Goodwood Park Hotel’s Durian Fiesta is back, with a new collection alongside perennial favourites.
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I always struggle with the question - why not eat real durians? But these desserts showed me the answer. It's not just about using the finest D24 and MSW durians, which Goodwood Park did but went further. They handcrafted each pastry meticulously, and paired durians with delicate flavours such as pandan, fruits, peanut butter; lifted it with aroma of flowers or coffee; and layered the durians with textural contrast. I still love my pure durians, but these pastries offered something more, and different.
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Pictured are:
* D24 Summer Dream ($72 per 1kg cake, $12 per slice) - D24 durian mousse topped with grapes, blueberries, and edible flowers studded within glossy jelly;
* D24 Party Squares ($80 per 1kg cake, 16 pieces) - Sixteen petite cakes, four popular flavours - D24 durian mousse with cream cheese, pandan coconut, coffee, or chocolate marquise;
* D24 Nutty Delight ($20 per piece) - D24 durian mousse with liberal spread of crunchy peanut butter marshmallow;
* D24 Galaxy Ice Cream Roll ($62 whole roll / $15 per piece)- house-churned D24 durian ice cream enveloped in galaxy sponge;
* D24 Puff ($10++ for 2 pieces dine-in; or takeaway at $28 for six and $45 for ten pieces) - Swirls of D24 durian mousse is sandwiched between fluffy choux puffs.