Lucky for me, I didn’t have to brave the queue as my brother was in the mood for some Le Castella cakes on his off-day. But that also means I only got to taste it a couple hours after the purchase. Hence, there was no waft of strong steamy egg aroma from the box and I can just imagine how it will taste like when freshly out of the oven.

Having said that, both the Original Castella ($9.90) and Cheese Castella ($11.90) were certainly soft and spongy (but no longer jiggly, sad).The Original was pleasantly eggy and very much similar to Chinese steamed egg cakes. And faring slightly better, the Cheese Castella had the added element of savouriness that many have reviewed and raved. Layered with melted cheese, it does break the monotony of the uniformly sweet taste of the cakes. However, light, fairly moist and not overly sweet, the thick slabs would go great with a cup of tea that’s for sure. The exterior also boast a mild toasted flavour to complement the eggy sponge interior.

Overall, sating my curiosity, I won’t be travelling down to Tampines anytime soon for this.

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