Hence the overall feel was relatively light.Įach Uncle Seng’s Apple Pie weighs a kilogram priced at $35. And the citrus of the Yuzu not only reduces the sweetness but also provide a refreshing tanginess to the palate.
On contrary, this was my favourite case, the winter melon acts more of a crunch than sweetener. Originally, I thought I won’t like this cake as I don’t enjoy winter melon and this ingredient usually increases the sweetness. Last but not least is my favourite Yu Kia Tung Gwa Teng Gu You Gek ($26 Nett), Yuzu & Winter Melon Butter Cake. Maybe pouring a little of the Rose Wine over the cake will increase the moist and elevate the flavour. The lightly sweetish with a hint of Chinese wine resulting in an interesting and enjoyable cake. Personally, I would like to believe that our older folks at home may prefer this cake since it has ingredients that are close to their hearts, wolfberries. First is the Mui Qui Loh Gi Zi Gu You Gek ($26 Nett), Wolfberries & Rose Wine Butter Cake. The highest price range at $26 there are 2 cakes. The nuttiness of the walnut balanced the sweetness of the red dates. Initially, I thought his cake might be very sweet, however, it wasn’t the case. Walnut is commonly found in butter cake adding red dates make the flavour unusual. Whereas the Ang Zou Hup Toh Gu You Gek ($22 Nett), Red Dates & Walnut Butter Cake may be a favour better suited for the senior folks. As a result, I am sure this cake will find favour with Matcha fan and the Millenium. The lightly Matcha was enough to savour and complemented the butter flavour. When I saw white chocolate as an ingredient in the cake, I was expecting it to be cloying sweet. With Matcha trend on the rising, the butter cake is now infused with Matcha and White Chocolate known as Teh Cho-Co-Lat Gu You Gek ($22 Nett).
In this cake, instead it has dried longan in it.
This cake reminded us of the traditional English Fruit Cake which contains dried fruits such as raisins and cherries. First is the Long-an Gu You Gek ($22 Nett), Longan Butter Cake. With the same token, the butter fragrant is not as strong.Īt the second price tier, $22, there are cakes. What I love about this Gu You Gek is that it wasn’t too oily like the usual where one will observe oil ozooing out from the cake. But we have the translated English name for them too.įirst and foremost is the classic Butter Cake, named Gu You Gek ($18). The name of the butter cake are all in Hokkien. The butter cakes range from $18 to $26 and are nett price. Old Seng Choong launches a total of 6 old-schooled Old Seng Choong Butter Cake for desserts fan. Old Seng Choong, an online bakery, is created by Chef Daniel Tay who wanted to pay tribute to his father, a baker and confectioner himself for over 30 years. The name Old Seng Choong is based on the bakery his father established in 1965, Seng Choong Confectionery, that was closed in 1996. When I heard about the old-Schooled Old Seng Choong Butter Cake Range, I was excited even though I am no big fan of Butter Cake, they bring back the good old days memories. I have good memories of Butter Cake as my Mom loves baking them when I was a kid.