Christmas 2024: 11 treats for the dessert table

SINGAPORE – So you have sorted out your savoury takeaways and need to settle desserts. Besides the usual log cakes, other sweet treats for 2024 include panettone, pastries and gourmet gummies. Pistachio and chestnut are popular flavours, while the perennial favourite, chocolate, still reigns supreme. 

Here are 11 treats for your festive sugar high.

Exotique Opalys Yule Logcake ($78)

This year’s log cake at One Farrer Hotel is a tropical fruit-inspired number: coconut dacquoise with layers of caramelised banana compote, mango and passionfruit jelly. It is adorned with white chocolate baubles for a sparkly finish. 

It adds to the hotel’s signature offerings – 64 per cent Manjari Chocolate Raspberry Yule Logcake ($78) and other new treats such as a Rainbow Choux Tower ($88) and Ferris Wonderland ($108).

The latter is a caramelised white chocolate Ferris wheel where each chocolate “cabin” is filled with chocolate-coated almonds and crunchy rice crispy clusters. The wheel comes with eight Christmas-themed macarons. 

Where: One Farrer Hotel, 1 Farrer Park Station Road 
When: Till Dec 25
Info: Order at

orders.onefarrer.com

three days in advance 

Festive Pastry Bundle ($35.90)

If you are a bigger fan of pastry than cake, pick up Keong Saik Bakery’s bundle of five bakes. 

It features a festive version of the bakery’s famed sorhei bun with a French chestnut paste; a new Millionaire Pastry with a Belgian chocolate custard centre and salted caramel; and a Christmas fruitcake. 

The other two savoury items in the bundle are a corned beef croissant “eclair” and the bakery’s popular truffle potato cube. 

Where: Keong Saik Bakery outlets at 01-03 Luzerne Bendemeer, 70 Bendemeer Road; 01-42 Chip Bee Gardens, 44 Jalan Merah Saga; and 01-K214 Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport Boulevard 
When: Till Dec 31 
Info:

keongsaikbakery.com

Milo Konglong Espresso Logcake (from $76.80) 

This one is for the Milo lovers. Enrobed in chocolate sponge are Milo-infused cream and cubes of espresso-infused panna cotta for extra texture. The cake is topped with dark chocolate and more Milo cream, along with a packet of Milo Gao Kosong for an extra dusting of Milo powder. 

Where: The Pine Garden, 01-2329/01-2369, 529 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10
When: Till Dec 31
Info: Order at

str.sg/gbY7

three days in advance

Gourmet Gummies ($12 to $16.50)

For stocking stuffers, consider some grown-up gourmet gummies from Los Angeles-based luxury candy boutique Sugarfina. 

Known for its beautifully packaged gourmet candy, the brand has made its debut in Singapore, just in time for Christmas. It is running two pop-ups in Orchard Road: at Wisma Atria and Takashimaya Department Store’s Basement 2 Food Hall. 

Bestsellers include its Dom Perignon-infused Champagne Bears; But First, Rose Roses, infused with rose wine from Provence; and delightfully tart Sugar Lips and Heavenly Sours. There are also dark chocolate sea salt caramels, chocolate-covered dark roast espresso beans and peanut butter cookie dough. 

All treats come in handy Candy Cubes to portion out the sugar rush, and are priced from $12 to $16.50. Christmas-themed gift boxes are available as well. 

Where: Level 1 Indoor Atrium, Wisma Atria, 435 Orchard Road, open: 10am to 9pm (Sundays to Thursdays), 10am to 9.30pm (Fridays and Saturdays); and Basement Food Hall, Takashimaya Department Store, 391 Orchard Road, open: 10am to 9.30pm daily 
When: Till March 31 for Wisma Atria pop-up; till Dec 30 for Takashimaya pop-up
Info: Order at

sugarfina.sg

Upgrain Miso Pecan Pie ($59.95)

This is one guilt-free pie you can have as a meal. The buttery crust is made with low-carb, high-fibre flour from Singapore food tech company Upgrain, and loaded with miso-coated pecans. It doubles as dessert too.

The pie comes chilled and can be reheated in a microwave, oven or toaster. 

Where: All FairPrice Finest outlets
Info: Order by Dec 18 on the FairPrice App, or go to

str.sg/tMem

for more information

Pistachio Panettone ($76) 

When every other bakery is doing its version of panettone, which do you pick? Leave it to Ami Patisserie’s chef Makoto Arami to offer the Italian classic with the It ingredient of the season: pistachio.

His version incorporates Sicilian pistachio powder and paste into the dough, as well as a pistachio ganache in the centre. 

The original panettone ($72) includes dried raisins, orange and lemon peel steeped in Grand Marnier and Cointreau. 

Where: Ami Patisserie, 27 Scotts Road 
Info: Order by Dec 21 for collection by Dec 27 at

www.amipatisserie.com/store

Crystal Flake Gateau ($108) 

Made by local dessert queen Janice Wong, this snowflake-shaped cake is layered with chocolate mousse, caramel bavarois, coffee mascarpone, chocolate madeleine and chocolate crumble. 

It is part of her Christmas collection, which comprises a chestnut Yule Log ($118), Christmas bon bons (from $27 for five pieces) and the return of Santa Pom Pom ($98), this time with pistachio. 

Where: Janice Wong Singapore, B1-K28 Paragon, 290 Orchard Road (collection only) 
When: Till Dec 31
Info: Order at

janicewong.online

or e-mail

info@janicewong.com.sg

 

Ispahan Lychee Citrus Logcake ($92)

Orchard Hotel Singapore’s new logcake flavours are its rose-infused Ispahan Lychee Citrus Logcake, alongside the train-shaped Classic French Valrhona Guanaja Chocolate Crispy Logcake with Christmas berries ($92).

Where: The Enchanted Christmas Lodge, Lobby, Orchard Hotel Singapore, 442 Orchard Road 
When: Till Dec 28 
Info: Call 6739-6666 or e-mail

festive.ohs@millenniumhotels.com

 

Chocolate Christmas Tree Assembly Kit ($69)

Gather the family to assemble a 3D chocolate Christmas tree – with pre-moulded pieces – from Mr Bucket Chocolaterie. It is one of the chocolate boutique’s new festive items, alongside a S’mores kit ($35) and Mulled Wine Kit ($90). 

You can also customise your own chocolate tree (from $28) at Mr Bucket’s returning Christmas Village in Dempsey, or head to its pop-ups at New Bahru (Dec 6 to 8) and Raffles Hotel Singapore (selected dates till Dec 22).

Where: Mr Bucket Chocolaterie, 01-03/04 13 Dempsey Road
When: Till Dec 31, 11am to 7pm (Mondays to Wednesdays), 11am to 10pm (Thursdays to Sundays) 
Info: Order at

mrbucket.com.sg

Christmas Brownie Box (from $25)

Brownie specialist Lucia The Brownie Bar has rolled out festive flavours of Gingerbread, Toasted Pecan, Nutella and Orange & Raspberry. Also new are its Christmas cookies in reindeer glass jars ($28). These come in two flavours: hazelnut chocolate chip and orange and cranberry. 

Add a candle ($11) by Riau Candle Co, a fair trade social enterprise by United States-based non-profit organisation The Seed Basket that supports vulnerable communities in South-east Asia. 

Where: Lucia The Brownie Bar outlets at B1-70 Raffles City Shopping Centre, open: 10am to 10pm daily; and B1-32 CIMB Plaza, open: 9am to 7pm on weekdays (closed on weekends)
When: While stocks last 
Info: Order at

luciabrownies.com

Bronte Pistachio Noel Buche ($102)

For a showstopping centrepiece, The Singapore Edition’s Bronte Pistachio Noel Buche – a logcake with luxe layers of pistachio biscuit, raspberry lychee coulis, limoncello mascarpone cremeux, pistachio bavarois and white chocolate pistachio crunch – will do the job.

A smaller, Christmas tree-shaped version offers similar flavours and is part of the hotel’s Lobby Bar festive trolley. 

Other cakes include a Bourbon Maple Pecan Pie ($74) and Criollo Chocolate Noel Buche ($108).

Where: Lobby Bar, The Singapore Edition, 38 Cuscaden Road 
When: Till Jan 1 (for Lobby Bar), till Dec 31 for online orders
Info: Order at

theesingaporeedition.oddle.me