There are a few places around the island that seem to catch our attention whenever they release a limited time-only item and those whom have been following us for a while might notice that the magic that Lady M works on their limited time-only specials does get to us. Whilst we hadn’t been following the limited time-only items that Lady M had been releasing throughout the times the they had done so, this does seem to be one of the rare times that they have created a flavour they sees the infusion of locally-inspired flavours in their Mille Crepe offerings; quite on-point considering how National Day is just right around the corner. Lady M describes their Kaya Mille Crepe to come with elements such as fresh Pandan juice, coconut cream and coconut flakes — this is not forgetting their usual “fresh handmade crepes” as they claim that typically comes with their Mille Crepe creations. This is probably one the few limited time-only Mille Crepe that felt a little closer to their original Mille Crepe. Don’t get us wrong; there is definitely a hint of Pandan lingering around the entire Mille Crepe — that being said, it does seem that the Pandan-infused pastry cream more or less exists in the two of the layers in the middle of the Mille Crepe.

The Pandan-infused pastry cream comes perfuming of the fragrance of Pandan with no added sweetness; something quite akin to the artisanal handcrafted Kaya that some people specialty coffee joints tend to serve. We also note that there is also a rather strong note of Pandan that one can detect within around the jelly layer that tops off the Mille Crepe; the use of jelly as a component in their Mille Crepe isn’t particularly new either, and can be noted especially in their Rose Mille Crepe and the Champagne Mille Crepe exclusively available at the Lady M Champagne Bar location at ION Orchard. The renaming layers still feel quite close to the usual pastry cream in their standard Mille Crepes, while the desiccated coconut does help to enhance the notes of the Pandan just by a little. What really bothered us quite a fair bit however was that lingering “siap siap” aftertaste that hits the tastebuds soon after — just not quite what we were expecting to deal with for a slice of cake that is supposed to be artisanally created and costs $13 before service charge and taxes. Still, a cake that we we would say is worth considering giving a go if one must for its use of Kaya, though expectations should be managed a little whilst at it.