Sembawang Confectionery is a humble old-school bakery tucked away on the floor flooring of a HDB property at Seashore Highway, not Sembawang. This bakery has been rolling out freshly baked bread and truffles for the reason that Sixties. Better of all, their items are free from preservatives.
Through the quick time we spent at Sembawang Confectionery, the bakery was visited by loads of regulars which solely goes to point out how well-loved their bakes are. So take this as your signal to drop by Sembawang Confectionery if you happen to haven’t visited them earlier than.
Sembawang Confectionery carries a wide selection of baked items to your choosing. From individually wrapped buns, loaves of bread, kueh, pastries and nostalgic Western truffles, there’s something for everybody right here.
To prime it off, clients can take their time to pick their favourites as a result of Sembawang Confectionery is understood for his or her pleasant employees who’re affected person and customer-centric.
Once we requested their employees to advocate us some gadgets, she shared that the Cream Horn (S$2) was one in all their top-sellers and we witnessed this in particular person too. Simply as we ordered the Cream Horn, somebody dropped by to select up an order and there simply wasn’t sufficient left on the shelf to pack for them. Say what?
While we discovered the pastry of the Cream Horn decently flaky, the cream filling leaned in direction of being extra of a butter-based cream reasonably than recent cream. So if you happen to’re intending to buy some Cream Horns for your self, do be aware that the Cream Horn is finest loved recent as a substitute of being saved within the fridge for later event.
One other fascinating discover at Sembawang Confectionery is the Pineapple Leaf Pie (S$1.50), a twist on the well-loved pineapple tart. Put merely, the Pineapple Leaf Pie shares the identical idea because the Bunny Formed Pineapple Tarts that you simply’d see throughout Chinese language New 12 months i.e., a crumbly buttery shell full of pineapple paste.
While the style of the Pineapple Leaf Pie was first rate for the worth, we’d have preferred the pastry to be barely saltier for a deeper flavour.
The most effective half about all these conventional bakeries is their vary of nostalgic old-school Western Heritage Desserts (S$1.80 per slice), particularly the “Visitors Gentle” cake. Sembawang Confectionery’s Heritage Desserts are available in chocolate and vanilla flavours, and every slice of cake is fastidiously embellished with totally different designs.
Style-wise, the Heritage Desserts had been moist and the buttercream was recent and lightweight. But when we had been requested about what would make the truffles higher, we might have preferred the truffles to have a barely fluffier texture.
Another treats that you would be able to choose up at Sembawang Confectionery embody the Egg Tarts (S$1.50) and Custard Cream Puff (S$1.50). Though they weren’t excellent, they might make a beautiful and inexpensive afternoon snack for the household.
Sembawang Confectionery
6 Seashore Rd, #01-4869,
Singapore 190006
Tel: +65 6295 3965
