Two Bake Boys known for its Crepe Cakes (especially the Thai Milk Tea Crepe Cake) has moved from Bugis to Shaw Plaza at Balestier.
Shaw Plaza?
Yeah. For fellow foodies, the revamped Balestier mall contains a number of F&Bs such as Collin’s, Picolino, Black & White, Mui Kee, Koo Kee, Menya Aoi, Inochi, King Grouper Fish Soup, Xi Men Jie, and Ontama Don for you to check out.
Seems pretty exciting for this part of Singapore.
Talking about Two Bake Boys, you may wonder if this is started by two male bakers.
Instead, Two Bake Boys is started by a female baker, Kitty and her husband, and the business is named after her two sons Carter and Coby.
From a home-based business in 2020, they did well enough to open a takeaway kiosk at CT Hub 2, and now a cafe-cum-baking studio.
Both Kitty and her husband Philip were in the aviation industry, thus affected by Covid-19 in Year 2020.
This prompted them to look for alternative income sources to complement the reduced salary they are receiving.
So why the move?
Kitty shared that it was her dream to teach, and would like to interpret “learning by baking” to everyone.
As the new cafe space is located within a mall (and next to a children’s playground), the vibes and feels are quite different from the Bugis outlet.
While it is certainly more spacious, I felt the last cafe was more indie, vibrant and had a more personal touch.
Also, the focus seems to have shifted to the baking studio and classes, and so the target audience is probably young families with kids, more than the hipster type of cafe hoppers.
Frequent flyers to Bangkok should remember Audrey Café & Bistro for their Thai Tea Crepe Cake with orangey Thai favourite “cha-yen” infused within.
Their bestseller looks similar to Audrey’s, a Thai Tea Crepe Cake ($8.50 per slice, $65 or $85 for whole) that is served with Thai Milk Tea sauce in a packet (rather than a little container previously).
Each layer of crepe cake is hand-made from scratch and takes up to 6 hours to complete as it is labour-intensive to make alternating layers of crepe and fresh cream.
Thai milk tea was infused into each layer of crepe, alongside an accompanying Thai tea sauce to drizzle on it for the extra oomph.
I also had the Taro Crepe Cake with Taro Sauce ($8.50 per slice, $65 or $85 for whole). The layers of crepe were considered pillowy-soft and moist with fresh cream that was light.
Some customers may wonder if the size would warrant the price (especially when the price did go up a little).
Other Crepe Cake flavours include Matcha Strawberry, Lychee Rose, Tiramisu, Oreo Chocolate, Nutella, and Caramel Biscof.
The Mango Crepe Cake ($8.50 per slice) is worth a mention, a deconstructed version of Mango Sticky Rice with alternating layers of Mango crepes and fresh cream and fresh mango embedded within.
Coconut sauce is served on the side to add a creamy texture and extra fragrance.
Quench your thirst with drinks such as Yuzu Osmantha Matcha ($7.80), Thai Milk Tea ($5), Matcha ($5) or refreshing Orange Americano ($7) to indulge the layers of delight with.
Two Bake Boys Cafe
Shaw Plaza #03-09/K2, 360 Balestier Road, Singapore 329783
Opening Hours: 10am – 10pm (Mon – Sun)
Other Related Entries
Wan Wan Thai Café (Bencoolen Street)
Bangkok Jam (Plaza Singapura)
Just Thai (Killiney Road)
Sabai Sabai Thai Private Kitchen (River Valley)
Soi 47 Thai Food (Clarke Quay Central)
* Written by Daniel Ang @DanielFoodDiary and Nicholas Tan @stormscape who loves all things [NEW]. DFD paid for food reviewed unless otherwise stated.
