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Hearing about another addition to the Eng Kong Terrace area, I came down to Lynn's Cakes & Coffee to look at its operating hours (I was there only around 9.15pm and thought it may be closed) and ended up going in after realising it was opened still (there was a huge crowd by that time still)!

The Red Velvet Cake is one of their best sellers. True enough, it stands out to its selling crowd. It tries out for a medium between chocolate, vanilla and cream cheese, which although it tastes slightly more vanilla than chocolate, it succeeds in doing so. Probably one of the best red velvet cakes I've had for quite a while.

As this place is more known for their cakes, their coffees doesn't really stand out. The Flat White ($5) here is less milky and tasted slightly burnt (although the milky nearly covered the burnt taste). I don't mind though as I'm here more for the cakes!

If you are around the area looking for something to snack on, this place will certain be a good addition to your list!

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Taking over the space of 7-Eleven is this new cafe called The Missing Pan. Opened by The Organic Baker (who owns Meat the Butcher and Eat Organic a few shops away), they have formerly operated at OUB Centre and Circular Road as UpperCrust. Spanning 2 levels of seatings (there’s another 2 levels which I don’t know where it leads to), there is a lift inside the shop to facilitate the move between both levels (there is also a staircase right beside for people who aren’t willing to wait).

For a start, they served complementary baguette.The Iced Chocolate is rather diluted. Otherwise, the quantity is a lot.The Flat White is ok although it is slightly burnt and thus had a bitter taste. X had this last week while he was here and he had the same comments as well.The Over Hangover consists of chicken schnitzel, bacon and sunny-side egg sandwiched by the sourdough, bacon vinaigrette and served with chips. Besides the chicken schnitzel being a bit too dry, this is great to order as the egg and bacon is cooked nicely.The Crustacean is rather acceptable. The serving is rather generous, and the pasta taste great. However, some of the crustaceans were not thoroughly cooked and tastes rather raw. Notwithstanding, this is something that can be ordered if you want something pasta (provided you take seafood).The 62 Degree Eggs Benedict with Ham had honey-grilled gammon ham, sauteed spinach and mushroom and buttered corn spreaded with in-house hollandaise sauce on top of 2 pieces of sourdough and served with salad. This is a definite must order. The ham tasted great. The egg is cooked to perfection (maybe it is really cooked under 62 degree heat!) with the yolk oozing out easily with a prick of the fork. The sauteed spinach and mushroom and buttered corn was excellent as well.The Iced Mocha tasted better than the Iced Chocolate as it is more concentrated in terms of chocolate taste. The amount of milk added is also just right.The Cioccolatto, a dessert consisting of a chocolate cream (in the form of a ball), sprinkled with Maldon salt flakes and vanilla-infused olive oil and topped with a sugared bread, came out rather disappointing as we thought the quantity would have been slightly more. The chocolate cream was rather rich (we thought it was chocolate ice cream at first and as such thought it tasted odd). The use of Maldon salt flakes and olive oil made the chocolate cream tasted odd as well. Probably I do not know how to appreciate this dish, but I feel it isn’t to my liking.If you are around the Bukit Timah area and looking for a cafe to have dinner at with family and friends, this is the place to consider.

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Originally from Australia, it has now spreaded to Singapore and this outlet is their first (before that one had to go to 1 Utama in Malaysia for Just Like It, unless you can find local nitro ice cream stalls!). One can see the "scientists" doing the ice cream experiments.The New Popcorn tasted great and had real popcorn added into the mixture. It is also more flavourful.
Despite the price, this is a recommended place for ice cream freshly made on the spot (slow it may be because it's only made upon order, it's without any artificial flavoring, coloring, etc. and it's original!).

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The regular Cappuccino is one not to be missed. Rich in taste but not too overwhelming in terms of bitterness (they use Fairtrade coffee beans!) and added with the right amount of milk, I felt that it was just right for me. Coffee is something this place is popular for, so trying is believing!The Truffle Fries is also something to order here. One of the cheaper truffle fries around, it is nonetheless crispy and tasted great.Only the gourmet hotdog selections and certain sandwiches were available as we came on a Saturday dinner.

The Big Bang is one of the gourmet hotdog. It is made with scrambled eggs, bolognese, sour cream and bacon accompanying the guinness beef and pork sausage. This accompanies well with beer (I was having coffee so I had skipped that)The Ang Mo Classic is also another gourmet hotdog which looked like a normal hotdog meal except that this came with cheese and gherkins and smeared with mustard and ketchup. You know what to have with for a complete enjoyment.Overall, this is a great place to come to if you are having brunch or a late night dinner around the area.

The Nuts for Nutella is a chocolate cupcake topped with a layer of Nutella spread and macadamia nuts. Great for Nutella lovers.The Death By Oreo is also a chocolate cupcake whipped with chocolate chip cream with a mini Oreo top. If you have a sweet tooth for chocolate, I recommend ordering this.One place to visit if you feel like having cupcakes (they are open till rather late at night!)

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