Personally for me, the love for desserts is always the strongest when the following scenerios arise:
- I am stressed out at work
- tired of eating hawker food for lunch
- just want a perk-me-up kind of feeling when I am down
- pass by a irresistably saliva drool-inducing bakery/dessert shop
- that time of the month
- sweet ending to conclude the day etc.
Hee, that means on average, there is a high tendency for my sweet tooth craving button to be activated. And when it happens, the best sensible thing to do is to satisfy the craving (followed by a gym workout after that, if discipline is strong enough… hurhur 
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Talk about ice cream, there is an increasing trend of ice cream culture popping up in Singapore, with more shops specialising in just selling ice cream (Tom’s Palate, Island Creamery, U.D.D.E.R.S. , The Daily Scoop, Scoopz etc) and these ice cream business are characterised by their unique flavours using either:
- Local taste (horlick, teh terik, chempedek etc)
- or unusual ingredients (sea salt caramel, fig, bailey’s etc) or
- flavours normally in other form of food (lychee martini, apple pie, brownie etc).
I was elated to know that U.D.D.E.R.S. had opened 2 more outlets in the western part of Singapore and one of it is located in Westmall L2. One fine day (aka. OFF day), Lester & I made a trip to Westmall to try out this new outlet. In order to prevent over indulging, imagine the torturous hard decision we got to make just to choose 1 flavour out of the many available. In the end, we picked up Mao Shan Wang Durian flavour 
As we looked into the ice cream display, there was a stark colour constrast when the MSW and the D24 ice cream was placed side by side together. I feel that MSW won hands down in terms of color appeal due to the more yellowish and richer appearance. I was completely won over upon the first spoonful as it felt almost like eating the real deal. The fibrous pulp could be seen but there was this slight oily aftertaste. I was not too sure if that came from MSW itself (given the full richness of the fruit) or the excess fats in the ice cream base. However, the super ‘gao’ durian taste was enough to overlook this small detail.
And just the next day after this sinful indulgence, I was in need of some cake fix after work (more specifically, Cedele’s new pink beet cake). Let’s just say I rushed my way to Shenton 8 after work to grab a slice of this lovely cake just in time before the shop was closed for the day.
Upon taking a bite, the first distinct flavour that came to mind was the rose fragrance from the cream cheese frosting. There’s also a tiny pink rose bud adorned on the top layer but I was too skeptical to eating that piece of decoration (so it should be just for aesthetic purpose lah..). The cake layer had a strong spice aroma which I reckoned was mostly cinnamon. With the addition of grapeseed oil and shredded beetroot, it added interesting taste compared to the usual cakes seen commonly elsewhere. Overall, I thought that the taste was pleasantly feminine and the smaller than usual portion size also equated to a more guilt-free feeling. Oh well, that’s just me in self-delusion. With a satisfied sweet tooth, I tucked into bed happily that night.
Good night, world =)
