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2013-10-22
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A vintage style cafe well hidden at Arab street, this place is adorned with many posters and items from the older days in Singapore. Dong Po Colonial cafe is known to sell traditional pastries using recipes from 1950s and 1960s. Though I must say I have no idea what cakes from 1950/1960s looked like, the cupcakes and pastries in the display counter look simple enough and nothing too fancy like the cupcakes we see today. I packed a box of pastries for takeaway and they include chocolate twirl cup
Though I must say I have no idea what cakes from 1950/1960s looked like, the cupcakes and pastries in the display counter look simple enough and nothing too fancy like the cupcakes we see today.
I packed a box of pastries for takeaway and they include chocolate twirl cupcake, pineapple tart, almond macaroon tart and the coconut tart. Each item costs between $1.70 - $1.90.
I was most pleased with the chocolate twirl cupcake, considering that it looks like a simple cupcake with chocolate cream topping. The chocolate twirl topping has a very intense chocolate flavour and the cupcake is soft and fluffy, making this a very worthy buy. Next, the pineapple tart comes in the shape of a boat. The pineapple filling tastes fresh and tangy and comparable to those quality pineapple tarts that we can get during Chinese New Year season. It would be fantastic if they do make and sell these in bottles for festive and non-festive seasons, though the price of each piece is not cheap. The almond macaroon tart looks like a smooth macaroon shell in a tart. It does taste of almond and not too sweet as I would expect from a macaroon. The coconut nut tart is baked to a crispy golden brown tart and the filling is soft and chewy.In all, I am pleased to find such a traditional bakery cafe with quality pastries at affordable prices and I wouldn't mind coming back again to do a takeaway of their unique and yummy pastries.
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