Pine Garden

I have been meaning to try their cakes for the longest of time. Heard so much about their lychee martini and black forest cakes. So with Grayden's first month coming up, thought it would be a perfect opportunity to see what they offered and to try some of their signatures.

The slices come in manageable portions, but the amount of cream in each cake is a little too frightening considering the weight I am trying to shed at this point. The lychee martini was indeed good. The cake was adequately flavoured with lychee and a hint, but decent amount of liquor.

The black forest was also pretty decent. Again the liquor was generous and easy to detect. The cherries were fresh and sweet and the cake was light and the cream not over indulgent.

Their first month assorted cake set included a slide called the Citrus Drop, so we got a slice to try as well. At first impressions, it looks just like any vanilla sponge cake decadently dressed in heavy cream. The kind of simple sliced cakes you find in the typically heartland bakeries. But one bite distincts it from it's usual counterparts, bursting with a mouthful of citrus flavours. Not my favourite, but at least it's different from what you would normally expect.

We also tried the tiramisu and bubor hitam cake. The latter was rather unique but the tiramisu was only just ok. It felt more like a chocolate cake with kahlua and cream. Nothing really special and we certainly had better.

All in all, I must say they are pretty heavy-handed on the cream. But for an average of $3 a slice I must say their unique signature creations are a relative steal and I'll definitely pay them another visit if only to see what other interesting and innovative creations they come up with next.

Pine Garden

Blk 529 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10#01-2369/2329 Singapore 560529

6457 6159

http://www.pgcake.com/