ROCCA Bakery in the midst of a market - Part 1

It was nice to see the market brightened by an upscale bakery, before the bakery opened, it was mainly local food/noodle joints, so the bakery immediately stood out.

I got the egg tarts which I thought was $3 but it was $3.5 because the five cents where written quite tiny, then I got a few muffins and cakes.

The muffin had three sizes, large, regular and a bite size. For the regular one I got the rye and carrot which was moist inside and lots of julienne cut carrots, walnuts and raisins.
For the large muffin, I got a chocolate muffin, which tastes the same as the chocolate bite size one.
For the bite size versions, there were chocolate, blueberry and wheat.

The mini bite size ones were just normal fairy cakes, and they tasted very buttery, same as the crust for the egg tarts, also very buttery.

The shop also displays pretty jars of cookies and cookie samples, as well as a heated tray with savoury items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple muffin @ McCafe

The apple muffin had a sweet smell unlike other muffins, you could actually smell the cinnamon and apple.

It was quite a large muffin, the top of the muffin was rather dry, but the taste was packed with sweetness and cinnamon.
I thought there would be pieces of apple embedded within the muffin but there were none.
I was then surprised to find apple filling in the middle of the muffin, however it was too sweet.
If the muffin weren’t so dry, then it would have been good all the way through.

 

 

The Ginger spices over the apple

Before this place opened, the shop was already attractive and stuck out from the street.
It had a nice ocean blue background with a simple white logo which represents a slice of cake, the top of the cake logo is actually a "G" for Ginger bakery.

 

 

Anyway after it opened I bought a few cakes to try on my first visit, I was not given a 10% discount card for my next visit, however on my second visit, I was given one, but that time I had already tried everything.
The staff were OK, but perhaps slightly too pushy, as soon as you enter they expect you to be buying and know what you want.
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Lime chiffon tart:
On the label it said Lime chiffon tart, but it actually looked like a lemon tart and the colour was like lemon.
The taste was more lemon than lime.
It was not sour either.
The texture of the filling was mousse like, with the fine mousse bubbles popping in your mouth.
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Apple crumble:
It would have been great if it came with a scoop of ice-cream or perhaps some whipped cream or hot custard.
Anyway, the apple crumble was quite hard, and the crumble came off the apple.
The apple was slices of apple and not the soft cooked apple I was hoping for.
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Poppy seed muffin