What do you do after a Mookata session at Boat Quay? Go for desserts of course! Cube and I chanced upon Madame Patisserie and decided to indulge ourselves in this quiet little cafe that faces the Singapore River.

Firstly, ignore their menu. Unless you want to order drinks. Otherwise, walk up to their display counter where they have saliva-inducing treats waiting for you to pick and devour.

Secondly, be adventurous. One of the cakes that we chose was the Earl Grey Strawberry Mousse cake (S$8.50++) which is such a pretty thing with multiple layers of cake, mousse and strawberry jelly jam. I loved how light this was and it was not cloyingly sweet. The sharpness of the strawberry was neutralised nicely with the fluffy mouse and the bergamot from the earl grey complimented the whole bite. Oh...did I mention that this was just from 1 forkful?

Onto something a little heavier, this is the Caramelia Mousse cake (S$8.50++). The base is a brownie with small pieces of nuts. On top of that is caramelised banana slices which is buried by a layer of caramel mousse. Chocolate + Banana = match made in heaven. Although this cake was a lot heavier than the Strawberry Mousse cake, it still surprisingly easy to finish as you do not get sick of eating it after 3 bites. In terms of flavours, this is definitely is less complicated and is just a darn good cake.

Ooh...found Olaf hanging out with Baker Minions there! Hahaha...this is testament to the creative bakers behind Madame Patisserie. The kitchen looks like a wonderful and fun place to just bake and create lots of interesting desserts. If you're interested, they do have 8-week baking courses for all levels at S$500.

Madame Patisserie markets itself as a high tea cafe situated within the CBD but besides pastries, they do serve mains such as pasta and duck confit. However, with those prices, I'm not sure whether I would try them. The cakes, however, yes...I'd like to gobble down all of their creations. Alas, I have my waistline to watch.

If you're near Boat Quay/ Clarke Quay and have a cake craving, do pop over to Madame Patisserie and try out their desserts on display!

Madame Patisserie
76 Boat Quay
#01-76
Singapore 049864

Tel: +65 65367028
Website: http://www.madamepatisserie.com/pastry/

Opening Hours:
Mon – Sat: 8.00am to 11.00pm
Sun: 8.00am to 8.00pm

Decided to celebrate my birthday a day early with some close friends at Prive's latest branch located at Chijmes as it seemed like a casual place for brunch, which is similar to its first cafe at Keppel island. It was a very HOT and SUNNY day and for some reason, my good friends ordered a pitcher of Watermelon Sangria. Very summery!! Problem? Not enough white wine. It was a very watered down sangria.

We had a group of 14 pax and 2 babies, so they sat us at a corner which received direct sunlight. Needless to say, the air-conditioning from the bar area did not flow out to where we were. They tried shifting one of the mobile air-coolers towards us but when a family came to sit in that corner, they completely blocked out any cool air. But it wasn't the air but the sun that was heating things up.

For the food...I won't be able to state the prices because it was my birthday lunch so I simply ate what people ordered without a care about prices.

I ordered the onion rings with cheese sauce and I was a tad disappointed because although the onions were fab, the cheese sauce was TOO LITTLE!!! 

They have an all-day breakfast menu and so a friend ordered their big breakfast and chose to have the eggs done sunny-side up. It was pretty normal. There's a sausage hiding under those eggs and bread.

I ordered the lobster spaghetti and I liked how it was chockful of lobster and the Parmesan shavings were generous. However, the spaghetti was overcooked and it was not done al dente. 

Another dish from the breakfast menu was the Eggs Royale, which consisted of 2 poached eggs on top of smoked salmon and drizzled with Hollandaise sauce. My friends insisted that this was definitely a lot better than the big breakfast.

Some of them ordered a Fisherman's pizza, which essentially is seafood pizza. I nicked a slice and it was quite good. I think this was one of the better dishes and the sun helped to keep the pizza warm (ironically). They ought to have the pizzas listed in the menu of Prive Keppel Island.

All of us were a little let-down by the service because our table was very full and we were the ones clearing the table, getting our water jugs refilled and helping ourselves to cutlery and the menu. One of my friends had ordered earlier than another couple but the other couple got their food first. Moreover, when we asked for my cake to be served, nobody bothered to clear our table so again, we started to move all the empty and dirty dishes away. Speaking of cake...

Tada! Presenting to you, my Strawberry souffle birthday cake from Glace. Thank you Ming for going all the way to Novena before my luncheon to get the cake! I can't get over how sharp my chin looks in this photo...and I wanna thank ClearSK for it! Check out their V-Face Shaper treatments!

BIG BIG BIG thanks for the gifts! Some of them are going to give belated ones because I've been assured of a Baby Groot (yes!!)!

I've already started using the Victoria Secrets body mist, which is really amusingly named "Bombshell", the earrings and the bracelet. I'll drink the Moscato soon (Christmas?) and I'm definitely going to spend the iTunes voucher sparingly. Ooh...what should I get? *excited face*

In the end, with the right bunch of friends, the poor service was overlooked as I had great fun catching up with my close friends and I even got some playtime with my 2 godchildren! I wouldn't mind going to Prive Chijmes again simply because it's a lot more accessible compared to Keppel Island, the ambiance is really quite good and the food isn't too bad for the prices.

Prive @ Chijmes
30 Victoria Street
#01-35
Singapore 187996

Tel: +65 6776 0777
Website: www.privechijmes.com.sg

Baked this strawberry shortcake on Thu. Had inspiration to bake one when I saw someone on TV eating a slice of strawberry cake. Haha...I can be so easily influenced by what I see on the telly.

The strawberry shortcake isn't like a sponge cake so it isn't entirely sweet. The pastry is a short crust pastry that's slightly savoury and this is contrasted with the sweet strawberries & cream filling and whipped cream on top.

Despite its messy appearance, I must say that I am quite pleased with the results considering that I didn't have a measuring cup (I found out later that there WAS one in the cupboard). It could use a lot more strawberries and cream though...but Gor and I went shopping for these ingredients without the recipe at hand. So, overall....PASS! :)

Speaking of cravings...I had a sudden craving for bubble tea on Wed and on that night, I dreamt that my bro drank bubble tea and placed the empty cup in front of me to spite me! He even went "Heheheheheheh" while placing the cup on the coffee table in front of me! *cries* :( Well, at least I know that that will never happen in real life. ;P