The Better Half

Drawn to their whole cakes, we had to get a tall slice of their Vanilla Strawberry Hojicha ($9.50/ slice); especially with the vibrant fresh strawberry topping. Layered with madagascan vanilla sponge, fresh strawberry filling, and hojicha buttercream, the cake looked kinda dry and dense at first but was surprisingly moist on the first bite. The taste of the hojicha buttercream lacked a little oomph in my opinion. However, it did have a lightly roasted tea flavour and was overall complementary to the strawberry filling (fresh strawberry was yum). It wasn’t too sweet overall, and great with tea.

A little embarrassed that it is my first time at The Better Half and after this visit, it definitely won’t be my last.

My favourite and something I would definitely return for is the Chocolate Banana Lime ($7.50) cake. Simply sublime, the chocolate sponge, fresh banana filling, and lime buttercream combo was a winner. Recommended by the staff when we were deciding on getting another cake, the rich chocolate-y cake was light, kinda moist but not airy so it has that tinge of decadence without being dense or cloying. Love love love the layer of fresh, pleasantly sweet banana hidden under the cream. And the best part was the smooth lime buttercream - fragrant, creamy, and providing that subtle zing to cut through the richness and tie everything together.

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($7.50) I finally tried their bakes on their outlet but then I felt that their cream for cake was quite sweet tbh. I almost forgot to eat after next day when I bought because I also bought donut at same day. I barely taste lime and chocolate but their chocolate quality was quite normal tbh. Without the cream, the cake taste quite dry tbh.

This cake not only looks good on the outside (so pink & pretty & topped with pink tea flowers 🥹) it also tastes sooooo good. The tanginess of the raspberry jam plus the sweetness of the raspberry cream cheese was a great combination of flavours. The cake was also moist and not dry at all. Highly recommended.

Visited this quaint cafe hidden within HDB blocks of Everton Park and I will be back again soon!

I had their Iced Mocha ($7.50) which was pretty decent. The coffee notes were aromatic and the chocolate used was rich and it wasn't too cloying!

I noticed that their bakes were all so pretty! Definitely will be back to try their cakes and desserts😍 Loved the vibes here too, as it was cozy and perfect for a short relaxing coffee break!