Krys Berry Dessert House

If not for the trip made to Bijou for Black Cherry, we wouldn’t have known that Xchange X Seriously Coffee had since ceased operations, and a new Krys Berry Dessert House had since taken over its space. Located just a stone’s throw away from Pasir Panjang MRT Station, Krys Berry Dessert House is one of the few concepts within Bijou that are managed by the Xchange Group — other establishments that are run by Xchange Group at Bijou includes Xchange Restaurant & Bar, Xchange Chirashi and LuxeXchange (retailing luxury goods, collectibles, toys and electronics). Krys Berry Dessert House is a space that is extended from Krys Berry Superfood — the space for Krys Berry Superfood is accessible via a step of stairs located past the counter of Krys Berry Dessert House. Visiting Krys Berry Dessert House in the evening shortly just before it closes for the day, Krys Berry Superfood was already no longer in operation when we made the visit; Krys Berry Dessert House does serve up quite a good variety of cakes, pastries and tarts — the items available for the day being all displayed in the display chiller at the counter. The list of beverages available at Krys Berry Dessert House includes coffee, artisan tea, and cocoa.

Having visited Krys Berry Dessert House with a dining partner who loves all things truffle, there was an unanimous decision made to go for the White Chocolate Truffle Cake. Being a two-tiered sponge cake, the White Chocolate Truffle Cake also featured crumbles, as well as what seems to be white chocolate-infused pastry cream. All in all, we were really surprised by how the White Chocolate Truffle Cake was a cake that did not feel overly sweet; in fact, the cake was suitably sweet perhaps in an attempt to allow the truffle notes to pull off somehow. Digging into the cake, the texture of the sponge cake may seem to have been just a teensy bit dry for some, though it was not something which we found to be particularly bothersome — the cake still held to the slicing with the fork pretty well without being overly crumbly nor felt too stiff. The crumbles over the top and in the middle with the pastry cream provided a good crunch; almost akin to the buttery crumbles of what one can find in an Apple Crumble Pie. What made the White Chocolate Truffle Cake interesting was the infusion of truffle into the cake; the cake carried a really subtle note of truffle aroma that seemingly complimented with the elements of the cake pretty well — just light enough to perfume up the cake subtly without overwhelming the buttery notes of the crumbles and the light sweetness of the pastry cream, so as to provide an contrast of flavours to the cake that one would usually not expect in a dessert.

Our visit to Krys Berry Dessert House was one that we did not near much expectations of; we visited the establishment only since we were craving for desserts after our meal at Black Cherry and that it was a convenient option just right across. The bakes at Krys Berry Dessert House were decent; the Earl Grey Chocolate Brownie was yet another interesting item where they serve up a slice of brownie with Earl Grey-infused pastry cream over the top — somewhat of a more commonly-found flavour combination these days that just works. No doubt there seems to be some work required in the execution, though we thought that most of the things which we picked up were more tuned towards each individual’s preferences as well; that being said, we weren’t a fan of the dollop of cream that was placed by the side of each cake — we were told that they had used a substitute ingredient since one of the ingredients used was out of stock, which caused some discrepancy in the flavours that differed from what was intended. Overall, Krys Berry Dessert House does serve up pretty decent bakes for the price ranges of $8 to $9 that most of the cakes call for (the Earl Grey Chocolate Brownie is priced at $5 however) — considering how Pasir Panjang does have a lack of dessert spots, Krys Berry Dessert House is a spot worth considering to hit for sweet-tooths whilst being in this corner of the island.