The signature flavour here is the espresso roast almond truffle that totally ties in with the coffee theme. This year, however, the pastries take on a whole new swirly design. You can immediately recognise a Starbucks mooncake from the famous mermaid logo that fits nicely on the round surface. That is why you find the café chain baking up a storm every Mid-Autumn Festival. Starbucksĭo mooncakes complement coffee? Starbucks says aye. Pair these with the Hello Kitty mooncakes from polar puffs and make any kid the happiest child in the world! I know they aren’t mooncakes… But look, how kawaii! They are adorned with festival icons like adorable bunnies and moons to spread some cheer. Lending a little cute are these colourful cupcakes. To please the coffee fanatics amongst you, there is a snowskin mooncake with coffee and black sesame paste. You can purchase these at $19.80 for 4 at the Crystal Jade My Bread outlets. More artful creations abound in these agar-agar/gelatin lookalikes. Kia Hiang Restaurant introduced a bak kwa mixed nuts mooncake this year, too. The chain of Chinese restaurants has put together a myriad of dazzling creations, ranging from the classic to the “nouvelle”.Ī new item is the bak kwa mooncake with mixed nuts ($42 for 4). When it comes to Chinese cuisine, Crystal Jade is never too far away. To sample all flavours happily, grab the box of four assorted flavours at $36+. Check out my full review of COVA Pasticceria mooncakes with more pictures and details. It is layered with chocolate and pastry cream, enfolded by a rose-infused snowskin. Yum!ĭon’t forget the lovely rose and vanilla sponge cake. It sure gives new meaning to the phrase “delicious sin”. Comes complete with bits of peanuts, too! Go nuts over this dessert. It’s the combination of a chocolate feuilletine layer plus a peanut butter cream layer. One highlight is the peanut and chocolate mooncake. Ta-da! Sponge mooncakes! These come in four flavours: What do you get when you cross Western cakes with lotus paste? Looking to grab a slice of the lucrative mooncake market is COVA Pasticceria, an Italian café at Paragon. Crafted on five separate blocks is an intricate celestial dragon that simply screams of royalty.Īll five pieces boast different flavours ($118+ for the set): The lavish set of Fortune Dragon mooncakes is guaranteed to impress. Speaking of multi-coloured mooncakes, have you seen these rainbow-coloured ones? If you like having something crunchy to munch on, this one’s for you. This delicate snack is not only attractive on the outside, it has substance, too! The filling is a mixture of black bean paste, egg yolks, pine nuts, macadamia nuts and melon seeds. The skin is a pastel yellow with rosy hues. Osmanthus is known as “gui hua” in Chinese. Of these, the oh-so-pretty osmanthus snowskin mooncake stands out effortlessly, thanks to its unusual dual-coloured osmanthus-scented skin. To suit various palates, over a dozen mooncake flavours have been launched at Pine Court restaurant, Meritus Mandarin.
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