This cake shop at CBD claims to be helmed by a Japanese master who has over 20 years of baking experience and has worked for famous confectionery shops like Konditorei Mozart in Okayama. Hungry Guppies, unable to resist the urging challenge from such boastfulness, bought 7 of what’s available on the shelf for tasting. Here are our verdicts:

Strawberry Shortcake

One of my favourites. Haven’t really tired enough shortcakes to compare professionally, but I like it that its not too sweet nor is it too creamy. The thick layer of sliced strawberries underneath the sponge cake burst out fresh juice with every bite.

Strawberry Souffle

Some Guppies like this because its soft. But I personally think its just a taller, less delightful cousin of the strawberry shortcake.

Rare Cheese Mango

Another personal favourite. For starters, I love mango and cheese. The latter was rich enough to keep me wanting more while the sweet mango ensures I don’t feel lactic overdosed.

Fromage Syun

The cheese tart has a nice lingering flavour while the crust is… just an ordinary crust. Pales in comparison to the other cakes as there was nothing to balance off the creamy cheese.

La France (Creme Brulee topped with apricot jam)

I find the jam so sweet I can’t taste anything else. I prefer the traditional creme brulee as the caramel doesn’t overpower the tinge of vanilla sweetness in the custard if done well.

Earl Grey Cheese Tart

Never tried a tea-flavoured dessert before. Well, except the overpopularised green tea. I was surprised by how much of the Earl Grey I could taste. At first I thought Earl Grey would be a weird match with cheese. Turned out not at all.

Maison

And we present to you our unanimous favourite! It has 4 different types of sponge cake - vanilla, green tea, chocolate and coffee. This is how my taste bud dissects: green tea and chocolate comes together to give a sweet yet refreshing taste. Vanilla complements both with a floral flavour. Finally,the coffee that disperse in my mouth just before I swallowed concluded this gastronomic journey bittersweet.