Celebrated a lonesome Valentine’s splurging on Antoinette’s special La Rose ($12.00) posed in delicate dark chocolate chantilly petals with grand cru chocolate mousse layered with exotic caramel, crunchy almond nougatine and moist cocoa sponge soaked in grand mariner. My type of rose.

Too pretty to be consumed, the creation tasted just as good as it looked as the luscious mousse and chantilly was rich but not cloying so. The hint of tanginess from the exotic caramel also complemented the other elements.