Old school cakes ($1.50 + $0.80)!
Two traditional cake-stall slices: a pandan cream layer cake and a crumb-coated cream sponge. $2.30 for both.
A nostalgic little pick-up from an old-school cake stall: two slices for $1.50 + $0.80. 🍰😋
What we had ($2.30 total):
- A pandan cream layer cake with an orange-jelly top
- A crumb-coated cream sponge
These traditional cake-stall slices are the kind that have been around for decades, wrapped in plastic and lined up on the tray for you to point at. The pandan layer cake was the prettier one: pale green pandan sponge layered with white cream, finished with a thin layer of orange jelly on top. Soft, light and gently fragrant with pandan, with just a touch of sweetness.
The crumb-coated cream sponge was the other half, a soft sponge wrapped around a band of fresh cream and rolled in toasted crumbs for a bit of nutty texture on the outside. Plain, fluffy and comforting, the sort of thing that goes perfectly with a kopi.
Neither is fancy, and that is exactly the appeal: simple, soft, lightly sweet cakes that taste of childhood. At a couple of dollars for both, it is a cheap dose of nostalgia, and worth supporting these old stalls while they are still around.
Overall: 4.6 / 5. 😋👍🏼 A fragrant pandan layer cake and a soft crumb-coated cream sponge, old-school and lovely. Would re-visit.
