BreadTalk Singapore (้ขๅ ็ฉ่ฏญ) is celebrating their 23rd anniversary this year with a series of promotion. Picked up two Box Cakes (็ๅญ่็ณ) for S$16 (U.P. S$11.80 each) which otherwise I would not have purchased at the original price. The three flavours available are Chantilly, Dark Forest and Kopimisu. They come in hard plastic reusable box and spoon so you don't have to dirty your hands.
The Kopimisu (Kopi ็ฑณ่) is a word play for Kopi which is coffee in our local dialect. It is a tiramisu cake minus the alcoholic taste. The mascarpone mousse is alternated between two layers of coffee soaked chocolate chiffon cake and dusted with plenty of cocoa power. In-between mouthful of the rich and creamy cheese and cake, I can detect the strong presence of cocoa and subtle coffee fragrant. A sinful yet not too sweet dessert which I shared with my sister.
This is actually a Black Forest gateau though for some reason BreadTalk decided to name it Dark Forest (้ปๆฃฎๆ), maybe it is because there is no alcohol used. The cake is the same chocolate chiffon sandwiched with vanilla white chocolate cream, dark sweet cherries, dark chocolate mousse and topped with dark chocolate shavings and a speck of gold leaf. The cherries gave it bursts of juicy sweet and sourness which balanced out the rich and bitter chocolaty dessert.
I find the Chantilly (็ๅคไธฝ) which is composed of vanilla chiffon, chantilly cheese cream, fruit cocktail, cream, topped with white chocolate shavings and half a maraschino cherry on the saccharine side. The cake plus canned fruit cocktail in syrup added up to cloying sweetness. If I have a choice, I did replace the canned fruits with fresh strawberries which would add some tartness to balance out the overall sweetness.
Selected images from BreadTalk Singapore.
