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2013-08-07
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It was a challenge to spot the Kisses Bakery because of the misleading mandarin words 'Cheng He'. I initially thought it was some auspicious or fengshui reasoning but a friend told me that the previous tenant was actually selling provisional goods, therefore they didn't take it down to retain the rustic charm in the Tiong Bahru estate. The StorefrontI immediately fell in love with the classic cursive typeface, and the slightly hot-pink font colour made me felt a little girly.. wanting some sweet
The Storefront
I immediately fell in love with the classic cursive typeface, and the slightly hot-pink font colour made me felt a little girly.. wanting some sweet bakery treats to pamper myself. *giggles*
A chalkboard is an artistic way to display one's menu items and prices, and kisses made it really easy by having a consistent fair pricing throughout all their cupcakes. Only $3.50 each! The box is a simple plain-white looking one, and I believe they can do better in the packaging of their box as cupcakes are growing to be a customary gift from a woman to a man, or vice versa. There are exceptions, of course.
There is a beautifully framed-up photo which bears the word, "Keep Calm And Eat A Cupcake". We received great service from the store owner, who also took a picture of us with the photoframe and even posted up on their Facebook page! I loved the ambient, though a little cheerful upbeat music in the store would definitely lighten up the atmosphere.
They had a rather simple display of the cupcakes, and it was quite clear-cut on whichever to choose.
White Chocolate Raspberry*This is a popular flavour and was recommended by the store owner. As the title says it, the toppings over the cupcake included white chocolate droppings on raspberry cream. It wasn't overly sweet, and tasted really gooooooood.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip*This is another favourite choice among the patrons, and I thought Peanut Butter was a rather tricky flavour to deal with. Kisses definitely hit it off well, and I personally would recommend you to try this... it reminds me of my primary school days where I'd make myself peanut butter bread before going to school! *smiles widely*
Double Chocolate ChipI got a small bite out of this and felt it is really for those who are chocolate-lovers... it tasted sinful to me, because the cupcake is so rich in chocolate both at the top and at the bottom. I love the smell that protrudes from the cupcake though.
KayaThis is a rather interesting flavour that I felt the owner tried to inject local flavour into such a sweet dessert, and I must say it was rather ingenious of them! The coconut taste wasn't very strong and the kaya was quite mild, but I had a preconceived notion that kaya shouldn't be priced at $3.50... perhaps for the innovation, yeah.
Red VelvetI've always been a fan for Red velvet cupcakes, but I wasn't too pleased with the tiny little red lips as a decoration on the cupcake. Usually its' a large piece of heart, traditionally it should be. Perhaps this should be in line with kisses' erm, bakery store name, but the lips were too small that it felt like it should be called 'The Little Red Dot' instead. Anyway, the cupcake base was quite delicious but I think that the cream can do a better job!
If you're not ordering a box of 6, I think you should put your moolah in both Peanut Butter cupcake as well as White Chocolate Raspberry . Grab some tea as well, they go along perfectly with such sweet treats!
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