[Instagrammer's Visit #3 - @shareroll] ~ Whisk Cafe

Next for the 'Instagrammer's Visit' series, we welcome Cheryl (@shareroll) to contribute her review of Whisk Cafe. 

A couple of days ago, I visited the Whisk Café with one of my girlfriends Yuting to celebrate the start of my well-deserved Recess Week Break (YIPEE!) Located at Tiong Baru, it is a relatively new family-run café that has made its appearance only a couple of months ago.

What really attracted me to pay this café a visit was its crisp, clean white interior (I have a thing for whiteness hehe!). We picked the window seat at a cozy little corner, and were welcomed with the view of the stretch of Tiong Baru shop houses.

Every table was meticulously decorated with a tiny cup of flower, which not only added to the ambiance of the café, but serves as good props for taking Instagram worthy photos (perfect for an Instagram addict like me HAHAHA!).

We ordered pastries, and according to the café owner, these pastries were all hand-made by them (WOW)! They were generally to my liking as they are not the extremely over-the-top-sweet kind of pastries.

The strawberry sponge cake ($7) was alright. Nothing particularly special or great about it.

Their carrot cake ($7) though, which was highly recommended by the café owners, was really good!! Soft and moist with bits of crunchy fruits and nuts, it surely lived up to the recommendation. (The tiny carrot on the cake is really cute too! SO YAY!) It is definitely worth a try!

Another one of my favorite will be the Lemon Meringue Tart ($5.50). It was a good balance of flavor between sweet and lemony-sour. Coupled with the smooth and creamy meringue, it is a perfect high-tea snack. (Although it could have been bigger; it was really quite small HEHE!) ONE IS DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH!

Last on the list would be the macarons ($2.50 each). We ordered the lemon, earl grey and matcha macaron. Crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside, it was pretty good! My favorite would be the earl grey and matcha macarons!

Overall, the Whisk Café is a really nice cozy place for afternoon tea and long chats with friends. They serve coffee and croissants as well, although we didn’t get to try it. Would I go back? YES! Definitely!

Whisk Café Singapore 
58 Seng Poh Road
#01-15
Singapore 160058

Tues-Thurs: 9am-8pm
Sat-Sun: 9am-10pm

Want to follow more of Cheryl's cafe hopping journey? Be sure to follow her instagram - @shareroll!

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[RECIPE] How to Make DIY Mushroom Miso Soup Flavour Instant Noodles (Singapore Edition)

I came across the viral Facebook post by serious eats "The Food Lab: Make Your Own Just-Add-Hot-Water Instant Noodles (and Make Your Coworkers Jealous)".

The idea was oh-so-amazing, but I have found out that several items used in the recipe could not be easily found in Singapore. Hence, inspired from the post, I will post easy DIY instant noodles every now and then which consist of ingredients which can be easily purchased from Singapore's supermarkets. Which I've thus decided to label the edition as How to Make your own DIY Instant Noodles (Singapore Edition).

To kick start this edition, we start off with something really simple to prepare but yet really delicious.

How to Make DIY Mushroom Miso Soup Flavour Instant Noodles (Singapore Style)

Preparation Time:

10 Minutes

MAIN INGREDIENTS:

Ikea Glass Jug ($1.90)

Tea Tree Mushrooms ($2.00)

Instant Miso Soup (Packet of 5 from Daiso for $2.00)

Organic Udon ($3.90)

Spring Onions/Scallions

The last time I checked in October 2014, Ikea Glass Jug costs only $1.90. For the noodles, I have opted in for an healthier choice of Organic Udon which costs $3.90 in retail Giant supermarkets. Of course, you could use any other brands of noodles which you prefer. The bottled Teatree Mushroom can be purchased in most retail supermarkets as well and lastly, the miso soup base was from Daiso.

STEP BY STEP:

• Cook the noodles
• Placed them in the glass jug
• Topped it off with a handful of Teatree Mushroom
• Garnish it with Spring Onions or Scallions

Keep it in the refrigerator. If you are intending to consume it in school or at work, remember to bring along the packet of Daiso Miso Soup base, as well as the packet of dried tofu and seaweed included in the packet.

When you are ready to consume your instant noodles, open the packet of Miso Soup base as well as the dried seasonings and toss them on top of the noodles. It should look something like this:

Last but not least, add boiling water from a hot water dispenser, kettle or water cooler. Close the lid and wait for a few minutes. 

Stir it around a little after opening the lid and there you have it! Your DIY Mushroom Miso Soup Flavour Instant Noodles with items which can be easily purchased in Singapore.

Remember to share this post with your friends and keep a look out for the next How To Make Your Own DIY Instant Noodles (Singapore Edition).

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