My friends and I were in the area. Or rather, when we decided to meet for brunch, we knew Mad About Sucre was just round the corner from the café we were headed to. So it was intentional to head to Mad About Sucre after our brunch for their desserts. =)

And taken from their website, Mad About Sucre’s cakes and confections are handcrafted individually with finely-curated ingredients using French classical confection techniques.

I like that they reduced the amount of sugar used in their cakes. Up to 60% sugar! I mean… I am one who experiment with recipes by swapping sugar out with honey since I am into eating clean. So yeah to like-minded bakers! =)

Reduced sweetness. Organic flour. No artificial flavor. No preservative. No artificial color. Baked with love. Baked for love.

Stepping through the entrance door, I was immediately in awe of the interior. The front half of the long unit was furnished resembling a living room that’s taken out of a storybook. The fairy-tale kind of story book with tiered cakes hanging from the ceiling. Pretty!

And from the display shelf, we ordered:-

1) A compter du printemps, $11.80 (above) – Beginning of spring. Strawberry cream, lemon mousse, French champagne, raspberry, almond sponge cake, croustillant. Available in cake sizes at $60 for small, $90 for medium and $120 for large. We were told to slice all the way though to get the 3 flavours; Strawberry, lemon and coagulated champagne. (This was paired with peony white tea with lemon grass if one opts for the tea pairing). And one can enjoy the cake in 3 ways; On its own, with the sauce or with walnut. I enjoy it most on its own. =)

2) Saveurs de printemps, $11.60 (above) – Flavors of Spring. French earl grey-apricot mousse, savoire sponge, blood orange and grapefruit insert. Available in cake sizes at $60 for small, $90 for medium and $120 for large. We learnt through the staff that chef visioned roses blooming when he came up with this masterpiece. And that earl grey was introduced because it’s the only tea that can be blended with rose. Ahhh… But the real surprise which had my friends and I intrigued was the surprise within the cake. While eating, we were debating on the citrus amount. Which the staff overheard and told us that even the jelly of blood orange and grapefruit were spaced. So sometimes the citrus hit you, sometimes it doesn’t. Wow. And because the cake is of an uneven shape, every mouthful is different since every bite of the cake would be of varying earl grey amount. (This was paired with French rose tea with lavender)

3) San domingue, $12.80 (above) – 70% single origin chocolate, rum jewel box, caramelised plantain, brittany crunch. Available in cake sizes. $75 for small, $150 for medium and $120 for large. To savour this dessert properly, we were told to pop the ‘box’ into our mouth, and to allow the (liquid) rum within to coat our palate. The staff went to explain the chemical reaction between the dessert and rum enhanced the flavour. And since there was 3 of us, we purchased 2 more ‘boxes’ of rum at $3.50 each. Similar to the previous cakes, we were told to ensure every mouthful had the 4 elements; vanilla cream, banana, chocolate and Brittany crunch. And although this was a chocolate-y cake, it wasn’t very heavy. And the best news for a person who’s trying to eat clean was that this dessert is made with 70% dark chocolate, with limited sugar that’s in the caramel only. So feast away? Haha. (This was paired with green tea with mint and lemon grass)

I absolutely love Mad About Sucre. The cakes were delightfully good. And the fact that these treats were achieved with lesser sugar than normal? That made it even sweeter. o_O Haha.

Service was great too. The staff were approachable and friendly. I could feel their great enthusiasm as they talked about their bakes when we asked for recommendation.

And with every cake served, the staff would introduce the pieces. Of how the chef was inspired to come up with the respective master pieces, to how we should properly savour the cakes. Very interesting and nice.

My friends and I shared our cakes. And for that, the staff served the cakes which taste was from light to heavy. Mad About Sucre also does (organic) tea pairing for cake degustation, which we decided to go with. However, the tea was sold by ‘cup per head’. Which meant that if one is only having one dessert but there are 2 people, one would need to get 2 cups of tea. Unless one doesn’t mind sharing. But if one is getting 3 or more dessert, the staff told us for the same price point, we could go for the tea buffet. So we had tea-buffet pairing at $7.80 per person.

My friends and I have made a pact to return when the menu is updated with the next season. can’t wait. We were having the spring menu. Can’t wait cause I really like the ambience. Mad About Sucre makes a very nice place to just wind down and chill. In fact, if I need a quiet place to have some ‘me time’, Mad About Sucre would definitely come into mind.

They have a food menu too if one wishes to have a meal there before tucking into their desserts.