Twelve + One Patisserie & Cafe



i didn't know of its existence until today. was supposed to check out laurent bernard chocolatier @ portsdown road when sihan sms-ed me at 8am in the morning, telling me she saw this article on today's ST about this patisserie & cafe at no. 6 rochester park, so we decided to check it out instead.

the moment we stepped inside this quaint little cafe, i was immediately greeted by what seemed like a dollhouse/little girl's bedroom - shades of white, sweet pink & baby blue...it was the prettiest cafe i've ever seen! and so happened that pink is my favorite color, i fell in love with the place almost instantly and afterwards couldn't stop thinking about it. i'm definitely going back again, and thank you sihan for introducing the place! without further ado, i shall let the pictures do the talking :p

there's a good variety of french desserts & entremets, confiture & confiserie like jam, meringue, and tea cakes & pastries such as palmiers, mini madeleines & financiers which looked really cute!



on the left, neat rows & platters of tea cakes, and on the right pic, a large brandy glass containing meringues.

random shot - tealight holders on the table

cactus - there's one on every table, i just couldn't resist taking pics all over the place!

sugar cones - they serve homemade ice-cream too, tho' i'm not exactly sure what flavors.

white furniture & knitted placemat that looks really "martha stewart". despite the fact that i'm a total sucker for minimalism & industrial look that uses lotsa monotones, steel & glass, i can't help but fall in love with this look lol. behind it is a partitioned area which i suppose is for chocolate making. there are big bags of valrhona chocolates of all kinds on display!



dessert display. there's another display for petits fours & macarons.

we ordered the petits fours sampler at 6 pcs for $7. on our plate - mini blackberry & figue tartlet, pistache & passionfruit macarons, mini opera, mini religeuse (choux puff).

tiramisu, $5.60. i think its definitely worth it, since the portion is really big! tastewise not bad too, thought the sponge was really well soaked, just pity there wasn't any alcohol taste.

mistral, $7 - a pistachio & apricot entremet of some sort, and i feel this is the best among all the desserts we had. couldn't exactly make out the layers, but i'm pretty sure there's almond biscuit joconde layer, pistachio cremeux/mousse & apricot preserves. very good indeed.

chocolate tarte, $6.50 and chocolate eclair $6.05. both are quite good too, except i like my choux pastry 2b really fresh, like freshly baked. due to the texture of the choux, i find that it absorbs odor really quickly so they're best filled and eaten immediately :p



morgane, $7 - an entremet made up of blackberry, cassis & champagne and i chose this coz it looks pretty. too bad looks can be deceiving, i thought it tasted mediocre and pretty bland! but i kinda like the decor which made up of pistolet chocolate (sprayed on choc to create the velvety effect).

exterior of the place, which is situated in an old colonial style bungalow.



have you fallen in love with the place yet? conclusion is, i will definitely be going back again coz i simply LOVE the ambience. the desserts are good but like sihan said, nothing exactly unforgettable which i must agree. i still think the most unforgettable dessert was the sumatra i had at bakerzin! then again it sure beats eating at the overhyped patisserie which starts with the letter 'c'. hehe.

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TWELVE + ONE PATISSERIE. BAKERY. CAFE
No. 6 Rochester Park
S(139217)

*twleve+one has closed down on the 26th dec 2008