Sweet Potato Cupcake from Marmalade Pantry

 Did anyone manage to try the Sweet Potato Cupcake from Marmalade Pantry last month? It looked so nice in the picture I had to get it. I think it was a November special, so I'm not sure if they still have it. (And yes, that's a take away container cos I was too full after my dinner there, but couldn't resist trying it)

Well, if you didn't, you didn't miss much.
It looks much better than it tastes. I don't like marshmallows, and the whole top part was melted marshmallow. I dislike the foamy texture and the sweetness. I thought the cross section looked very pretty, especially the purple potato layer, but that layer tasted weirdly sour. The base was also too dry and crumbly.

I suppose they're never going to bring back their awesome pandan and coconut cupcake :'(
And they've raised their prices again! Sadness. The sticky date pudding still tastes as good. Super love it and the Kapiti ice cream it comes with.


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Marmalade Pantry's Lemon tart is back!

I'm so happy I'm having this weekend off (except for abt 2 hours this afternoon)... And I've caught back on all my sleep! Best weekend so far :D
Marmalade pantry's lemon tart is back! It's probably the only lemon tart I like (since I don't really like lemon to begin with) but it's missing the slices of strawberry at the bottom and I think it's slightly more shallow than the one they had a long time ago. I still think the sticky date pudding is the best dessert there!
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Marmalade Pantry - Ladies Night

Went to the Marmalde Pantry cos my sister wanted to eat sticky date pudding. Sadly, her first choice, Brussel Sprouts, didn't have sticky date pudding on the menu anymore. So we ended up at Marmalade Pantry. I've realized I haven't gone to Marmalade Pantry for eons - the last time I vistied MP was in Holland V, but it has since closed down (probably due to the insane rent!).

We were pleasantly suprised to find that Marmalade Pantry has Ladie's Night(s) (from Monday to Saturday) promotion - ladies get 20% off total food bill and even better - cocktails and house pours are only $6. Lychee Bellini - usually $18, now $6. I'm definitely coming back later this week (and not driving)!

Sweet red pepper and Tomato Soup ($10++), my favourite soup from Marmalde Pantry. I like the bread that comes with it cos there's a delicious wad of cheese inside. Plus, the bread always comes toasted and warm.

Linguini with Crabmeat tomato chilli and pinenuts ($22)

Sadly, the one and only picture I had of my Crabmeat Linguini was blurred! I think all the dishes arrived at the same time, and in my haste, I only managed one shot of my dish and proceeded to take pictures of other dishes.

Crabmeat linguine is one of my most favourite pastas of all time. I like how the crab meat makes everything so sweet and tasty. MP's version doesn't have any cream inside, and uses a generous sprinkling of cheese for more flavour. There's also pine nuts inside, which gives it more bite.

I think I'm starting on a crabmeat linguini craze. Thinking about the Da Paolo's crabmeat vodka one! And wild rocket/relish as well as the delicious Cromato one from Raw Kitchen Bar.

Crabmeat Caesar Salad ($22)

The portion of salad is really generous - and so is the crabmeat. There are chunks and chunks of crab meat tossed into the salad. The best part about the salad is the crispy romaine lettuce are sliced into just-right sizes - too big and it'll be messy, too small and it'll be a pain to pick up. The crunchy pine nuts added texture to the salad. Best of all, the salad was well tossed - each leaf was evenly coated with the delicious caesar salad dressing and served refreshingly chilled.

Pan Roasted Red Snapper with Almonds Herb crust and Chickpea Salad ($24)

Red Snapper has never been my favourite fish. This one was passable, not very memorable. I'll stick to my crabmeat linguini anytime. Chickpea salad was soso - just oily chickpeas.

Salmon Teriyaki with Chilled Soba ($18++)

The soba was al dente - but the marinade was way too lemony - I could only taste lemon and a bit of soya sauce. Salmon was juicy, fatty and tender, and it didin't have the usual sickly brown layer of teriyaki sauce coating it. Sticky date toffee pudding with vanilla bean ice cream ($10)

Sticky Date Pudding is my default dessert at MP. I like how they give a humongous blob of vanilla bean ice cream (probably the same size as the pudding). Best of all, the pudding is sugary, sweet and sticky (of course). This is probably the sweetest dessert that I enjoy. I usually can't stand overly sugary desserts, but this is an exception - it is probably something to do with the texture of the warm brown pudding embedded with dates. Till today, I haven't found a restaurant that serves better sticky date pudding than this.

On days where I don't feel like eating something so sweet, I'll be torn between eating the lemon tart (probaby the only lemon tart I like alot, since I don't usually like lemons unless it's in lemonade) and the sticky date pudding. Usually, I'll just solve the problem by sharing lol!If you do know a place which serves better sticky date pudding, please share the love:D

Basil Crepes with Caramelized Bananas ($12)

This one was interesting, but for me, it can't beat my usual order of sticky date pudding or lemon tart (depending on how much sugar rush I feel like getting). The crepe had lots of basil in it, as evidenced by it's dark green hue. The bananas weren't as caramelized as I had expected, but overall, this dessert was pretty interesting.
Great place for lunch/dinner though it's pretty pricey, the food standard is consistent, service is pretty efficient and the food is delicious. I should really rest my legs here more often

Marmalade Pantry

390 Orchard Road

#B1-08 Palais Renaissance

Tel: 6734 2700

Opening Hours:

Mon-Fri: 11.30am - 9.30pm

Sat: 10am - 9.30pm

Sun: 10am - 4pm (All day brunch)

Marmalade Pantry

When we're bored, too uninspired to think of more new food places to go to or feeling too unadventurous (and too stingy to waste calories on bad food) to try new places, we go to my favourite tea time places, Marmalade Pantry.


Which is probably the only store in Palais Renissance that we can afford.


Tried the Butternut Pumpkin and Sweet Potato soup. It's was a nice bright healthy beta-carotene orange (good for health!) but then I can't really taste the sweet potato, cos the pumpkin taste is quite strong. It's served with a slice of this cheese bread, which is extremely crispy on the outside, and yet as soft and fluffy as cotton wool on the inside.
Next was the entree which was Grilled Pesto Chicken with Butternut pumpkin in Wholemeal wrap.
It's served with vegetable chips and rocket salad.

The grilled chicken is extremely tender and well marinated, and the butternut pumpkin is sweet and frim, but not soggy. It comes with a cream sauce.
Next, we had 2 scoops of ice cream ($7). Honey and Date, and vanilla.Comes in a super huge cup!

The Honey and Date was especially memorable. The dates were very sweet but not overwhelming, but overall, the ice cream was of an average sweetness (don't need to worry too much about getting diabetes :P). The honey left a pleasant aftertaste. This is my brother who is attacking his ice cream. He claims that no one can take photos of the Queen while she's eating (is tt true??) so i'm not allowed to take picture of him eating either (don't really see the link here... do you?)

This is the Lemon Tart - it's the best Lemon tart that I've tasted before (but I haven't tasted many lemon tarts) I think this wil be on my favourite dessert list from now on! It's soft, not soggy, not those gelatinous kind (which I don't like).
It's served with traffic light colours - red yellow and blue! and has a little ring of strawberries and raspberry sauce around it :D

It's dying to be eaten

And the inside - a few slices of strawberries. The tart is really good - not too buttery, yet a bit crumbly and not soggy. I think it'll be even nicer if they served it with vanilla icecream :) you can top up a scoop of vanilla icecream (i think it's about $3.50?? to top up)