Sticker-shock cakes: Above $25 a slice, and bang-for-the-buck options below $10

Champagne Mille Crepe Cake from Lady M Champagne Bar. PHOTO: LADY M
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SINGAPORE – The hefty $26 price tag for a fruit or flower-inspired cake at famed French patisserie Cedric Grolet Singapore did little to deter sweet-toothed patrons who formed super-long queues at its Como Orchard outlet.

But the cakes’ sky-high prices sparked plenty of online chatter, with mixed reviews on Google over whether the taste was worth shelling out for, together with a $15 cappuccino.

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