Cupcakes Nostalgia from Kambala Days

Vanilla Cupcake with Strawberry Icing

It was a mid September afternoon, merely hours before I broke my foot. Yes, I broke my foot and this is why I have been AWOL from blogging... well that and my school work. Anyway - stories on how I broke my foot can be re-told if there's demand. Now back to the cupcakes, I have been waiting for this moment since ages. One of my fond memories of my Kambala days was this cupcakes. I was so happy when a Kambala girl friend of mine told me that I can still have this cupcake! She told me where to get them but the last time I went there on a Sunday they were closed and I hadn't had time to return till that fateful day on September 17.

Loving the lettering of the shop's name - so 80s!

It was a step back in time, like going back in the 80s if you're looking at the store from the outside. It's nostalgic and so simple amongst all these new foodie craze in Sydney where cafes, bakeries, chefs compete to create the most innovative new thing, almost like an art design where you kinda just want to look at - so afraid to bite as you might just ruin a piece of artwork. At Dobinson, cupcakes are just cupcakes. There for your eating pleasure. Simplicity is key here with cake bases such as vanillas and chocolates.

Choose carefully - don't let your waistline hate you

Vanilla base cupcake with vanilla icing

Of course I just had to have the vanilla base cupcake with strawberry icing. Expect simplicity, there's nothing too strawberry other than the pink-ish colour, but as I bite into it, I felt like I was transported back to a time where everything was so simple. My partner in crime of the day who doubled as my informant in tracking down this place J, had the vanilla icing. We then got the mini cupcakes each. I also ordered 2 more normal size cupcakes to go. I just had to! It's been 10 over years since I had these cupcakes!

Chicken Mushroom Cheese pie

As it was lunch time and I can't just have cupcake for lunch, J and I ordered a cheesy chicken mushroom pie to share. I am in looooove... So soft and gooey, the chicken pieces were full of flavour - oh so savoury. We also ordered a cappuccino each, which came in this big glasses that I forgot to take a picture of. A total of 4 cupcakes, 2 junior cupcakes, 1 small cupcake, 2 cappuccinos and one savoury pie was around A$20! Love the reasonable price here... I really can't wait to get back. Unfortunately that afternoon I broke my foot - the right one. So doctor say no driving till cast is off. So lesson of this post: don't take your foot for granted and go get those cupcakes and live it up for me.

PS: It is said that the famous Adriano Zumbo once worked here.... Now, aren't you curious?

Dobinsons Cake

10 Newcastle St

Rosebay, NSW 2029

+61 2 9371 7334

Closed on Sundays

Hello Cupcake

Rose Cupcake

I'm not sure when my obsession for cupcake exactly started. I just remembered that Sydney's Cupcake on Pitt was the first cupcake that I ate after I started to be conscious this obsession. Of course I had cupcakes before that, one of cupcakes that I miss the most was one that was I sometimes get as part of my morning tea at the boarding house in Sydney. It was plain cupcake with pink icing, I wonder if I can still get it at the school canteen. I will check it out next time I'm in the area. When I moved to Singapore, a friend told me to visit Marmalade Pantry if I ever need to fill this cupcake cravings.

The shop's seal for the white paper bag

Last Friday, I had lunch with M at Marmalade pantry in Hitachi Tower. Upon entering the premise and waiting for our table which we had reserved, I couldn't help but notice the display of cupcakes. There were the pink cupcakes that caught my eye, and I already decided right then and there what I would have for desert and saved some space in my stomach for it. Planning is everything peeps!

Cross (Bite) section

Turned out that it was called "Rose". Rose cupcake with lychee and raspberry frosting. Lots of flavor in one cupcake, is that possible? I was skeptical. I ordered it anyway and they gave it to me packed in a container inside a white paper bag. I had it in the afternoon with some tea pretending that it was high tea but the computer and my desk at work did not help that fantasy. The cupcake had a strong sweet scent. It smelled pink to me. Maybe I was biased since the frosting was pink. The raspberry frosting had the berry taste and it complement the sweetness from the cupcake itself. As I was digging my way through it, I found a lychee in the middle of the cupcake! I thought at first that they blended the lychee in the frosting. In conclusion, .... there can be that many flavor in one cupcake that complement each other. It sweetened my Friday for sure.

Marmalade Pantry
Unit 01-04
Hitachi Tower
16 Collyer Quay
Singapore 049318
+65 6438 5015