Sweet Indulgence II - U.D.D.E.R.S

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SF On Budget Part 2 - Scoopz Ice-cream!

Despite trying to save as much as we can, we still can't bear the thought of forgoing desserts totally. Where else to satisfy our sweet tooth, other than the ice-cream store we used to frequent so often back then during our secondary school days?

Scoopz had been around in Parkway Parade for many years and still standing strong. They have definitely won the hearts of both the old and young with their smooth, creamy handmade ice-cream. 

Sun With Moon - Japanese Dining & cafe

1 Caramel - Food Bloggers' Sensual Sweet Indulgence

What does a food bloggers' outing mean? Food talk and camwhoring of course! Snap snap snap, munch munch munch, "How do you find the food so far?" "Which is your favourite among all?" Yea, this sums it all...

It is definitely enjoyable to meet fellow foodies where all of us have one thing in common, FOOD! And sampling cakes make the perfect outing for food bloggers because we do not have to worry about our food turning cold and we have ample time to capture our perfect shots, with the exception of baked souffle of course oops =P

Strawberry Shortcake ($8.90++)

Layers of fresh juicy strawberries, vanilla genoise and strawberry creme coated with puff pastry flakes baked to a golden brown perfection.

Everything With Fries - Shoestring or Straight Cut?

Hidden at a quiet corner of Joo Chiat Road, Everything With Fries (EWF) has attracted much crowd since their opening about a month ago. We are frequent visitors of East Coast Road area but we only came to know of EWF's existence last saturday. Clean and slick white decoration stood out among other restaurants. Chirpy young service staffs certainly added vibrancy and cheerfulness to atmosphere.

As expected from its name, every main comes with fries. You can either choose shoestring (Mcdonalds) or straight cut (MOS Burger) fries. There are 5 different flavours available- namely the original, curry, salt & vinegar, sour cream & onion and garlic & herbs. Fries for you?!

Magnum by the sea...

Our minds are at ease, so relaxing and comfortable....
Taking a short break from the bustling city, a little getaway...
With the sun peeking through the dense clouds...
Feeling the cool breeze on our faces, it's such an enjoyment looking out at the vast sea...
Making us feel so insignificant and all problems seemed to have vanished momentarily...
What's even better is having MAGNUM by our side!

Bravissimo Gelato - Low in fat yet so fabulous!

Ice-cream for you ladies?

Cafe Hacienda - We want you...

"This post is dedicated to my beloved sister. May all the troubles be far away from you. You know I will always be by your side. 

Love you always,

Angeline"

Away from the bustling city,
Away from your troubles and thoughts,
Let your body & mind relax at this a serene landscape...

Look at you, you are so beautiful...

Udders - ieat EXTREME moOoO makan session!

Here we are, joining our very first ieat makan session at Udders!

Everybody were busy mingling with each other. It's really nice knowing new people
who enjoy eating as much as we do.

Don't you think Udders T-shirt looks cool & gorgeous? haha!

Our ice-cream menu for the day!

What's that extreme flavour?? hmmm...

The famous food blogger in Singapore, Dr Leslie Tay~!

Chief Milkman, Dave. Boss of Udders and the creator of the ice cream flavours. He used to be a secondary school teacher who taught eng, maths and science. After leaving the life as a teacher, he ventured into business and was contemplating btw opening an ice cream parlor or a burger joint. Ultimately, he settled for an ice cream cafe, Udders. He mentioned tt if he were to open a burger joint in future with his ice cream cafe, he would name it "Iceburg" lol! Anw, he spent 4 mths learning how to make ice cream and research. After much experimentation and samplings, he gained 5kg in 4mths and created over 30 ice cream flavours!

These were the flavours that we've tried!

Our fav of the lot: Strawberry~

Many of u may ask, how special can strawberry ice cream be when u can commonly find it everywhere? Sometimes, it is more difficult to make something ordinary extraordinary. This flavour stood out from the rest bcos u can actually taste and bite bits of strawberries embedded within the ice cream and the strawberry flavour is really intense. Dave has experimented using strawberry puree, frozen strawberries, fresh strawberries etc and the best ingredient in making this ultimate strawberry ice cream is of course, using fresh strawberries! Yes, strawberry is a seasonal fruit but he managed to find supplies all year round from different countries like USA, Korea etc.

Orange bitter choc was impressive at first due to the taste of the intense dark choc. But the alcohol was so overpowering tt we were over-satiated after a few mouthfuls. It's actually considered one of e mildest alcoholic flavour already.

Bailey's is ladies' best friend. Perhaps, we're just not lady-like enough to enjoy it =P 3 scoops of this is equivalent to a can of beer!

Hazelnut tasted like ferrero rocher.

If you are a durian lover, be sure not to miss out on Mao Shan Wang!

(A: It's as though u are eating frozen durian. Delicious~)

 

Initially when Dave just started out, he only had the classic and premium range of ice cream flavours. But he specially came up with the connoisseur range of ice cream just for this flavour which cost $5.30/scoop! Durian lovers should know tt Mao Shan Wang is akin to the king of durians and can easily cost up to $30/durian, so it shouldn't pain u tt much to satisfy ur durian cravings right?

The rest of the flavours were either ordinary or alcoholic contents were too strong for us to review.

While waiting for our extreme flavour to be served..

Wait a minute....our sharp noses picked up the fragrance of freshly baked waffles from the next table!!! We always have a soft spot for waffles and how can we resist its temptation?!

Gosh! We finally found a waffle that overtook our no. 1 waffle, Gelare, and its way better!

And for only..$2.50?! WHAT!!! 

The waffle looked very much as the Belgian liege waffle. It was crispy on the outside and super soft inside! Smell and tasted somewhat similar to a pancake, full of buttery goodness. oOooMpHH waHhhHH! Heavenly~!!

A's & J's ratings: 4.75/5

Here comes our EXTREME FLAVOUR

SUPER SOUR LEMON SORBET

*This ice-cream was created for ieat ice-cream degustation only. Not for sale and not to be eaten! *

We were made to sign an indemnity form before sampling this sorbet. Yes, it is sooo sour and acidic tt it actually burnt Dave's tongue during experimentation. Definitely not for the faint-hearted! Luckily, we have Dr Leslie Tay on the standby. It's really funny seeing everyone's facial expressions. All their faces cringed and they shut their eyes sooo tightly upon shoving the first spoonful into their mouths lol. We only had a nibble and couldn't take it already haha!

We just can't get enough of ice-cream

Hence...we got another flavour for ourselves!

Cookies & Cream

(J: I thought it was better than Island Creamery, which had soggy cookies chunks, even though the cookies were finely mashed. But every spoonful was generously filled with cookies goodness in the creamy ice cream.)

We also tried out many flavours such kopi-c, Chocomash etc.

We discovered the Pure Pistachio flavour & it definitely makes us happy!!

The alcoholic flavours were just too strong for us. A few more scoops will make our faces turn red!

We enjoyed the ice-cream degustation session a lot and will definitely be joining many more in future!

Read here for ieat review.

Check out Udders outlets at http://www.udders.com.sg/

Sweet Indulgence I- Bakerzin

Desserts are just like sunshine after the rain.

So elegant, dainty and graceful.

We fall in love with them just at one glance...

They are simply alluring...

Bakerzin’s desserts may not be the best of all but it always has a super attractive monthly promotion. 50% promotion for all its classic dessert in august! How can we ever miss that out??

Just 1 day before the promotion ended, we finally dragged our feet out of the house and made our way there. Unfortunately, the outlet ran out of vanilla ice-cream that day and we had to choose other flavours for our desserts.
Coupe Cheesecake $9.80++
Tart filled with cheesecake ice-cream drizzled with strawberry sauce. Cheesecake ice-cream was pleasant except that the tart was a little hard.

J's & A’s rating: 4/5

Baked Apple Tart $9.80++
This was the second time we ate this dessert. Thin crust of apple tart served warm with a scoop of ice-cream. Generous amount of baked apple was filling but somehow the dessert was not up to expectation that day. Ice-cream was a little tiny to our surprise.

J's & A’s rating: 4.25/5

Warm Chocolate Cake $9.80++
Warm chocolate cake is Bakerzin’s award winning dessert and this ought to be the highlight for the day. However, it lacks the "shiok" factor as the rich chocolate was more thick than molten. (Not warm enough)
A’s rating: 3.75/5, J's rating: 3.5/5

We must compliment Bakerzin for their effort in dressing up each individual dessert beautifully. However, we feel that the quality of their desserts is not consistent. There are times when we feel that their desserts are absolutely fantastic and other times it simply turns us off. But still, Bakerzin is not a bad place to hang out with friends or family on a lazy weekend afternoon.

Bakerzin
9 Raffles Boulevard

#01-23/24/25

Millenia Walk

Singapore 039596

Tel: +65 6837 2422

Operating Hours: Sun to Thur: 10:30 am - 10 pm Fri,

Sat & Eve of Public Holiday: 10:30 am - 11 pm

Gelare- Waffles on Tuesday, anyone?

Being waffle lovers, we are bent on trying out all the yummy waffles in Singapore!

Sadly to say, Gelare closed most of its outlets! BUT we found it again a few weeks ago hiding in a small corner at Orchard Central! We were so glad that the Tuesday promotion is still on! 50% off regular waffles. We ordered 1 waffle with vanilla bean & macadamia nut ice-cream for only $9.90!
(A: I love their vanilla bean ice-cream!  Rich vanilla fragrance just simply blew me off. ) Macadamia nut ice-cream was one of the better flavours that we’re tried in Gelare. With chunks of toasted macadamia nuts, ice-cream was marvellous.

Just look at the waffle. Thick, crispy and soft on the inside. The taste was unforgettable. It’s such an enjoyment eating their waffle and ice-cream! However, we feel that their waffle was a little pricey so we will only come on tuesday. Given a choice between Gelare's waffle or Sweetstone Liege Waffle, we will choose the latter.
(J: The waffle tasted a little salty on its own which i couldn't figure out why...)

A & J’s rating: 4.25/5 


Gelare @ Orchard Central
# 04-23 Orchard Central Shopping Centre
Singapore 238896

Haato- follow your heart...

Food Tour Part III

There's always room for desserts, especially after a satisfying meal. We headed to Haato @marina square (inside subway) for waffles & ice cream!! Their gelato are manufactured in Singapore created from traditional recipes from Japan. Read from the website tt there's a wide selection of ice cream flavors but was kind of disappointed when some of the flavors tt we wanted to try were not there.
We are still actively searching for our number 1 waffle after the major waffle & ice cream giant, Gelare, closed down most of its oulets :( Haato's waffle is gd in terms of texture, crispy on the outside, soft n fluffy in the inside. However, we feel tt it was lacking in flavor and is pretty bland on its own. Oh yes btw, u can actually request for maple syrup at no extra cost! :) $6 for single scoop ice cream waffle. $3 for additional scoops of ice cream.

J & A's rating: 4/5 for waffle

Our all time favourite ice cream flavor is cookies & cream and black sesame. Haato certainly made the mark and did not disappoint! (J: I've always preferred cookies & cream ice cream where u can find chunks of crunchy oreos instead of the soggy ones. Scoopz @parkway used to impress me every time but recently when i tried, their oreos weren't as crunchy as last time. ) The oreos were certainly crunchy and our only complaint is tt their oreos were overcrushed, resulting in fine, tiny weeny oreo bits. Please give us some oreo chunks~

J & A's rating: 4.25/5 for cookies & cream ice cream

The black sesame ice cream was bursting with overwhelming sesame taste, yummy~ Again, we wished tt they can add more bite to this ice cream by incorporating some black sesame seeds.

J & A's rating: 4.3/5 for black sesame ice cream

We will certainly be back again to try other flavors!

Haato

http://www.haato.com.sg/

Seventh Heaven: Is this really Singapore's heaven?

J: This time round our sweet tooth brought us to Seventh Heaven where u get innovative alcoholic ice cream flavors. Upon stepping into this cafe, u can c tt it is really a very open concept where u can c the preparations of ur food through the glass windows in their kitchen. One major grouse is tt its location is really out of e way! >.<

Well, we had sampled many of their flavors n i must say tt my favorite is lychee martini which goes really well with their popular warm choc cake. It is rather light n e taste of martini is really faint.


A summary of the flavors we had sampled:
Lychee Martini: Love the taste of lychee. Light n not too sweet. Faint martini taste.
Irish Cream: Has initial caramel bailey's taste to me n a nice undescribable lingering after taste. Sis preferred this to lychee martini.
Peanut: This is e best peanut ice cream i've ever tried. Creamy peanut but not too heavy to make u feel sick n sinful after finishing it. Goes rather well with warm choc cake too.
Chocolate Whisky: This flavor is rather heavy n e whisky taste is qt strong. Gets too heavy for me after a while n i dont think it will pair well with warm choc cake.
Chocolate Espresso: I actually like this more than choc whisky bcos u can bite into the crunchy aromatic coffee beans!
Black sesame: Very ordinary. MOF's definitely better cos u can actually bite e black sesame itself.

The real highlight must be their warm chocolate cake. It's the best I've had in sg, even better than bakerzin! They took 25min to bake this warm choc cake so u gotta make sure u have e time n patience to wait but i bet its worth e wait! The cake is crusty on e outside n super soft inside! Once u dip ur spoon into it, omg e cake crumbles n e warm choc oozes out like hot lava. Really shiok when I had it together with my cold lychee martini icecream! The warm choc is not tt heavy n sweet to make u feel sick after eating for a while unlike bakerzin but its really expensive for that small portion of cake lol. $7.80 for warm choco cake with a scoop of french vanilla icecream. Gotta top up another dollar if u change e flavor of ice cream.

Lastly, like any other typical ice-cream stalls, they also sell waffles. The waffle is e crispiest i've ever tried but its v airy inside. There is literally nothing inside except e crust lol. Sis thought Gelare's waffles way better than theirs.


A: I'm so sad that Gelare is no longer in business! Sad!!
Now I'm in search for my next best waffles. >.<
I really like the Oozing warm choco cake. It really goes well either with lychee martini ice-cream or the irish cream! It's not as sweet as bakerzin warm choco cake. Will never be satisfying just to have one!
*you should order 2 next time. haha*

J's ratings: 4.75/5 warm choc cake, 4.5/5 lychee martini, 4.25/5 irish cream, peanut & choc espresso, 4/5 choc whisky, 3.5/5 black sesame, 4/5 waffle

A's ratings: 4.75/5 warm choco cake, 4.25/5 lychee martini, 4.5/5 irish cream,4/5 peanut, chocolate espresso. 3.75/5 choco whiskey, 3.5/5 black sesame, 3.5/5 waffle

Seventh Heaven
10 Raeburn Park, (Former Gan Eng Seng Sch)
#01-24/25/26
Marketing Institute of Singapore
Singapore 088702
Tel: 62277787
Mon - Thurs 11am to 8pm
Fri 11am to 11pm
Sat 1pm to 11pm
Closed Sundays and PH