pure chocolate indulgence
almost nothing beats indulging in a slice of rich chocolate fudge cake while surfing the internet aimlessly and reading bimbotic blogs on the bed on your OFF DAY. yes, that's what i'm doing right now!
bought this soft chocolate cake from pine garden's for my brother's 27th birthday, i've been the official cake-buyer for the family for years, and i always try to make it a point to get cakes from a variety of places, but why are the famous chocolate cake shops all situated in the most ulu part of singapore. okay, lana's is at greenwood avenue (you're only likely to be familiar with this place if you're a district 9/10 kid, or you grew up blowing candles off lana's cakes) and then again, they're not exactly the most customer-orientated shop around, opening only half the week and also being infamous for not picking up phone calls. my initial choice was jane's cake station along jalan kayu, a run-down confectionery just like lana's - my warning to all is don't ever believe the guy on the other end of the line if he tells you to just pick up the chocolate cake from the shop when you're there, 'cos almost everything was sold out one hour before they closed on sunday 4pm, damn. pine garden's was my alternative, after reading positive reviews from the internet, it's looks just like any other hdb bakery which probably won't catch much attention, but the cakes in their website really look gorgeous, especially the pretty tier wedding cakes covered with white icing and fresh flowers!
verdict: had a substantial piece (when it comes to chocolates and cakes, heck the calories), and i still feel it doesn't come close to lana's or awfully chocolate, although it's still good. the sponge is tad dry and hard and the fudge is too thick, the two just don't blend in as well, then again, it could be because it was kept in the fridge for about a day. anyway, pine garden's is pretty famous for its black forest cakes, and my mum's an avid fan of these... in november, i might just give it another shot.
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almost nothing beats indulging in a slice of rich chocolate fudge cake while surfing the internet aimlessly and reading bimbotic blogs on the bed on your OFF DAY. yes, that's what i'm doing right now!
bought this soft chocolate cake from pine garden's for my brother's 27th birthday, i've been the official cake-buyer for the family for years, and i always try to make it a point to get cakes from a variety of places, but why are the famous chocolate cake shops all situated in the most ulu part of singapore. okay, lana's is at greenwood avenue (you're only likely to be familiar with this place if you're a district 9/10 kid, or you grew up blowing candles off lana's cakes) and then again, they're not exactly the most customer-orientated shop around, opening only half the week and also being infamous for not picking up phone calls. my initial choice was jane's cake station along jalan kayu, a run-down confectionery just like lana's - my warning to all is don't ever believe the guy on the other end of the line if he tells you to just pick up the chocolate cake from the shop when you're there, 'cos almost everything was sold out one hour before they closed on sunday 4pm, damn. pine garden's was my alternative, after reading positive reviews from the internet, it's looks just like any other hdb bakery which probably won't catch much attention, but the cakes in their website really look gorgeous, especially the pretty tier wedding cakes covered with white icing and fresh flowers!
verdict: had a substantial piece (when it comes to chocolates and cakes, heck the calories), and i still feel it doesn't come close to lana's or awfully chocolate, although it's still good. the sponge is tad dry and hard and the fudge is too thick, the two just don't blend in as well, then again, it could be because it was kept in the fridge for about a day. anyway, pine garden's is pretty famous for its black forest cakes, and my mum's an avid fan of these... in november, i might just give it another shot.