NOW Bakery: MSW Durian Mochi And Milk Pudding Blancmange Rolls In City Hall

Two other people in the room turned to us, one of whom stated, “Wow NOW Bakery! My condo keeps doing group acquires for their cakes.” The envy in her voice did not go amiss, and my excitement to try these coveted goodies only widened.

The cake store’s signature was their Blancmange Rolls, but they eventually expanded to making Swiss rolls, Classique layer cakes, Hokkaido cream cupcakes and, their latest, Musang King Durian Mochi. Everything at the bakery is made with quality elements sourced from Japan and Taiwan.

The Musang King, or Mao Shan Wang (MSW) Durian Mochi ($33.90 for 10 pieces) is dangerously addictive. Perfectly bite-sized, the charcoal skin on the mochi is thin and chewy, breaking easily to let the 100% premium MSW durian pulp shine. The crowd favourite was a tie between the Chocolate ($15.90) and the Gula Melaka Coffee ($14.90).

The Chocolate taste is made with 75% cocoa. Not sugary at all, the mellow dark chocolate comes through with every velvety bite, made silkier with the chocolate milk pudding middle.

As a twist on a coffee cake, the Gula Melaka Coffee Blancmange Roll is as fragrant as can be, so much so I want it for breakfast along with my kopi every morning. Only palm sugar, not white sugar, is used along with top-grade beans so that every bite is suffused with coffee.

The classic Vanilla ($15.90) is great if you like milky Japanese desserts, but it is discernibly milder in taste. Real Madagascan vanilla beans are used in the method and are speckled through the pudding and sponge, so you know you’re getting the good stuff.

There is also the earthy, nutty Black Sesame ($14.90) for goma fans, though we wished this was just a touch sweeter. The Green Tea Red Bean ($15.90), even so, was a win for matcha enthusiasts, so vibrantly green and aromatic with premium Japanese matcha. Apart from the Blancmange Rolls, NOW Bakery’s Classique range is another menu highlight that will appeal to those who enjoy denser cakes.

The Classic Chocolate ($15.90) , a flourless cake, is a must thanks to the rich dark chocolate ganache, and the Pandan ($13.90) is another, with pillowy chiffon-like sponge sandwiching Madagascan vanilla cream. Other flavours include Almond Sesame ($14.90) , Almond Coffee ($14.90) and the Sushi Cake Roll ($15.90), savoury with ham, chicken floss, cheese and seaweed.

To celebrate their one year anniversary, NOW Bakery is having some engaging promotions, including their 10 Seconds Challenge game ! For every $10 spent, get one chance at the game, where you have to stop the clock at exactly 10.0000 seconds to win a Classique cake. They will also be having a 50% discount off your second box of Musang King Durian Mochi, redeemable in-stores and online .