D'zerts Cafe at 30 Jalan Pari Burong - Revisited with family

The Occasion - Revisit D'zerts Cafe in 2014

I brought my family - Bob, Graceful Gracious Grace & my MIL to revisit D'zerts Cafe this year to savour the delectable desserts at D'zerts Cafe at 30 Jalan Pari Burong, tucked away in the eastern part of little island Singapore. 

D'zerts Cafe is helmed by Chef Lemuel Tay & his dad Mr Tay Yong Seng who is an Engineer by training. Tay Yong Seng and Lemuel Tay is a father and son partnership on D'zerts Trading Pte Ltd - the company that operates D'zerts Cafe at 30 Jalan Pari Burong. Tay Yong Seng used to be an Electronic Engineer with SingTel for 25 years before he left to set up YS Travel with his wife, organizing tour packages to Batam, Malaysia, SE Asia region for SMEs, corporate companies, families, church groups, grassroots organizations. 

IT trained Lemuel Tay worked as a Chef with the Navy for four and a half years before he decided to strike out on his own to pursue his passion and love for creating and developing uniquely different, out of the ordinary pastry and desserts.

(Note *Not much has changed except that the Resident Chef featured in my feature write up for D'zerts Cafe when they first started in 2013 - Pastry Chef Yvette, has since left D'zerts Cafe to start her own Cafe called Hatter Street at 212 Hougang Street 21.**) 

Today D'zerts Cafe is growing strong with their regular customers coming in by the dozens, mostly families with kids, young couples on a busy Sunday afternoon, simply to savor the new menu & delectable desserts served here at D'zerts Cafe. 

The Ambience 

Decorating the entrance of D'zerts Cafe are wooden crates stacked neatly in staggered layers with fresh herbs & spices growing out of them - this makes for an edible garden and renders D'zerts Cafe pretty self-sufficient.

Hot Foods on The Menu 
Apart from the selection of freshly made desserts & cakes, D'zerts Cafe also expanded their menu to include hot foods - 

• Pasta such as Aglio Olio, Linguini with cream sauce & mushroom or chicken, 
• Soups such as Mushroom soup, 
• Sandwiches such as Chicken Ham & Cheese Waffle Sandwich.

Tucked away next to the gelato counter is the merchandise shelf where D'zerts Cafe retails Tupperware products.

Beverage Galore 
Besides the usual Espresso, Long Black, Flat White, Latte, Cappuccino, Mocha, Hot Tea, Iced Tea, Hot Chocolate, Ice Chocolate, D'zerts Cafe also serves up Italian Sodas in various flavors - Lychee, Strawberry, Green Mint. 

Besides all these D'zerts Cafe also serves Affogato - which essentially is a Classic espresso & gelato float. 

The Gelato Selection 
One thing to note - D'zerts Cafe is closed every Monday when Mr Tay & son Chef Lemuel Tay will spent the entire day making the gelato from scratch. Currently at any one time D'zerts Cafe serves up to 10 flavors made using natural fresh ingredients & real fruits.

The Desserts Selection 

Customers can choose from a selection of Artisan cakes & tarts : 

• Apple Crumble
• Mango Passion
• Lychee Heart 
• Bailey's Chocolate Mousse
• Salted Caramel Cheesecake 
• Salted Caramel Sauce**
• Earl Grey Caramel Sauce ** 

(**sold in limited quantity to ensure freshness - due to popular demand from customers)

• Lemon Dancing Meringues
• Seventy Fifty-Six
• Salted Caramel Seventy Fifty-Six
• Matcha Latte 
• Hazel's Delight 
• Chocolate Indulgence 
• Opera Cake 

• Tiramisu
• Kahlua-misu

Take a peek at our Dessert Panacea to satisfy our sweet tooth during this lovely sunny Sunday afternoon:

Mocha - warm brew with beautiful foam on top, and a dash of chocolate syrup at the base. 

Creme Brulee - lovely silky smooth, creamy texture & a melt in your mouth consistency with a mildly sweet lightly eggy flavor, and a crisp caramelised top scorched cover. I am an avid lover of Creme Brulee & is pretty adamant that a great Creme Brulee must be smooth, creamy, eggy & mildly sweet. D'zerts Cafe certainly makes one of the more unforgettable ones. 

Mango Passion - top layer is a lightly sourly tarty mango gelatin layer followed by vanilla mousse layer, resting on a thin Josconde layer followed by Mango mousse resting on final Josconde layer. All of D'zerts Cafe cakes come with a Josconde Sponge which has almond nuts blended into the sponge to give it a nutty taste.

Can't decide whether to drink Matcha or Latte, yet want to have your cake and eat it ? Well you can have them both in a cake at D'zerts Cafe. The Matcha Latte - made with green tea from real green tea bags that are extracted by lightly steaming the green tea, and the extract is then blended into mousse. The layer of Matcha mousse is thicker than the sponge and has a melt in your mouth texture that taste like green tea. All of D'zerts Cafe cakes come with a Josconde Sponge which has almond nuts blended into the sponge to give it a nutty taste.

D'zerts Cafe is located at 30, Jalan Pari Burong, S(488696)
Tel: 64486707
Opening Hours: 
11 am to 11 pm, closed on Mondays 

D'zerts Cafe at 30 Jalan Pari Burong - Movie Combo

Movie Combo - To make the popcorn mousse, Chef Yvette pop the popcorn in house at the kitchen then crushed the popcorn into bits. To the crushed popcorn bits are added milk, cream, egg, sugar, gelatin to make the popcorn puree. The concentrated popcorn puree is then added into the mousse. As for the Coke flavored cream, Chef Yvette reduce the Coke flavor into an extract by steaming the Coke, then incorporate the Coke extract into the whipped cream. 

Food Tasting Notes – Movie Combo mousse tastes distinctly like popcorn, is lightly eggy, custard-like in texture and is lightly sweet. The light brown color cream on top is made from Coke that is condensed and whipped into the cream and tasted like mildly flavored Coke. 

D'zerts Cafe is located at 30, Jalan Pari Burong, S(488696)
Tel: 64486707
Opening Hours: 
11 am to 11 pm, closed on Mondays 

D'zerts Cafe at 30 Jalan Pari Burong - Guinness-misu

Guinness-misu - The sponge fingers are made at D'zerts Cafe kitchen so there is quality control. Pure plain-flavored sponge fingers are dipped in Guinness Stout for 30 seconds till they are soft and soaked up in the Guinness Stout flavor, then placed as the base layer, they are then topped up with mascarpone cheese mixture, followed by a second layer of sponge fingers, finally topped again with mascarpone cheese, then dusted with cocoa powder. The second layer of sponge is dipped inside of Guinness for 30 secs as well. 

Food Tasting Notes : distinct taste of Guinness Stout, the fragrant after-taste of the Guinness Stout lingers on. The mascarpone cheese mixture is lightly flavored. Dark chocolate layer gives a chocolatety flavor. Double layer of Guinness permeates through the mouth.  Have your stout and cake and eat them all ! 

D Zert's Cafe is located at 30, Jalan Pari Burong,S(488696)
Tel: 64486707
Opening Hours: 11 am to 11 pm, closed on Mondays 

D'zerts Cafe at 30 Jalan Pari Burong - Salmon & Leek Quiche

Salmon Quiche with Leek – the salmon is first steamed, then the cooked meat is flaked and added to the circular crust base with quiche mix. Quiche filling consists of milk, cream, egg, salt, pepper, salmon meat. Quiche is baked at medium heat  for 25 mins. 

Food Tasting Notes : Salmon & Leek Quiche tastes lightly sweet due to the leek, and mildly salty. Salmon meat tastes fresh, moist. Quiche mix tastes creamy, buttery. Crust is sweet even on its own. Smell is eggy. 

D'zerts Cafe is located at 30, Jalan Pari Burong, S(488696)
Tel: 64486707
Opening Hours: 
11 am to 11 pm, closed on Mondays 

D'zerts Cafe at 30 Jalan Pari Burong - Hello Kitty Macaroon

To the delight of Hello Kitty fans, these are special Hello Kitty Macaroons hand crafted individually by the Pastry Chefs at D'zerts Cafe. Chef Yvette told me there is no mould available for Hello Kitty so they have to knead the shape of Hello Kitty by hand. 

D'zerts Cafe is located at 30, Jalan Pari Burong, S(488696)
Tel: 64486707
Opening Hours: 
11 am to 11 pm, closed on Mondays 

D'zerts Cafe at 30 Jalan Pari Burong - Matcha Latte

Can't decide whether to drink Matcha or Latte, yet want to have your cake and eat it ? Well you can have them both in a cake at D'zerts Cafe. Pastry Chef Yvette's latest invention is the Matcha Latte - made with green tea from real green tea bags that are extracted by lightly steaming the green tea, and the extract is then blended into mousse. 

The layer of Matcha mousse is thicker than the sponge and has a melt in your mouth texture that taste like green tea. All of D'zerts Cafe cakes come with a Josconde Sponge which has almond nuts blended into the sponge to give it a nutty taste.

D'zerts Cafe is located at 30, Jalan Pari Burong, S(488696)
Tel: 64486707
Opening Hours: 
11 am to 11 pm, closed on Mondays 

D'zerts Cafe at 30 Jalan Pari Burong - On a Date

At D'zerts Cafe the specialty On a Date is fashioned to emulate the flavor like that of the Sticky Date Pudding – it tastes much more sweeter than the Movie Combo & Matcha Latte. 

It is made with sweet dates diced into bits, and tastes sweet because of the natural sweetness of the dates. Base layer is made up of Josconde Sponge, followed by layer of date with cream, then by sponge, lastly the top most layer is made of almond sweet date mousse. In between the layer there is butter scotch sauce, and toasted almond slices. Almond flavor comes through distinctly in the mousse. The dates used are from USA. This cake resemble the Sticky Date pudding. Ingredients : brown sugar, sticky dates from USA - extracted & blended into mousse. 

D Zert's Cafe is located at 30, Jalan Pari Burong,S(488696)
Tel: 64486707
Opening Hours: 11 am to 11 pm, closed on Mondays 

D'zerts Cafe at 30 Jalan Pari Burong - Chocolate Indulgence Junior

At D'zerts Cafe the Chocolate Indulgence Junior –  consists of a base sponge, followed by layer of chocolate mousse, then by dark chocolate sponge, top layer is solid dark chocolate. It differs from Senior 5 inch Chocolate Indulgence as it is half the height. It is made up of 3 different layers of chocolate : Chocolate sponge, chocolate mousse made up of 50% chocolate, dark chocolate made up of 70% chocolate. The result is Chocolate heaven ! 

D'zerts Cafe is located at 30, Jalan Pari Burong, S(488696)
Tel: 64486707
Opening Hours: 
11 am to 11 pm, closed on Mondays