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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Rive Gauche #1
#B1-13, Tampines 1 6789 5518 Even though I have passed by the Orchard outlet numerous times, somehow I've never tried any cakes from this patisserie before. The pretty cakes sitting in the display shelves were calling out to me and I couldn't resist them!  Athough I've been roasting chestnuts regularly at home, this was my virgin Mont Blanc ($4.50) as the cream always put me off. 2 layers of soft sponge cake are spiked with beandy syrup, sandwiched with French and Japanese chestnuts and finally topped with a lavish amount of chestnut puree. I wasn't expecting to like this as I don't like cream but boy, I've fallen in love with this! The puree was extremely smooth and not too cloyingly sweet and the candied chestnuts were a bonus! By the way, if you are wondering, the name "Mont Blanc" belongs to a mountain in the French Alps and the cake is named after it due to its shape. The chocoholic in me craved for the Guanaja ($6) the moment I laid eyes on this lovely cake. This is the No. 1 bestseller of Rive Gauche and rightly so. The chocolate mousse and ganache were bittersweet, the 2 alternating layers of chocolate sponge were soft and moist, and the bottom layer of crispy biscuits gave a nice bite to the whole dessert. If you like ferrero rocher, you will love this as the hazelnut flavour is really outstanding. In retrospect, I think I would be happily satisfied with the Coco Exotic from Four Leaves since they are rather similar. I'll definitely be back to try its other interesting cakes! Labels: Desserts 2:56 PM ---------- WELCOME! LOCAL FOODIES' BLOGS Gastronomic Ruminations She Bakes & She Cooks Singapore Daily Makan Photo Small Potatpes Make the Steak Look Bigger The Orthorexic Foodie The Skinny Epicurean Timeless Facade Food Glorious Food FOOD FOR THOUGHT | |