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2014-03-24
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If you grew up in the 80's and would like to have a taste of the past to reminiscent, then you cannot give Dong Po Colonial Cafe a miss. The cafe sells a wide variety of impressive old school pastries that will "wow" people. Let me tell you why.The cafe is popular for the butterfly cupcake - such an interesting shape, isn't it? Taste wise, it is not that impressive as compared to the other cakes. The Lamington with dessicated coconut on the other hand, fared better. It comes in 2 flavours, so pi
The cafe is popular for the butterfly cupcake - such an interesting shape, isn't it? Taste wise, it is not that impressive as compared to the other cakes. The Lamington with dessicated coconut on the other hand, fared better. It comes in 2 flavours, so pick your favourite!
Ah, chocolate cake! What's not to love? Both cakes were soft and moist, however, the Chocolate Sweetheart had a tad too much butter cream for my liking. Makes me feel very "guilty" after indulging in it. Haha! Get the Chocolate Butter Cream Cake slice instead. All chocolate, all perfection.
Hot Milo. Nothing outstanding. Nothing beats my Milo Kosong from Toast Box!
These 2 pastries are to die for. The portion of the Chocolate Eclair is considerably huge for its price of $1.90. Also, Dong Po is very generous with the cream filling within. The chocolate ganache was made from dark chocolate, which helps to tone down the sweetness from the chocolate cream filling. An eclair very well done! Moving on to the Three Hole Cookie! If you like biscuits with a strong "buttery" taste, then yes, you MUST get the Three Hole Cookie! Crumbly and oh-so-delicious. The jam on the biscuit is a bonus treat too
Of course I will never leave the cafe without ta-pao-ing some of their famous pastries!
Presenting to you... The Chocolate Cupcake and Apple Aloe Vera Slice. Chocolate cupcake was delish, however the only imperfection is that I find the frosting-to-cake ratio a little off. Perhaps the cupcake could do with lesser frosting.The Apple Aloe Vera Slice is perfect! Soft and moist cake with the correct amount of butter cream frosting and apple aloe vera jam. Worth a try, but not worth $2.20 per slice. It's too tiny for its price tag.
The above 2 pastries are the most disappointing. I disliked the too-strong almond taste that was present in the Almond Macaron Tart and the Optical Case was too dry. Kudos to the cute name, though.
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Do go early if you would like to dine-in, because the cafe is always packed!
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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