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Ultimate Guide 2020: 17 Best Unconventional Mooncake in Singapore

Time to mark your calendars ready as the Mid-Autumn Festival draws closer. It is a celebration of the end of the Autumn harvest and the moon, which dates back to the Song Dynasty in China over 2000 years ago. One of the Chinese culture in Singapore, one can expect bustling crowds and excited chants of children on the streets, the large iridescent lanterns on display just about everywhere, and of course the mouth-watering scent of fresh hot mooncakes rafting through the corners of every street.

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What better way to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival’s spirit of thanksgiving and gathering than with bringing home to your loved ones, or gifting your friends, a box of freshly baked mooncakes.

The combination of the long-standing traditional mooncake recipe, together with contemporary twists rewards us, a list of unconventional and unique mooncake creations in Singapore for everyone to enjoy.

1. The Lapis Place Singapore: Pandan Lapis Snow Skin Mooncake  

The Lapis place inception began in 2017 with a specific goal in mind to modernise traditional Lapis cakes into a contemporary, everyday indulgence. Enjoy their launch handcrafted, Rainbow Lapis Snow Skin Mooncakes that is infused with their popular colourful Rainbow Lapis and pastel rainbow-toned Snow Skin!

Ordering Menu: https://thelapisplace.com/shop?category=Mooncakes

2. Chuan Ji Bakery: Traditional Hainanese Flaky Mooncake: 

Hainanese Mooncake was the most sought after Hainanese pastry, especially so during the Mid-Autumn Festival, where people would crave its unforgettable unique taste and fragrance. A heritage recipe since 1926, the flavours burst with every bite as you sink your teeth into this delicious handmade Hainanese flaky mooncakes from their family recipe passed down from generations. A perfect combination of thirteen ingredients will have your taste buds asking for more.

Ordering Menu:
https://www.facebook.com/ChuanJiBakery/

3. Janice Wong: Flora Snow Skin Mooncakes & Flower Gift Box 

This special collaboration between Fiore Dorato and Janice Wong Singapore features a feminine creation between two artists in their own right, Brenda and Janice Wong. These eye-catching floral mooncakes feature nostalgic flavours and colours of old Singapore which are unique, comforting and familiar.

They include classics such as Cheng Tng Red Date Yam, Red Bean Tea, Peanut Pancake, and Rose Bandung all wrapped in delicate snow skin.

Ordering Menu: https://www.janicewong.online/productsmooncake

4. Golden Moments: Premium Lychee Martini Snowskin Mooncake

Introducing their first Snowskin Mooncake, the Lychee Martini. Think a delicate ivory Snowskin coating velvety lotus paste and twin spheres of lychee martini infused with white chocolate. It’s an elegant treat perfect for sharing. Taste their imaginative interpretation of new flavour and let your senses discover exquisite flavors. 

Ordering Menu: https://goldenmoments.sg/products

5. Furama City Centre: Moon Tarts  

Furama Singapore has teamed up with Drips Bakery Cafe to release limited edition moon tarts! A perfect blend of modern and traditional baking arts, each delectable box of moon tarts includes 3 meticulously handmade mini mooncakes and 3 signature artisanal tarts baked by Drips Bakery Cafe.

Ordering Menu: https://www.furama.com/citycentre/promotions/Furama-x-Drips-Bakery-Cafe-Moon-tarts

6. Chang Ho Sek: Kueh Dadar Mooncake

Presenting ChangHoSek Peranakan inspired mooncake tingkat with new flavours, Kueh Dadar, a baked Pandan paste mooncake infused with a kaya and desiccated coconut in the centre.

Ordering Menu: https://www.changhosek.com/shopnow

7. Swensen’s: Mochi-Snowskin Ice Cream Mooncake

Introduce Swensen’s mochi-snowskin ice cream mooncakes, which are set to bring genuine pleasure and a feeling of contentment for everyone. This perfect mooncake-ice cream hybrid of chewy and velvety dough-like texture is best eaten while cold. Enjoyed while eating from the hands, the firm dough complements the oozing ice cream perfectly and prevents it from melting too quickly.

Ordering Menu: https://www.swensens.com.sg/promotions/1890-swensen-s-mochi-snowskin-ice-cream-mooncake

8. TWG Tea: Sky Lantern Tea Mooncakes 

TWG Tea adds a modern twist to time-honoured classics with the Sky Lantern Tea Mooncake Collection! A pioneer in tea-infused delicacies, they refine the classics with a fresh array of traditional baked and snow skin mooncakes in eight inspiring flavours to entice tea and mooncake lovers. Enhancing the richness and sweetness of the mooncakes, each mooncake is passionately accented with signature tea and crafted by hand in the most artisanal manner.

Ordering Menu: https://twgtea.com/tea-table/patisseries/mooncake

9. Bakerzin:  NEW Aromatic Latte Mooncake

Breaking through the thin, soft, and moist exterior of the Aromatic Latte Mooncake, it reveals the fragrant coffee notes that yield to a bitter-sweet filling with a ratio of 80% Arabica and 20% Sumatra Mandheling coffee beans; for a delightfully smooth, chocolatey and rich blend. Perfect for the COFFEE lover with its mildly sweet and fragrant.

Ordering Menu: https://www.bakerzin.com/eshops/bkz-cat-60/mooncake-2020/

10. Aroma Truffle: Black Charcoal Musang King Mooncake 

Featuring a modern twist to traditional durian mooncakes. These smooth and luscious goodies are a testament to their modern rendition from the king of fruits, which is filled with a 100% Pure Musang King durian from Raub Pahang. The rich and aromatic durian filling is encapsulated in a 100% natural Black Charcoal snow skin that is infused with premium Black Winter Truffle from Spoleto Italy. It delicately garnished with edible gold dust for maximum decadence. Is a combination of sweet and creamy, yet mildly savory and bitter durian with a strong truffle aroma.

Ordering Menu: https://aromatruffle.com/collections/all

11. Sunny Hills: Pineapple Custard Mooncake (Salted Egg)

Inspired by the pineapple flower, this classic mooncake creation is a symbol of wealth, fortune and prosperity that the mid-autumn festivities bring. Creating this motif and flavours challenged years of baking expertise while using new technology at the same time. SunnyHills Mooncake slowly emerged, honouring old traditions and creating new ones. No artificial additives or preservatives were used and all ingredients sourced directly from their farmers.

Ordering Menu: https://shop.sunnyhills.com.sg/index;jsessionid=6FE1E17CC7785C673B215625ADB4682D

12. Delcie’s Desserts and Cakes: Spiral Flaky Box

Ordering Menu: https://delcies.com/mid-autumn-cane-sugarfree-mooncakes-2020/

13. Bake Starters: Ondeh Ondeh Mooncakes 

Bringing back their best-selling snow skin mooncake flavour in this year’s Mooncake collection. These Ondeh Ondeh Mooncakes feature different mooncake flavour combinations or local flavours. These no-bake mooncakes have a chewy, bouncy pandan snow skin with a caramelly gula Melaka filling, which is incorporated with snow-white desiccated coconut for added dimension.

Ordering Menu: https://bakestarters.com/collections/mooncake-collection-2020

14. Raffles Singapore: Champagne Truffle Snow-Skin Mooncake 

Celebrate this time-honoured tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival with the legendary Raffles Mooncakes. Delight in new intricately handcrafted snow-skin mooncakes. The perennial favourite and delectably Champagne Truffle Snow-Skin Mooncake, which is also their signature mooncake flavour, is delectably swathed in a velvety white lotus paste which gives off a unique and luxurious fragrance. Enjoy perfected delicacy with a glass of exquisite champagne.

Ordering Menu: https://rafflescelebrations.com.sg/

15. Sheraton Towers Singapore: NEW Mini Snow Skin Yuan Yang Mooncake 

Sheraton Towers offer a resplendent curation of traditional baked and contemporary snow skin mooncakes infused with milk tea. It is masterfully handcrafted to perfection by the culinary team of award-winning Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant.

Ordering Menu: https://shopatsheratonfestive.oddle.me/en_SG/

16. Mdm Ling Bakery: Cookie-Inspired Hae Bee Hiam Teochew Thousand-Layer Spiral Mooncake 

Spice up your mid-autumn celebration with this Hae Bee Hiam cookie-inspired pastry-style mooncake, brimming with the savoury-spicy homemade chili and silky smooth lotus paste. First, of its kind, this Teochew classic is crafted with a time-honoured recipe and baked to perfection. A healthful alternative to the crisp-fried flaky ones!

Ordering Menu: https://www.mdmlingbakery.com/en_SG

17. Awfully Chocolate: Chocolate Truffle Mooncakes 

Complete Mid-Autumn gifting with Singapore’s very first store that specialises in pure Chocolate Truffle Mooncakes. Handcrafted from their range of premium chocolates, these luxury cacao flavours can be enjoyed in every gorgeous bite of the mouth with these divine Chocolate Truffle Mooncakes.

Ordering Menu: https://www.awfullychocolate.com/content/mid-autumn-festival.html

And there you have it. Here is a curated list of our unconventional and unique mooncake creations! Grab a box, or many boxes perhaps, while they’re streaming hot and fresh before they’re all gone. Remember, food tastes best when shared with the ones you love the most, especially during the festivities of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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