This is my second visit to Whisk after sihan's recommendation. Overall, I find the cakes OK for me, nothing that WOWed me as the cakes are of the denser and not overly sweet type. Personally, I prefer softer mousse and a wee bit sweeter type of cakes. However, i would still be back as this place is open till 3am, and its real handy to have a relaxing place to chill out and satisfied the cake craving when it hits you at unearthly hours! Oh their HOT food menu is up too.

Cakes (about $6.80 each):
Tiramisu was pretty normal, not very strong (light coffee taste, no alcohol taste) and soft. I thought that it was a wee bit weak of coffee taste, ermm...and I don't drink coffee or alcohol.

Forest log, their version of blackforest, I found that the mousse and sponge to be dense and only slightly sweet.

Autumn Romance, dense mousse with bitter chocolate lava enclosed in a ball. (I would rather go Riverside Ricciotti for this)

Nirvana, is my favorite among all, which is a surprise as I HATE mint. Nirvana, is a soft minty white chocolate mousse cake with a bitter chocolate lava core enclosed in a ball. I like the soft texture, and the slight mint taste was surprising refreshing. However, I find that the bitter chocolate did not complement the minty white mousse, a sweeter chocolate lava ball would be preferred by me.

There are also a variety of cheese cakes which I did not get to try.

NOTE: some of the cakes here look similar to the cakes from ricciotti, and personally I prefer the cakes from ricciotti.

Service:
Friendly, and helpful.

Ambience:
Relaxing and unpretentious. Heaps of magazines to read. Lovely comfy cushion seats in the shape of a hand supported my tush well. Very comforting to have a hand on my tush! hahaha... Good looking Gal Wanted, please apply here... interview to be conducted at Whisk???

Hot food (see photo for details):
Ala Carte (8.90 to $13.90) - Spaghetti, Meat Cut (lamb, fish, chicken)and etc.
Set with fruit ($7.90) - I am not sure if soup is served with the set, sets available are chicken and spaghetti.

Yes, I would probably be back to try their hot foods for lunch or dinner. However, what gets me back is the relaxing & unpretentious ambience and the OK cakes. Oh and not forgetting the opening hours till 3am, but I have been told by contrarian that its better to call ahead if its after 1am, as it might be closed if there are no customers after 1am.

and so my sweet tooth led me to this place...

after having passed by the place on two occasions to stop by the shop next door swirl gelateria to grab a cup of icecream. darn my gluttony. but i must admit the mascarpone geleto is delici-ous! and you must try it if you're in the vicinity. Forget about island creamery! give a chance to this store instead!. i digress.

Okay, returning back to the point of me..no.. i reviewing whisk. Yes.. situated in the less popular crown centre along Bukit Timah road, the little bakery and cafe seemed to recieve little attention despite the many 'full houses' in the resturants nearby. With it's alarmingly red 'finger' cushion chairs and subtle black outlinings, it proved to be a cosy place for a cup of coffee and a dainty pastry to go along. Having passed by here before, i distinctly remember the 3-D Gucci Bag modelled cake in the display window the last time. That was enough to make me come back again, even if to appease my curiousity with regards to the quality of cakes they served up in the tiny eatery.

During my 2nd visit, the cake was gone. However, the other desserts in the were alluring enough with their fanciful chocolate decorations, fans, ruffles, transfer patterns, gold sprinkles and all. The lady staff, whom i reckon could have been one of the operating managers approached us and gave a thorough explanation of the components of the cakes available. In the end, after some tough brain wrecking, my bf and I ordered the autumn passion ( a combination of chocolate and coffee) , a cappuccino and a watermelon juice.


We then proceeded to the sofa seats and settled down with the accompaniment of a fine selection of magazines provided by the cafe. The orders soon arrived. ahh.. coffee.. i relented. The watermelon juice was excellent and very fresh as reviewed by the boyfried. And the cake.. hmph.. how should i put it.. *pondering*..

It was excellent. The deep dark flavor of chocolate in the mousse was heightened by the addition of coffee. Tiny details such as the gold-powdered coffee beans helped to provide an insight to the dessert, the tempered chocolate ball that topped the dessert together with the honey-combed like chocolate biscuit that crowned the cake provided excellent textural contrast to the gentle mousse. The best thing happened when we hit the middle of the cake. What was that? we had struck liquid gold!!! Dark chocolate sauce flavored with hints of coffee liquor encased in a chocolate shell dangling in mid-mousse heaven. How ingenious! and boy was it good.

Now i'm just contemplating going down again soon to try the rest of their creations.. *chuckles*

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