Patisserie
34 Craig Rd
Singapore
PRICE: $$
RATING: *****
“There’s this great cake shop opposite us”, a colleague casually mentioned whilst I was in the Singapore office.
“REALLY??? WHERE?!??!?!”, I excitedly demanded.
I never say no to delish desserts, so a trip there was in order. Located in a botchy half-run-down building, Patisserie Glace is a little gem of a cake shop, offering up treats to satisfy your sweet tooth. Baked by a Japanese lady chef, the delectable desserts are a mix between Japanese and French cakes and pastries.
Everything looks fabulous in the glass window, which makes it hard to decide what to get. After ummming and ahhhhing for ages, I finally select my 3 cakes. My colleagues are the real addicts though, with Glace boxes stacked on top of each other until they reach the office ceiling – crazy but true! At the start, a few of them visited the shop daily, afraid that it would go out of business since it was in such a tucked away location. Seems that great news travels fast however, because not long afterwards they said there was always a queue, and they’d sell out of the cakes by 2pm!
It’s especially welcome by Singaporeans because it’s not common to find cakes like this in the country – all light and fluffy and moist. It’s not as novel to me since we do have similiar desserts in Australia, but I still welcomed it since I definitely have not tasted anything similar in Shanghai.
The Fromage Syun is described as “Delicious low-fat cheese on a fragrant tart base. “ A healthy dessert? Be still, my heart! It’s a light blend of cream cheese, light in flavour, typical of Japanese cheesecakes (which are way lighter than USA cheesecakes) on a soft biscuit base. Creamy and smooth, it’s best enjoyed chilled. My only comment to improve would be to have a thicker base – I love my cheesecake bases!
Since I can’t resist banana and chocolate, Banaan Chocolat was totally calling my name. It’s described as “a sponge cake that is laid out line by line and finally rolled to enclose a sweet banana in a layer of fresh cream.” Are you salivating yet? π It was slightly crispy on the outermost layer, with a soft sponge cake interior and a slice of banana right in the middle. I would have prefered more banana chunks since the flavour blended so beautifully with the chocolate sponge. I also adore their fresh cream – it’s the real deal, so sick of the fake ‘cream’ most other patisseries use.
I left the best for the last, the famous Strawberry SoufflΓ© – which my colleagues declared was their best cake. I’m absolutely impressed with the large, red, plump strawberries on the top of the cake as well as sliced inside. They’re firm and juicy, not mushy and watery like most strawberries are in cakes. They could be sweeter, but I enjoyed them with the light and fluffy cheesecake – so light all you get is a hint of cheese flavour. It almost feels healthy π In fact, I liked this so much I went back the next afternoon with another colleague to have another slice to share π
Patisserie Glace
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Treats in a box
Fromage Syun
Banaan Chocolat
Strawberry SoufflΓ©
I tried the cheese tart today! Think u will like it since your like crust. Because there is a lot more crust in the tart form compared to the sliced ones π
ohhh the frozen one? I didn’t get a chance to try that!
I tried the cheese tart today! Think u will like it since your like crust. Because there is a lot more crust in the tart form compared to the sliced ones π
ohhh the frozen one? I didn’t get a chance to try that!
You should also try the Strawberry Hill if you haven’t yet!
I haven’t, boooo, will have to next time!
You should also try the Strawberry Hill if you haven’t yet!
I haven’t, boooo, will have to next time!
All of them look so good!
It took me awhile to decide on just 3 π
thanks for this lovely head’s up hunz! now i know what to get for the younger sis’ birthday! =)
Ooo a cake from there would be so nice:)
this one!
![](http://cakeglace.com/images/bloom-of-strawberries.gif)
Ooohhh I’m SALIVATING right now! hmmmm…
Hehe you gotta check it out if you’re in SG – it’s worth it!
All of them look so good!
It took me awhile to decide on just 3 π
thanks for this lovely head’s up hunz! now i know what to get for the younger sis’ birthday! =)
Ooo a cake from there would be so nice:)
this one!
![](http://cakeglace.com/images/bloom-of-strawberries.gif)
OMG I can SMELL the fresh cream, they look so good!
It’s not easy to get fresh cream at Singapore cake shops.. so v impressed!
Ooohhh I’m SALIVATING right now! hmmmm…
Hehe you gotta check it out if you’re in SG – it’s worth it!
:)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I must check this place out!!! Thanks for posting.
Goooo! It is so good, and the cakes are all so pretty π
Wow I should go there some day! I heard it is always crowded and then lunch time queue is always very long.
Yeah, best to go just before lunch – freshest and no queue π
wow.. its so near my new place.. so going to check it out.. nice to see foodie posts for SG from you π more accessible than those in Shanghai hee…
Yeahhhh go go and let me know what you think of it! π
yes yes! both times I went to the cake shop, I looked on in envy at the ebay building.
its the one good thing we’ve got , heh, cos i think otherwise the location is kinda crap!
thanks for introducing this place.. can’t wait to check it out soon!
Did ya manage to go? π
YUM! The banana and strawberry ones look divine!
They were all goooood! Similiar to Renaissance in Sydney π
OMG I can SMELL the fresh cream, they look so good!
It’s not easy to get fresh cream at Singapore cake shops.. so v impressed!
:)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I must check this place out!!! Thanks for posting.
Goooo! It is so good, and the cakes are all so pretty π
Wow I should go there some day! I heard it is always crowded and then lunch time queue is always very long.
Yeah, best to go just before lunch – freshest and no queue π
wow.. its so near my new place.. so going to check it out.. nice to see foodie posts for SG from you π more accessible than those in Shanghai hee…
Yeahhhh go go and let me know what you think of it! π
yes yes! both times I went to the cake shop, I looked on in envy at the ebay building.
its the one good thing we’ve got , heh, cos i think otherwise the location is kinda crap!
thanks for introducing this place.. can’t wait to check it out soon!
Did ya manage to go? π
YUM! The banana and strawberry ones look divine!
They were all goooood! Similiar to Renaissance in Sydney π