1 Caramel Patisserie: When the dessert-holics come out to play

July 13, 2009 | 36 Comments

Rainy days are good for sleeping in, but if you are not, the weather makes you sleepy and gloomy. Sunny days are best if you are at the beach, otherwise you probably will be cursing at the blazing sun! I like windy & cloudy day, the breeze simply cheers me up; just like a slice of that very delicious cake.

It took a while before the first of the lot arrived on our table, and everybody focused on the pretty decorations before returning our gaze back to the beautiful cake. The patissier’s hands must be a gift from god – they make everything so pretty!

Honey, would you like some honey? Oh yes honey, I’ll like your honey!

One particular word stood out in the description, “layers of HONEY chiboust cream and strawberry jelly sandwiched within crispy almond dacquoise.” Baby, I was attracted to you, just like bees to honey. And lovely name too, Nid d’abeilles ($7.90).

Why is a black forest call a black forest? Is it because the cake was first created in a forest so black and depressing that it was a shining beacon that brightened up everything? This, was my kind of black forest cake ($7.90); it had very little kirsch soaked cherries. I always wondered why nobody did a black forest without any cherries.

My dear, would you do one for me, pretty please?

The red velvet ($7.90) was completely opposite from its name, it was red but nowhere velvety; the cake was overly-dry. It was definitely a bimbo; pretty to look at, but no substance inside. A real pity – I was eyeing the cherry ganache with much interest.

I always had a thing for rose, you know she’s pretty, cute and even her name sounds so sexy! Even though she got together with lychee, but I’m happy for the sweet couple. They tasted good together, so dreamy, blissful and pleasant! And Oh, how I wish there’s more of the Valrhona ivory chocolate glaze; I’m on cloud nine after having the Lychee rose ($7.90)!

Mango cakes are typically the type of cake that I used to have for my childhood birthdays. For the Mango Mascarpone ($8.90), there was hardly any cake since the composition was made up mostly of the mascarpone cheese cream. It came slightly disfigured, personally I felt that it would taste better if not for the addition of the coconut crumble.

And I will like the cake to have a bit of cake.

And this, was totally my-kind-of-cake! The breathtaking of her beauty seemed to suck the air out of the room, and to complete this vision of perfectness, there was the cute chocolate-film decoration. It would be divine if there’s more of the hazelnut praline feuilletine; I just couldn’t get enough of it!

If there’s a dessert to define me, this would be it, the chocolate praline cake ($7.90).

When the dessert-holics come out to play, there’s only sweets and more sweets! I love desserts outing, we get to try so many cakes just by paying one slice of cake each! Are you a dessert-holic? Join us for more sweets next time!

Add me as a friend: Twitter here, Facebook here, & FB group here to find out about the next dessert outing.

Read my fellow dessert-holics below (the rest don’t have food blogs):
Catherine @ Camemberu
Evan @ Bossacafez
Pamie @ Girlpersonified

And the other adventures of the dessert enthusiasts here.

1 Caramel Patisserie
6 Handy road
#01-01 The Luxe
Tel: 63383282

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36 Responses to “1 Caramel Patisserie: When the dessert-holics come out to play”

  1. hanxue
    July 13th, 2009 @ 12:48 pm

    Cakes! nommm nommm nommm! =D
    The chocolate-film decoration is amazing!

  2. STUMPBO
    July 13th, 2009 @ 1:23 pm

    Mmm, all pieces of art. I love a good cake anyday, anytime!!!

  3. Evan
    July 13th, 2009 @ 2:23 pm

    i forgot to take a pic of the signboard! and the funny thing is tho’ both of us are using macro lens i dunno how is it the backgrounds can never get into your pictures, unlike mine. do u always go very near? or is it the angle?

  4. emily
    July 13th, 2009 @ 5:43 pm

    i also want!!

  5. emily
    July 13th, 2009 @ 5:47 pm

    actually i only want nid d’abeilles, and the last cake. pity about the red velvet; it is, till this day, my most favouritest cupcake flavour, even more than nutella or whatever.

  6. alvina
    July 13th, 2009 @ 8:11 pm

    ok, my first comment. (:
    as always.. you kill and tempt me with all these sweets!!!

  7. ladyironchef
    July 13th, 2009 @ 8:20 pm

    hanxue: hahaha you are doing a good job, keeping up with the challenge! :D nomm nomm!

    Stumpbo: hahaha yeah, give me a slice of cake anytime! whee! it makes me feel so happy after eating it

    Evan: hahaha maybe because i like to bring it closer to the subject. Next time have to play around with putting more background inside. heh

    emily: go and have your cake! 1 caramel in town so convenient! haha. Really? u like red velvet eh? this is my first time trying it!

    alvina: hello me-c! I’m so proud of you, first comment!! do not stop okay, i repeat, do not stop commenting. lol! now will we see amanda here? LOL! never mind la, u bear through the week, den weekend go and eat cake! maybe just the thought of having cake on sat will make your whole week go faster :D

  8. Evan
    July 13th, 2009 @ 8:30 pm

    fyi, i meant it in a good way.

  9. miss fruity
    July 13th, 2009 @ 9:03 pm

    the chocolate praline and the lychee rose looks lip smackingly good! =D

  10. emily
    July 13th, 2009 @ 10:01 pm

    had it in the states, i actually bought the cupcake mix but haven’t had time to make it. btw, aren’t you proud, i commented!! so many times!!! :)

  11. ai wei
    July 13th, 2009 @ 10:47 pm

    get to know u from sugar bean. and wow!!! these desserts are sinful!!!

    i wan them all!

  12. Shirin Loh
    July 13th, 2009 @ 10:58 pm

    hello brad! :D again! hehe. i’m making a good effort to comment right? :D i love looking at your pictures. looks really yummy. :D

    i know this might sound a bit, silly, but i think i’ve found the best chips (so far) in singapore. i’m craving them noww.. haha. its delifrance’s appetiser, chips with wasabi mayo dip. yummy. :D

    ohwell. enough of my food rant. hehe. :) happy eating! hope to meet up with you soon! xx

  13. ladyironchef
    July 14th, 2009 @ 12:05 am

    Evan: i know :)

    miss fruity: oh my, i love the language u are speaking, “lip smackingly good”! hahahahaha

    emily: yeah i’m proud of ya! heh now i want to see yr comment on every post. lol! go make your velvet cupcakes! and save some for me :)

    aiwei: Hello! see u next week yeah! so exciting, looking forward :D

    Shirin: Hello S! Yes, good girl! :p yeah don’t just look, you need to put your hand into the screen and grab one! delifrance chips? *raise eyebrows* hahaha lets go eat all the ckt, chicken rice and everything!

  14. penny eisenberg
    July 14th, 2009 @ 12:50 pm

    I am speechless by the cakes and your photography, and I’m not often speechless about dessert. Thank you for your beauty.

  15. ladyironchef
    July 14th, 2009 @ 10:16 pm

    Penny: hello there! you flattered me, i’m blushing now :p hahaha thanks! drop by often yeah

  16. Camemberu
    July 14th, 2009 @ 11:18 pm

    I had to laugh when I read the bimbo reference – all looks and no substance.

    Hehe maybe next time we should try Caramel at Shaw Tower, and have Tom’s Palette afterwards!

  17. Shayna
    July 15th, 2009 @ 12:28 am

    “honey”, “dear”, “pretty”, “cute”, “sexy” — how you hope you have a girl to call these names.. ( :
    but these cakes look really pretty, but no doubt, if some are “bimbos”, just like girls.
    like you always say, don’t be deceived by looks. ( :

    anyway, i think the cherry completes the cake as “black forest”, without cherry, it might be just another cake with the word “chocolate”?

    and, chocolate praline cake looks super tempting!!

  18. Sugar Bean
    July 15th, 2009 @ 1:35 am

    Da pao da pao! I want one of each! Haha, just kidding. Just bring yourself, and have fun! The cakes are just so photogenic, gosh, salivating now!

  19. ladyironchef
    July 15th, 2009 @ 9:13 am

    Camemberu: It just hit me when I was thinking of how to describe it. But yeah it was a pity, first time trying a red velvet didn’t turn out good, what if I had a bad impression of it from now on? :p i tried hairloom and caramel yest, but didn’t go to tom’s. That will be another visit, another day

    Shayna: Hello my dear, how do you know I do not have a girl each to call all this? I might just have someone in mind when I used each and every term u know :) What to do, guys are visual creatures, like they say you need two hands to clap; one want to deceived, and the other willing to be deceived. Yikes! i still do not like blackforest with cherry! no no no! yeah I can never refuse my darling, chocolate praline cake *winks*

    Sugar bean: No problem! I will da bao and pass u all the melted cakes if they are still in shape! sounds good? :p Yeah desserts are always so photogenic, other than choc and cheesecake. See u next week! :)

  20. Julia
    July 15th, 2009 @ 4:55 pm

    So sorry I couldn’t join you this time, brad! Look what I missed out. :(

  21. ladyironchef
    July 15th, 2009 @ 5:45 pm

    julia: we will do another one soon okay! :D

  22. pam
    July 15th, 2009 @ 8:28 pm

    the cakes are just calling out to me to eat them! expecially the chocolate praline cake… hazelnut <3 i would like to try the red velvet cake for the cherry ganache if the cake improves, i’ve only tried red velvet with cream cheese. they’re yum.

    this has definitely taken my mind off a bad day and a boring lecture (i was foodblog surfing on my phone during lecture haha) can’t wait to try out 1 caramel, as the strawberry shortcake(Sun Moulin) i ate on monday didn’t hit the right spot.

    i can’t wait for the next dessert outing if there is one!

  23. ladyironchef
    July 15th, 2009 @ 10:53 pm

    pam: hahaha yeah canele’s le royale http://www.ladyironchef.com/2009/03/16/canele-patisserie-ii-you-know-i-love-you/, or prive’s http://www.ladyironchef.com/2009/01/05/prive-bakery-cafe-ending-with-a-sweet-note/ one are better in my personal opinion. wow, u surf foodblog using phone? won’t all the photos loading take up a lot of space? unlimited plan eh? heh yeah there definitely will be more outings :)

  24. miss fruity
    July 15th, 2009 @ 10:54 pm

    hahaha! desserts just make me go googoogaagaa.. =)
    a must have !!!

  25. Jo
    July 17th, 2009 @ 12:33 am

    WOW!
    Definitely going to try this shop out. Is it me but are the size of the cakes a little on the small side? Haha. I guess it’s the quality that counts more.

  26. ladyironchef
    July 17th, 2009 @ 8:04 am

    miss fruity: heheh you are not the only one that will go gaga :) yeah must-have!

    Jo: honey did i shrink the cakes? HAHA. they are about canele’s size. and slightly pricier for some cakes

  27. Jasmine
    July 19th, 2009 @ 12:01 pm

    YUMMY! The cakes look wonderful! I’ve walked past the cafe before and the cakes looked lovely. One thing I don’t like is that if you sit inside, there seems to be little space and little privacy because of all the glass windows and doors and people peering at you..

    Maybe I’ll pop up and try the hazelnut praline during a less crowded time! :)

  28. ladyironchef
    July 19th, 2009 @ 9:15 pm

    Jasmine: haha yeah pros and cons la, there’s sunlight coming in which makes the place feel cheerful and bright, but at the same time all the passerby will peep inside. But i ignored them, was busy eating my cake. heh

    hazelnut praline, i feel canele and prive got better ones :)

  29. Joshua
    July 20th, 2009 @ 5:40 pm

    i like the cafeteria overall setup, the place looks awesome to chill in. also the cakes look really appealing. sadly, on an honest look, the taste didnt managed to lift up to the brand and price tag. :)

  30. ladyironchef
    July 20th, 2009 @ 7:56 pm

    joshua: Yeah i love patisserie, always make me feel so happy. No you must go and try, because different people has different likings, maybe you will just like some of the cakes that we din fancy. Let me know after u try it!

  31. Joshua
    July 21st, 2009 @ 9:34 am

    i will go back for another try!! :)
    i love cakes, cupcakes, patisseries! i had bakerzin’s choc amer on sat, oreo cheese last sat =x

  32. ladyironchef
    July 23rd, 2009 @ 12:28 pm

    joshua: haha me too, since there’s so many cakes tat i didn’t try yet! yea bakerzin choc amer is one of the better ones

  33. Julie
    July 29th, 2009 @ 3:43 pm

    I tried the Nid d’abeilles and I like it! Love the wide variety of cakes they have and the cakes are all so pretty!

  34. ladyironchef
    July 29th, 2009 @ 10:27 pm

    Julie: I like the lychee rose :) yeah all the cakes are very pretty, and they have so many cakes!

  35. sweet tooth
    February 14th, 2010 @ 12:20 am

    no sure. but does this place has any website?

  36. ladyironchef
    February 16th, 2010 @ 12:38 am

    sweet tooth: Hi yes their website is http://www.1-caramel.com/

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