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Unpeeling The Layers
Posted On 10 Nov 2013
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With more cafes and bakeries offering the popular mille crepes in Singapore, it’s hard to tell ones that stand out from the rest. Serena Yeh puts the cakes from three stores to the taste test.
Photos by Valerie Lim, Ivan Lim & Victor Li
It’s all about the layers — and many of them at that.
No, this is not about the hottest fall fashion trend, but another layered look that’s already setting many hearts (and tummies) aflutter.
Mille crepes — “mille” means thousand in French — are made of over 20 layers of paper-thin crepes delicately separated by light pastry cream, and topped off with a shiny caramelised crepe layer that adds a touch of elegance to the cake’s appearance.
This French dessert has been gaining popularity with sweet-toothed Singaporeans in recent months, following in the footsteps of cupcakes and macarons.
Lady M Singapore (http://www.ladym.com.sg)
Marina Square Shopping Mall #02-103
Tel: 6822 2095
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 9pm
Famed New York cake boutique Lady M Confections, creator of the first mille crepes, opened its very first shop outside the US two months ago, in Singapore. Lady M Singapore pulls no punches in the process of creating each cake — with 10 hours of hard work put into every one of them.
And that is what sets the confectionery apart from its competitors, said Mr Vijay Pillai, 27, Director of Lady M Singapore.
Living up to its expectations, the Vanilla Mille Crepes ($7.50 per slice) melts in the mouth, with the light vanilla cream and paper-thin crepes combining to form an amply sweet taste. The caramelised top also added a complementary tinge of sweetness to the light vanilla fragrance of the cream.
Unfortunately, the cake started to lose its shape after 15 minutes, and fell apart when cutting into it with a knife.
The cake is definitely better for sharing — while the first few bites are light, the many layers of cream become slightly overbearing after a while.
Other than the original vanilla-flavoured mille crepes, other flavours are available only during certain periods, including the store’s popular Green Tea Mille Crepes ($8 per slice).
