower the aroma of the French Vanilla ice-cream — quite a bit of attention to detail there. Whilst being just a drizzle over the Mudpie, the Bailey’s does add a touch of booziness that went around rather evenly throughout the Mudpie; very on-point. The toasted almonds plated over the top were surprisingly fragrant and nutty — added on to the various elements of the Bailey’s Mudpie. Looking forward to returning to Nicher to give some of its newer line-up of danishes as well as Cakes and Ice-Cream Combo a go; always felt that these folks are pretty much an underrated spot that is interesting to rediscover every once in a while!