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Celebrate the island’s 57th birthday with these treats, specially created for the occasion
After almost three years of cancelled and delayed events, National Day celebrations this year are back in full swing. And chefs around the island are getting into the patriotic spirit by rolling out inspired local treats throughout the month. If you’re looking to celebrate the island’s 57th birthday at home, why not do so with the addition of some of these mouth mouth-watering creations? Here are some to get you started.
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1. Baristart Coffee
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Baristart Coffee is honouring the nation’s 57th with the coconut pandan gula Melaka cream puff. Inspired by local flavours, this puff is made with its signature Hokkaido Biei Jersey milk infused with coconut and pandan. It’s combined with a sweet gula Melaka syrup and encased in a thin and crisp choux puff. Take a bite and revel in creamy goodness and aromatic notes of coconut. Available at the Tras Street and Sentosa outlets from now until August 28.
Baristart Coffee, 65 Tras Street, S(079004), +65 6904 3168
2. Da Paolo Gastronomia
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Raise a toast to Singapore with Da Paolo’s special National Day bread: a gula Melaka coconut pandan bun. Dig into this hearty bun made with a gula Melaka and desiccated coconut filling and encased in pandan-infused sourdough. If that isn’t indulgent enough, each bun is finished with a drizzle of gula Melaka and pandan leaves reduction, then topped with shredded coconut and icing sugar. Available from now until August 31. Order here.
Da Paolo Gastronomia (multiple locations), 1 Kim Seng Promenade, 01-163 Great World, S(237994), +65 6735 8382
3. Cat & The Fiddle
This cheesecake specialty store is celebrating National Day with the Meowjulah Singapurra, a red velvet swiss roll which is only available until next month. A riff on the classic red velvet cheesecake, this soft and moist dessert consists of its signature cream cheese enveloped in a light and airy red velvet sponge. The creation is made even more decadent with the addition of Oreo cookie chunks for a crunchy finish. Available from now until September 30. Order here.
Cat & the Fiddle (multiple locations), 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, 01-41, Clarke Quay Central, S(059817), +65 9155 7284
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4. BreadTalk
This beloved bakery’s Flavours of Home collection is just what we need this National Day. Delight in eight locally inspired creations like the kaya kebaya, a buttery croissant generously filled with creamy pandan kaya custard; and the pulut hitam bun stuffed with mochi and black glutinous rice. A must-try is the pandan gula Melaka crunch, a fluffy pandan cake layered with light and airy gula Melaka mousse. The light and airy cake is finished with a swipe of aromatic gula Melaka-infused cream.
BreadTalk (multiple locations), 101 Thomson Road 01-75A, 76a, S(307591), +65 6253 4344
5. Melvados
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Melvados is paying homage to Singapore’s 57th birthday with the introduction of two new cakes: orh nee cake and ondeh ondeh cake. The former is a decadent slice combining the soft coconut flavour chiffon with creamy yam filling made from pureed yams. Each slice offers rich coconut flavours and earthy yam notes. The latter is an upsized version of the iconic Peranakan dessert and presents freshly grated coconut soaked in thick gula Melaka syrup and sandwiched between fluffy layers of pandan leaf infused sponge. It’s finished with a generous layer of desiccated coconut, providing the cake with additional texture in each bite.
Melvados (multiple locations), 101 Thomson Road, B1-61A United Square, S(307591), +65 6721 9958
Amanda Goh was the former senior writer for Tatler Singapore.
