Comments on: Plain Vanilla Bakery Cupcakes

By: Daph

Daph — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 06:33:00 +0000

Hi do u know whether plain vanilla cupcake at Holland v is permanently closed or shifted?

By: B

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:34:26 +0000

I agree with Elle! PV is good. Love the texture in the icing. I like Earl grey lavender, salted caramel, hazelnut. The red velvet is the only red velvet to not disappoint so far. Could be better though, me thinks.

By: Elle

Elle — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:22:22 +0000

I used to addict to 12cupcakes. But after I try PV, suddenly forget 12cupcakes. PV’s cupcakes are classy and elegant, while 12cupcakes taste simple and childish

By: a

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:44:01 +0000

Best cupcakes in Singapore by far. 12 cupcakes cannot even compare seriously. I went through the cupcake craze in the States, and PV definitely still have me hooked. I love their Oreo and Hazelnut cupcakes the most. Red Velvet needs a little more work. Another worth mentioning would be Carrot, which has this wonderful texture.
And yes. We all know cupcake shops make fat margins, and likely to make us all fat. But who cares? Enter at your own risk, and long live all the sugary goodness in the world!

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:27:43 +0000

Not another cupcake shop? All glam and no substance. Are they even qualified to be called cakes? All sugar icing and no goodness. I really hope this shallow trend will die soon because it is a shame and disgrace for real bakeries baking real cakes. Who wants to eat a shitload of sugar? And people please stop buying cupcakes as gift as chances are all the sugar is going to end up in the rubbish bin.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:48:45 +0000

My favorite is the Dark Chocolate Ganache cupcake! It has a perfect balance of bitter, salty and sweet,as well crunchiness and moistness. I tried 6 of their flavours, the cakes were good, but I found most of the icing too sweet. The review is here if you want to check it out: (http://foogo.tumblr.com/post/24869856061/plain-vanilla-bakery)

By: melissa louise

melissa louise — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:10:29 +0000

Totally agree with you Katie!

Thanks LadyIronChef for introducing this hidden enclave. The cupcakes tasted so good and does not have the artificial flavoring that some cupcakes taste like.

My fav cupcake store so far!

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 23:00:40 +0000

For those who tried 12 cupcakes, is it just me that their cupcakes taste like the carton that they’ve put it in? I have been terribly turned off by the smell and taste so i am ecstatic to try this and swirl’s!

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:09:59 +0000

I like the cake from PV but I don’t like their frosting. It’s grainy as though the sugar is not dissolved. Disappointing on that note.

My favorite cupcakes are those from MilkBar. YUMMY! Cake moist, interesting flavors and fluffy frosting. Their tarts are delicious too. Read them on 8 Days. They were 8 Days pick for quite a while!

By: Nat

Nat — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:20:23 +0000

PV cupcakes are the best!
Love their Banana Chocolate, Red Velvet & Strawberry White Chocolate. I’ve been getting them for friends & family.

Moist, not overly-sweet & the icing is fab.
Once I was lucky enough to get my cupcakes fix
& was rewarded with a freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, on the house! (thanks!)

I will never look at cupcakes the same way ever again!

By: Reggie

Reggie — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:03:34 +0000

It has to be the salted caramel and cinnamon sugar ones for sure! But since we din managed to save the salted caramel (they had a Save the Salted Caramel campaign earlier during the year), I have to now fall back on the cinnamon sugar for my cupcake cravings…. very flllufffy…

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:31:36 +0000

definitely their strawberry white chocolate! milk chocolate and red velvet come close and oreo is perfect for, well, oreo lovers

By: fabian

fabian — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:52:59 +0000

Very good cupcakes! Several times better than Twelve Cupcakes. Moist and wholesome.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:21:25 +0000

I recommend dark choc ganache! however their peanut butter brownie is a die die must try! ^^

By: mkidd

mkidd — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:46:20 +0000

PV has their icing down pat! Swirls icing is meh but their cakes are gd. Put them together and get the best cupcake ever.

By: Mamajay

Mamajay — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:44:52 +0000

I’m a big fan of PV ! I visit them for my sugar fix once a fortnight usually on a weekend cuz then they have more goodies! My fave cupcake is red velvet and salted caramel! One thing bout PV I love is the way it makes me smile walking in to a beautiful aroma of baked goodies and the colorful toppings displayed in the cabinet!
And another thing I love is that their cupcakes are never made of te same base!

But my most fave part of my weekend visit is their non cupcake goodies! Blueberry loaf and brownie is my fave!

By: girlontheave

girlontheave — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:28:36 +0000

I love the carrot, milk choc chip & strawberry white chocolate!

By: pammm

pammm — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:16:20 +0000

Marmalade Pantry cupcakes hands down! haha

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 07:52:17 +0000

You guys should try Cakes n Cravings in Joo Chiat. Their icing is really nice and the cupcakes soft and moist. The owner said that their icing does not have any stabilizers (aka. shortening Crisco) which is italian buttercream. Their banana cupcakes use real bananas and not the essence type which taste like meds.

I think PV is the same league as Swirls (although Swirls tends to have a sweeter icing being typical American bakeshop), but these two is a step up from Twelve Cupcakes.

But so far the best for me is Cakes N Cravings chocolate salted caramel, banana espresso and vanilla PB&J.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:04:45 +0000

Hooray for the cupcake revolution in Singapore!

I agree with the comments above that Swirls has the best cupcakes in Singapore… seems that because they are less accessible with pub transport, they ended up making the best quality cupcakes to make it worth your while going!

My view is that the best cupcakes in Singapore are in this order:
1. Swirls (substantially better tasting cupcakes than anyone else, but need to search a bit for their shop in Robertson Q, or order)
2. PV (cupcakes not bad, accessibility ok)
3. 12 Cupcakes (mainly on this list because of accessible locations – their cupcakes look a bit too perfect, yet taste less than perfect)

There are a few other places around, but not worth mentioning in top 3…