Toast: the Story of Me and Elvis

Being a coffee addict, the morning cup wasn't enough for me. That afternoon I demanded for some more and off we go, to Toast. Some people do not aware of the existance of this cafe by Marmalade Pantry in Ngee Ann City. Is it new? No, it has been there for quite a while, only that the location is a little hidden. Nevertheless, every time I came, there always been some people crowding in. They either munch on some light meals of sandwiches and salads or having their coffee break, like me.
What's a good cup of bitter coffee without some sweets? Today I decided to go for a cupcake, after being spoiled by the choices of various cakes and tarts. That's when I met Elvis. Dressed in a peanut butter frosting and chocolate glaze, he catched my eyes. The combination of salty peanut butter and the sweet, moist chocolate cake has always been my all-time favourite. Desserts are my big, big weakness: I bought some more cupcakes to be brought home. Anyone wants some desserts for dinner?

Toast

391 Orchard road

#02-11 Ngee Ann city

Tel: 6733 8489

Pretty Cupcakes

There is this new small pastry shop I saw the other day in front of the entrance of Orchard road's Marriott hotel. It's the same one with Marriott's pastry shop in the hotel's lobby, though it's a lot smaller. I found mainly sweets such as cakes, cupcakes and macarons. I know I'm gonna get some, but there are so many cupcakes with different flavours and icings that I didn't know which one to choose. Finally, I settled up with these two beauties:

The berry cupcake has a surprisingly nice icing. It's soft and has a berry taste, though it looks hard and bland. The cake is very moist, and there's some blueberry jam hidden inside.

Any desserts with lemon are always be my favourite and this lemon meringue cupcake satisfy my crave. The baked meringue on top was airy and not too sweet, making it a good combination when paired with the sour lemon in the cake.

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It was $5 for a piece of cupcake, but you'll only get to pay $7 for two. I would say it's very reasonable given the quality of the cupcakes. Looking forward to have some more!

Singapore Marriott Hotel
320 Orchard Road
Singapore 238865

Tel: 6735 5800

Cupcake bites

The very first time I saw those tiny colourful cupcakes sitting on Da Paolo's cake bar, I immediately knew that I would have them. I mean, who wouldn't? They're so irresistibly cute.

The mini cupcakes ($6) came in a box of five with various icings and decorations. They're using simple butter cakes for the base, similar to some of their normal size cupcakes. I would personally prefer the normal one, as the smaller size makes the cake a bit dryier. Anyway, you can still use it as a gift, as the kids would definitely love them.

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Da Paolo Gastronomia

501 Bukit Timah Road

#01-01 Cluny Court
Tel: +65 6468 7010