It’s really amazing what cravings can do.
What was supposed to be a light dim sum lunch to the newly renovated Lei Gardens, continued with desserts at B Bakery. I need cakes. No, I want cakes!
Nestled in a shop house on Bussorah street, B Bakery is a charming little patisserie, right in the middle of the Arab street area. Despite its tiny size, B Bakery has an impressive array of desserts. Besides the cakes and pastries, they also served salad, pasta and sandwiches at very reasonable prices.
The twin strawberry on the Passion fruit Cheesecake ($4.80) caught our eyes immediately. What do you call a cheesecake that does not taste like one? The texture wasn’t heavy at all. Instead it was airily light, and incredibly smooth – just like the perfect rendition of the Japanese cheesecake. With a subtle hint of sourish aftertaste from the passion fruit, for once, I actually like a passion fruit cake.
I always have this thing for lemon and lime. Call it a fetish if you want, but I like citrus fruits. There’s this tangy zest that always send a wave through me, and e Manjari Chocolate cake ($4.80). But unfortunately, the marriage of chocolate and lemon is an ill-advised one – they simply don’t work. On it’s own, the chocolate layer was a delight, but with the addition of the lemon component, everything tasted weird.
After having very good carrot cakes from Cedele and Prive, I was not having any high expectations when we ordered B Bakery’s Carrot Cake ($3.50). And surprisingly, it’s good! With a lightly fragrant cinnamon scent, the moisture was just right and the layer of cream cheese topping was not overly-sweet.
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I will definitely be going back to B Bakery whenever I need some cake. Now, if only Arab street is more accessible. Anyway, walking there-and-back sounds like the perfect excuse to indulge and binge on all the cakes.
Cravings must always be satisfied, I want to eat cake.
Restaurant Review
B Bakery
15 Bussorah Street
Tel: +65 6293 9010
21 COMMENTS
cake cake cake! give them cake! (oh dear now I sound like some cake monster!)
oh a new contender for carrot cake? sounds like something good!
“What do you call a cheesecake that does not taste like one?”
Uhm, not a cheesecake?
noooooo… as it is, i’ve been frequenting other joints too often to satiate my cake+patisserie cravings – patisserie glacé, k.ki, tampopo… and then you *hafta* bring up b bakery?! and worse, you tempt me with the mere mention of passionfruit cheesecake?! have you no mercy? ^ ^
tempting lei , the cakes pics
Looks good.
It’s very close to Hackerspace. Didn’t notice the shop when I was there. Will try to lookout for it next time.
i need to cake soon!
That gorgeous photo of cheescake makes me really hungry. Great shots.
Happy New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai!!
The problem with cravings is they are contagious!! I want caakkkeeeeeeeeee!!
i love the way the manjari chocolate cake is designed! (: but i think i’ll agree with you, chocolate and lemon sounds like a strange combination. xx
Something tells me I need to get back to Singapore
dorothy: hello cake monster! hahahaha now don’t get yr expectations up for the carrot cake, give it a try lor. but then again, i always can’t tell which carrot cake is better. So don’t trust me on this, try it for yourself
LFB: But it is a cheesecake!
kitsune shoujo: You know you want more cakes. I’m just helping out, stop resisting, go and eat cake!
misterang: Let’s go eat cake!
DK: yea hackerspace shld be just nearby, well now you know where to go for desserts the next time u are in the area : )
amy: Quick, bake me a cake
noobcook: Happy CNY to you too! more good this coming tiger year. hee
Ffichiban: contagious? They are worse than that. my immune system totally gave way.
Shirin: Yay! having tried two diff chocolate lemon cake, i am sad to say both didn’t work for me. maybe one day i will try one that is really good
he needs food: You should! definitely, and right now. but all the feast tat you are having at mel is also tempting me to buy a ticket and fly over
next time try the lemon tart! Heard from the owner that it’s their best seller!
How does this stack up to compare to our own Zumbo???
They look good though.
billy: Nothing like Zumbo of course. Can you DHL/UPS/FedEx some zumbo’s creation over? I will be eternally grateful. haha
Cakes! I haven’t had good cakes for some time already. The last cake I had was Cedele’s carrot. You know what? I may just drop by this place later.
Jo: let me know which cakes you try! haha
I heard also that the pandan chiffon is another bestseller. But of course my HK friends swear by Bengawan Solo’s one.
Esther: For chiffon cakes, there’s patisserie glace and tampopo deli
U shud try its thin crust pizza next time. It’s really yummy and only available on Fridays
What are the opening hours like??
joy: If i am not wrong, they open till 6.30pm from Mon-wed, and 9pm for the rest of the days. Do give them a call before you go down