SINGAPORE – Exotic cuisine can be found more frequently in hawker centres these days, but have you heard of a “sponge” cake that looks like something from your kitchen sink?

The unusual dish was rolled out by a restaurant at Changi Airport as part of April Fool’s Day, just one of many light-hearted moves shared by eateries and brands on social media. Here are some others that caught our eye.

1. ‘Invisible’ furniture

Furniture giant Ikea introduced “INVSBAL”, a collection of “invisible” products.

The range features a “see-through” laundry basket, shoe racks and photo frame – as “photographed” by the furniture maker on its social media accounts – with each item priced at $1.04.

To further engage Singaporeans, Ikea created a trend on Instagram Stories, inviting people to snap photos of, and share, their own INVSBAL collections at home.

The posts that have been put up suggest that many in Singapore already own items in the “new” collection at home – and for quite some time!

2. Stylishly ‘stained’ socks

Singaporeans love the local “sock” coffee and tea – where the hot beverages are put through a sock-like strainer – but have you heard of coffee socks?

Heavenly Wang cafe announced a new sock collection called “teh dye socks”, inspired by kopi and teh stains that many are accustomed to.

It even urged its customers to bring their own socks to any of its 30-plus locations to have them customised.

The cafe came clean on its prank fairly quickly, in the comments section of its post. But I wish they hadn’t because I want those socks. :(

3. Taugeh ‘icing’ on a cake

Asparagus on a cake? At Baker’s Brew Studio, you can now have it – or with taugeh (bean sprouts), peas or carrots as the topping – after the bakery announced an April Fool’s customised collection.

This one is for real though, with the line of cakes launched on March 27, and billed by the bakery as the “ultimate April Fool’s gag to pull on your pals”.

The customised cakes can be ordered on the bakery’s website, with prices starting from $108.

This is not the first time the bakery has received orders for wacky cakes. Anyone fancy a Salonpas, ramen or chicken nugget cake?

4. A sponge cake to clean your palate

Another culinary creation that has surprised some people by being genuine is a sponge cake, offered by Kantin restaurant at Jewel Changi Airport, that resembles a (very) realistic-looking scrub sponge.

The “sponge” is made out of a lemon butter cake with English orange marmalade and topped with lemon foam to replicate soapy suds.

If you want to add more “dishwashing liquid” to the cake, which costs $18 each, you can request a soap bottle filled with pandan and lime syrup. Yummy!

5. Police horsing around?

Residents may have done a double take when the neighbourhood police centre (NPC) in Marine Parade posted that it would be introducing a “pioneering Horseback Patrol Unit” from April.

A photo of an officer and her elegant equine partner accompanied the post on the centre’s Facebook page, with the police noting that the move would blend “tradition with modern community policing practices”.

The NPC, however, ended the post by saying it was just having a little bit of fun, while taking the opportunity to remind Singaporeans to stay vigilant.