Cake Avenue

Cake Avenue
33 Lorong Kilat #01-01
Kilat Centre
Tel: 6877 9008
Website: http://www.cakeavenue.com/
Opening Hours: 11am to 8pm, Mon to Sat; 11am to 6pm, Sun; closed on last Monday of each month

What caught my eye about this cake shop is their beautiful cupcakes. They are so beautiful that you really don’t feel like eating them. I’ve put some of the pictures above, so you can see for yourself.

Prices range from S$15.00 for 6 pieces of vanilla flavoured cupcakes to S$25.00 for 10 pieces of assorted flavours, right up to S$40.00 for 9 pieces. You can find the prices and designs on their website.

They also sell the usual cakes, cheesecakes, wedding cakes and even first month give aways.

Baked Ideas

Baked Ideas
Website: http://halfbaked-ideas.com/

I know what you’re thinking. You’re just cupcaked out. Cannot look at another one, much less eat it. Maybe this one will revive your appetite.

This dark beauty from Baked Ideas, an Internet baking business, has everything going for it – soft fluffy cake and a yummy chocolate ganache topping crowned with a velvety raspberry. The cake isn’t too sweet, which is a good thing since the ganache is unabashedly so. But there is just enough, so it isn’t terribly cloying.

Two women are the brains behind the business – Karen Huang, 33, who runs a graphic design business, and Joanna Ong, 35, who works in the finance industry.

Aside from cupcakes, they also offer a chocolate cake called, quite endearingly, the Plain Jane Chocolate Loaf Cake. I found it too sweet, but the soft, crumbly texture was good. There is also a decorate-it-yourself Gingerbread Man kit, which comes with unadorned cookies and little pots of icing. Perfect for kids’ parties.

The cupcakes go for S$25-S$35. The Plain Jane Chocolate Loaf Cake (see above picture) goes for S$40 per pack of 5. They have other bakes like Raspberry Chocolate Pavlova/Pavlova with Mixed Berries and Creme Anglais (S$40 each), Cranberry and Pistacho Biscotti (S$25 for 320g) and Biscotti di Prato (S$20 for 320g).

Delivery service has been suspended until further notice. You can pick up your order from either Chip Bee Gardens or Sixth Avenue when it’s ready. Details will be given to you upon confirmation of your order.

To place your order, call either please call Karen (9747 2908) or Joanna (9749 3454).

Spizza

Delivery hotline: 6377 7773
Website: http://www.spizza.sg/index.asp

They have 6 outlets in Singapore, so check their website for the nearest outlet if you want to dine in. Else, just call the delivery hotline. Minimum order is S$30. Deliveries are subject to delivery fees and GST in some cases (the operator will advise you of this). Delivery hours are from 11am to 2.30pm and from 6pm to 10pm daily.

There are 23 mouth-watering pizzas all named after Italian women, 9 scrumptious desserts named after famous female opera characters and 12 equally tantalizing starters named after the emperors of Rome. All pizzas are wood-baked, so you can get that fragrant woody taste in every bite of your pizza. All pizzas are also thin-crusted.

Medium pizzas ($15) generally serve 2-3, while large pizzas ($18) can satisfy 4 average diners.

I’ve tried their Adriano pizza (smoked salmon with onion rings and capers) and hmmm….. hmmm…. hmm….. I’m a convert now and I will only fall back on Pizza Hut only in case of emergency.

• If you pay using HSBC Credit Card, you get 15% off your bill. Valid till 31 December 2007.
• If you pay using OCBC Credit Card, you get 15% off your total bill with a min. spending of S$50. Valid till 30 September 2007.

Think Tofu

170 Upper Bukit Timah Road #B2-18
Bukit Timah Shopping Centre
Tel: 6466 2886
Opening Hours: 11.30am to 3pm; 5.30pm to 9.30pm daily
Website: http://www.thinktofu.com/

Tofu is the main ingredient used in this restaurant. Of course there are other dishes like beef steak, pork chop, etc. in case you are not a tofu eater.

This is a unique Chinese restaurant serving many varieties of tofu dishes. If you need tofu for your diet, this is the place to go. They have tofu like you have never seen before. They have the Mai Pian (Tofu with Crispy Cereal) Tofu, tofu with minced beef and other kinds of tofu dishes. Of course they also have other meat and vegetable dishes including desserts. The Thai fried fish fillet is also delicious.

Price is reasonable. About $5.50 per dish. Size is just right for 2-3 persons. Vegetable dishes are just about $3.20.

Place is usually crowded during weekends. So go early to get a good seat.