Unpeeling The Layers

First Love Patisserie (http://www.facebook.com/firstlovesg)
lON Orchard #B4-63
Tel: 6238 8006
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 10pm

It was love at first bite with the Original Mille Crepes by First Love Patisserie.

The cake is soft and light, and not too moist. The layers of crepe and cream balance each other well; the cream not overwhelming the slightly chewy crepes. But as the cream and crepe layers were already a notch sweeter than other mille crepes, the caramelised topping made the dessert border on being overly sweet.

First Love Patisserie’s cakes are handmade at a central kitchen, and then brought to the store and kept frozen.* As such, the fine layers of crepe and cream appear indistinct from each other, making the cakes look less luxurious and intricate than expected.

First Love Patisserie suggests waiting up to 15 minutes for it to thaw. Yet after 20 minutes, the Original Mille Crepes ($6.50 per slice) were still not soft enough to be cut through cleanly. It was more reminiscent of an ice cream cake, with the icy crepe layers and vanilla cream giving the cake a frosty, solid texture unlike most mille crepes.

Aside from the Original flavour, which is the store’s bestseller, the Cappuccino mille crepes ($6.50 per slice) is another favourite.

*We would like to clarify that although First Love’s mille crepes are kept frozen for take home orders, its chilled version will be served for immediate consumption.

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