Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio

Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio

647 Chapel St, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia

+61 3 9827 7060

10 am - 6.30pm 

http://www.burchandpurchese.com

Tram 8/ 78/ 79 - I am not too sure, but I guess they are the nearest ones.

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Explosive raspberry milk chocolate - AUD 9

To be honest, I forgot the name of this fancy raspberry dessert because it is too long. 

Opps. Hahahas

What I love about this nut free dessert is that neither do you get sick or thirsty after eating because the sourness and crunchiness is well balanced. To be honest I chose this because I didn't like chocolate and I forgot to bring a bottle of water with me when I went out hehe. Pleasantly surprised.

 Chocolate, Mandarin, Salted Caramel - AUD9

To die for dessert. Chocolatey-goodness all pack in this yummilicious cake. The chocolate mousse blended really well with a tinge of citrus excitement, craving one bite after another. I wished I bought two instead of one home. As mentioned before I don't like chocolate, hence to make me crave for one like this one, it is crazy good.

Passion fruit pillows and chocolate cake for take-away. Hehe!

Gem in Chapel Street, so going to visit this place again with my family soon :B

All thanks to Tea's great recommendation. I am so glad I visited this place even though our bellies were so full from brunch. Chapel street is a good place to pig out really teehee. It feels good to visit in the day since the last time I visited was during national day at some night club hahas.

Rose Veranda - Shangri-la Hotel

Rose Veranda - Shangri-la Hotel

22 Orange Grove Rd, 258350

Tel:6213 4486

Since I am returning back to Melbourne the next day, my boyfriend planned a special treat for me - my all time favourite high tea session at Rose Veranda. I can't remember how many times I have been there, but I kept returning and the food / desserts is still as good as ever since I first visited more than a decade ago. Shangri-la has some renovations or something years back so coffee garden is now the Line Restaurant and etc if you get what I meant. 

Perfect venue to chill out with your partner or girlfriends. Never mind those calories!

mains 

roast beef - my boyfriend's favourite!

salads / sushi/ starters

 soup of the day - cream of broccoli

 Durian and mango cakes

 cakes! I always back for the cakes there because they are of certain standard, unlike those cheap mass manufactured cakes as regular buffet dessert corners. I actually save stomach space to savour these dainty cakes!

 my all time favourite - ' Happy Birthday' Tea from TWG and tea of the day. Apparently they are both the same for that very Sunday.

cheese platter

fruits

We will definitely be back for more, although it is quite pricey. If I remembered correctly, it should be about $45++/pax.

Thank you dear for the lovely experience :B

Windowsill

Windowsill

78 Horne Rd, 209078

http://windowsillpies.sg/

You may want to order it online for parties  :)

Banana Almond Brittle - oh sooo yummy!

A very comfortable environment to chill and enjoy nice pies.

Went over to windowsill the second cafe of the day cause I am still so hungry from the first hahaha. Good food in Melbourne probably stretch my stomach quite a bit.

Since all of us had dinner appointments less than 2 hours time we decided to order a cup of coffee/ pot of tea and share a slice of Banana Almond Brittle. Best dessert ordered for the day. I hate it when desserts get too sweet for my liking and then after a few bites we get sick of it. Not for this one. Sweetness is well balanced and almond brittles added additional crunch to this unique slice of pie/ tart what ever you call it hahas. Each bite you can anticipate an alternate of chocolate or almond brittle for a switch.

Yum yum in my tum tum . Love banana desserts !

Tiramisu Hero

Tiramisu Hero

121 Tyrwhitt Rd, S(207548)

6292 5271

 original and milo tiramisu - $7.50 each

Truffle Bacon Egg Roll - $10.50 

This is good. At least my friends and I like it. $3.50 per pop hahahas.

Aglio olio - $14.90

Chefchef Curry baked rice w cheese - $14.50 

cute mascot of the cafe

There's this cafe and brunch craze since I got back from Melbourne and there's some mixed feelings towards it (for me I guess). I have had really good brunches in Melbourne so I tend to compare price / taste/ portions to those I had in Melbourne when I do mental rating.

My friends really love cafe hopping so they introduced this lovely cafe to me, unfortunately I think it is on the pricey end. Don't get me wrong. The prices on the menu seems really affordable but the portion is way too small even for a skinny girl like me. I think I have an average appetite and the aglio olio is not enough for me. It is average tasting as well, definitely not the best that I have eaten so far.

The curry baked rice is really good though, fragrant and flavourful but I don't think it is something I will look for when I go for brunch or I did head to some kopitiam for local food that are even cheaper and tastier.Well I guess we are paying for the envrionment and service.

I liked that the tiramisu is place in a glass but I think I am paying for the container which is not very practical. I would suggest that they recycle the containers and charge a lower price so that it will be more pocket friendly cause novelty dies out after a while IMHO.

Carpenter and Cook

 Carpenter and Cook

19 Lorong Kilat, #01-06, 598120

After our Korean dinner, we decided to pop over a vintage themed cafe for some pastries and  tea. I love the ambience. Really retro and relaxing. Perfect place for afternoon tea with some friends to catch up on our lives. We went there about 8pm and the choices of pastries and cakes were pretty limited. I am not too sure if it is because it is too late in the evening but the variety of cakes is TOO SMALL >:(

I love cakes and tarts, not much of a cookie person so I didn't have much choices.

SGD 5 for each pot of tea.

SGD 6.50 for the tarts.

SGD 8 for the cakes but there's only Tiramisu, hence I opted for the tart that night.

left (yellow coloured tea) : counting sheeps - camomile and pepermint

right (orange coloured tea) : african sunrise - mixed berries

Pots of tea are refillable for free so it is a good thing, although it will definitely taste blend after each refills hahahas.

Nothing beats having a cup of aromatic fruit tea with your desserts - heavenly.

 Lemon cream tarts

The tarts are disappointing. They taste terribly sour. I know lemons aren't supposed to be sweet but it is too sour for my liking. It feels as if I am biting a piece of lemon except there isn't any bitter after taste. I am not too sure how lemon tarts should taste like but maybe I will give it a miss the next time :(

And so... Yan Ngee left her handphone unattended.

This is what happens if you leave your mobile unattended.

Selfies spam!

 

 Just to wrap things for us, a few compulsory shots :D

Paris Baguette Cafe

Paris Baguette Cafe

#02-48/53, Wisma Atria Shopping Centre, 435 Orchard Road

Strawberry cake!

I loveeee strawberry cakes with soft fluffy sponge in the middle.

Sponge cake , sponge cake, I miss my sponge cake hahahs.

I haven't been having good spongecake with cream for the longest time in Australia. In Melbourne, chocolate mousse is more common compared to sponge cakes.

SGD6.50 for a tiny slice. Savoring every bit up but I think it is kinda overrated and overpriced though. My partner had almond pastry but it is too oily and served cold. The service of this outlet needs some improvement in my opinion. No matter how packed and busy, tables need to be clean and pastries meant to serve hot should be heated up. 

Waffles On

Waffles On

Shop 9, Degraves St

Melbourne ,Victoria 3000 

 

When you have a sugar rush, what do you eat?

Waffles?

Ice cream?

Hot chocolate sauce?

Head down to Degrave street for Melbourne city's rated top 5 waffles - Waffles On.

Warm Belgian waffles with a variety of toppings. Everything just blends so well.

Crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside. Match everything with sweet and mildly sour strawberries to bring up the taste of the dessert.

Headed down to Waffles On for my sugar fix with my cousin after a long walk in the city doing some shopping and sightseeing. We were lucky to be able to grab a seat right beside the stall - well there were 2 seats only unfortunately. Have a nice cup of coffee, that's my ideal weekday afternoon. 

Sunny Ridge - Mornington

Sunny Ridge

244 Shands Rd, Main Ridge, Melbourne ,VIC 3928, Australia. Every time I visit Mornington I will pay Sunny Ridge a visit. Do note that there is a specific season for strawberry plucking so check it out to prevent disappointment. I wouldn't recommend strawberry plucking after a heavy rain unless you prepare waterproof rain boots. Although you can buy plastic wraps to protect your shoes for 20 cents, they'll get stuck in the soft mud based on my past experience and my entire shoes got badly soaked. You wouldn't want to experience that trust me. On the second time I went with my waterproof leather boots so it saved me all those trouble from scrubbing my favourite pair of grey Lacoste canvas shoes which turned beige the last time I visited :(

Award winning ice cream from the top (clockwise) passion fruit, mixed berries and lastly strawberry - AUD 4.50 per cup.

I would recommend ordering Strawberry temptation which you get to try their award winning strawberry ice cream and sorbet plus fresh strawberries with whipped cream and raspberry syrup for AUD 14. Everything in a dessert teehee. Remember to share it though !

Vanilla bean panna cotta! AUD10

absolutely loved it!

Smooth pudding texture, very milky just the way I like it to be. Really good with the sweet/sour strawberries!

Strawberry temptation is good too when I went with my partner during his visit, sorry for the lack of photos but you may want to check out their cafe's menu.

Strawberry U-pick

AUD 12 / adult 

AUD8 / child

available only between november to april. 

Jams! I love jams with my toast. I bought 4 bottles and my family loves it. Tiny ones for AUD2.50 and large one for AUD6. Well blended, heard it is pretty smooth and yummy!

 On top of the plastic shoe wraps we wrapped plastic bags for double protection. The plastic bag tore anyways :'(

Earl Grey Cookies

Since everyone else is still having exams I have decided to bake something nice to keep myself occupied. So, one rainy afternoon (actually yesterday), I went to Tea's to bake chocolate chip cookies which we eventually tweaked the recipe to earl grey ones hahahas. Alright, the truth is the chocolate chips were too huge and it got burnt when it melted onto the baking trays. We decided to try our luck on earl grey since we do not have any other ingredients and it tasted pretty yummy and fragrant :D

 The cookies

A cookie made in a shape of Tim to thank him for having us for dinner :D

My cute creation without a cookie cutter, that explains why it is oddly-shaped. 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter - softened

3/4 cup - sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teabag of earl grey

a pinch of salt

**P.S. you might want to add more flour in case the dough is too sticky for a crunchier cookie

Steps:

1. combine all the ingredients listed above into a cookie dough

2. align your baking tray with a piece of baking sheet

3. shape and put your cookies on the baking sheet

4. preheat the oven to 180 degree celsius and bake for about 10 mins, ready when it is brown.

Enjoy peeps <3

La Belle Miette Macaroons

La Belle Miette Macaroons

30 Hardware Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000

Exams finally ended and it is time to explore and eat more good food but at the expense of my pocket >< Well come all the way here I guess I should experience the best of Melbourne isn't it? If you are wondering why I keep taking pictures of the food, I need something to remember where I go, should I want to visit the place again I can refer back to my blog which I have been doing quite frequently recently hahahs.

My own version of urbanspoon, majority of the places I went are recommended by my friends so check it out people!

Each macaroon comes in lovely pastel colours and there is a huge variety to choose from. It costs AUD 2.50 / pc regardless of flavour. The grey one - earl grey with chocolate , middle - scones with jam and cream and lastly the best seller - salted caramel. 

Personally I don't have a sweet tooth but I do love the macaroon. The light whiff on earl grey blended really well with the chocolate. None of the macaroons taste sickly sweet in my opinion. 

Initially I was quite skeptical about the salted caramel one, but this proved me wrong. It was chewy and good blend of sweet and saltiness. In the past, those salted caramel I had always have two extremely taste. They practically spam salt and sugar as it they are free but not for this, so I kinda like it. It will be good if I had the time for a nice pot of hot tea. The weather was good that day too hahahas. 

Will be back for more, perhaps bringing some back for my family :)