Pattiserie RUI – the Princess Torte

It’s so great that Streamyx is working fine despite the rain, cos I can’t wait to post this up!

Yup, we had our cakes on banana leaf, cos Nirwana Maju’s staff said they ain’t got plates 😉

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With fellow dessert-aholic; Bangsar-babe!

Bbabe

I bought all the cakes that were available on display since I’m not very good with choices, especially if its desserts!

selections

But out of all that I’ve got, The Princess Torte, RM16 was our favourite that night.

Princess Torte

Alternating layers of heavenly, rich, milky cream with moist, luxuriant butter sponge, named as vanilla genoise , of which Sue (of the ‘Delectable By Su’ fame) who happened to pop in Nirwana’s as well for supper; explained it was basically sponge cake laaa.. (sheeshh… to quote Bangsar-babe: “potong steam betul!”).
Here was moi all excited and getting my tongue twisted trying to pronounce “genoise “, thinking it was some exotic concoction of cake when it is actually the light sponge aka Swiss rolls.

But all 3 of us licked our leaves (banana leaf ok) clean, for the sponge cake was extremely well done. Soft, moist and ethereally light .
The milky vanilla cream with sweet & very slightly sour raspberry puree all made up for a delightful combination of a cake.
The cream sheathing the sponge was as light as Crystal, the baker/owner had claimed. Frothy even. Very FRESH.
However, according to the cake expert, Su, it was non dairy cream.
Well, I wouldn’t know, since I’m a gourmand, not a baker ;), but thanks to Su, both me and bangsar-babe got some valuable lessons on Red Velvets, cakes, creams and baking.

Anyhow, The Princess Cake, though simple, hits all the right notes as a comfort food. Great for days when you are feeling the blues, I reckon 😉

Patisserie RUI is not new.
A quaint little bakery located at Mont’ Kiara Meridin Promenade, Crystal Chan, the owner/baker is a sweet, friendly young chef, trained more in culinary cooking than baking.
Her previous stints includes working as a chef in a hotel in Switzerland, Thailand and KL Hilton before her latest project, the Patisserie RUI.
Though still relatively unknown, her shop is not that hard to find.
Look out for this, the Dominoes on the curve road leading from Mt Kiara to Solaris, and on its right, is the newly opened Swiss Bakery, Hiestand.

RUI cafe
Just opened in August 2009, I remembered reading about it on CK Lam’s blog and made a mental note to visit. Well, guess I was 3 months late ;p

RUI contact

Their cakes selection is not exhaustive at any one time, hence it is advisable to call ahead and ask what she’s got for the day. The normal selections would be her Velvets. If you are lucky, you might get her B52, a most interesting alcoholic concoction but really, you just got to try your luck.

I didn’t managed to try her famed Claypot Fruitcake, but I did managed to snap some shots of the claypots. LOL. Her recommended white chocolate cheesecake was missing too.

The outlet, which is really cute-sized, has some tables in front for alfresco dining and you can order coffee to go with your cakes. Perfect for a peaceful afternoon tête-à-tête with the girlfriends.
And within that small enclosure of her shop, is this compact kitchen where she bakes, decorate & packs her bread, cookies and cakes!
claypot fruitcake

Next up..THE VELVETS.

the velvets




This Post Has 26 Comments

  1. J

    That'll teach me to get caught in the rain + fall sick! Darn… Looks like I missed out on a yummy makan outing… 🙁 🙁

  2. ai wei

    desserts! something i love, something i wan now………. but it's not cheap hor @@

  3. Sin Tai Lim

    you people are really cake maniacs..happy eating…

  4. Sean

    ohhh this is where it is ar … i've driven on this road so many times, and i've noticed the bakery, domino's, a convenience store, a satay shop and some indonesian-ish outlet, but i've never spotted pattiserie before… how come ar…

  5. Bangsar-bAbE

    Waaa…so fast you blog already! I'm still stuck with our awful dessert place last week. >P

    The people in Nirvana was most amused with us yesterday. LOL

  6. thule a.k.a leo

    now it's my turn to make mental note on this place… lately Jenn loves to go to Solaris although we have not been to anywhere except for Departure Lounge… lol!!!

  7. thenomadGourmand

    J: aww…nx time ok? We go chk out the Subang SS15 one!

    ai wei: I knw u loveee desserts but whn are u ever free to go makan w me??

    STL: Hahaha..u can say that again!

    Sean: LOL. I know what u mean. The shop doesnt stands out cos it aint got a signboard.

    b-babe: That's cos I dont blog in sequence!
    Oh yes, the Nirwana patrons & staff apparently!

    leo: Really?? Solaris got sooo many places wor! Try Providore?

  8. Frat

    Banana leaf cakes! That is truly Malaysian! 🙂

  9. CK Lam

    Glad that you found the place.

    I love their desserts…would definitely drop in again to check out the rest on my coming trip.

  10. UnkaLeong

    I just passed this place this morning! Lucky me no sweet tooth.

  11. qwazymonkey

    Coincidentally i was there today too! Cute right the place?

  12. 550ml jar of faith @minchow

    Hardcore cakeout!! I've often been curious about this particular row of outlets… think it's going to offer up a lot more lovely calorific damage!

  13. J2Kfm

    hmm, claypot cakes?!! that's something out of the ordinary.
    haha … Su gave valuable lessons eh? so was her comment favourable?

  14. Steven Goh

    wat?? cake on banana leaf? you must be kidding. This is the first time I see this. Some more got nice girl eating together… wah, wat a great marketing strategic. Btw, can tambah kuah ah?

  15. SimpleGirl

    dessert on banana leaf…really a east meet west way of dining!!!!

  16. backStreetGluttons

    You are definitely on a roller cakerRing Roll ! The ultra smooth upswing is cakerreamy , slupinglingly and flabergasping , with awesomee celebrities at every end shallow & deep, save for one more to go at the backS
    :))

  17. CUMI & CIKI

    yarmie! bangsar babe looks cute;)

  18. ~Christine~Leng

    i've tried their cheesecakes and it's YUMMY!!! hope to try more soon. hehe

  19. thenomadGourmand

    frat: Haha! Indeed!

    ck lam: Oh yes..They got a lot more varieties!

    UnkaLeong: Hurmph..could hv bought some for me rite?

    qwazymonkey: Yup, cute little plc; u can call it that!

    550ml: Haha..Their cakes are quite light though.

    J2kfm: Haha. Nope, not that favourable!

    steven goh: LOL! No fish curry on my cakes please!

    simplegirl: Agreed!

    bsg: U should join us sometime for our cake-out!

    c&c: Doesnt she always? 😉

    Christine Leng: Oh! U managed to try her cheesecakes??

  20. taufulou

    wah~ at last try out the cakes there d..
    hehe~

    my friend bought that whole princess cake torte too~she said it was gooooodd~

  21. cariso

    banana leaf cakes look interesting..but er…why your photos so blur leh?

  22. Life for Beginners

    That's certainly a first! Cakes on banana leaves? Whatever will they think of next?

    (Or, rather, whatever will thenomadGourmand eat next?)

    😀

  23. Nic (KHKL)

    BLC! now that's a good dessert after a BLR meal. haha.

  24. Su-Yin -Décorateur

    aiseh; not that favourable but i gave it a second chance kay! hahaha i brought monkey too! 😛 It was much better minus the banana leaf and straight out of the refrigerator; i think nirvana curryness and leafyness kinda killed the flavours for me. hahaha too sensitive >.<
    cis; tak tahan myself 😛

  25. thenomadGourmand

    taufulou: Yup, the Princess as good. The velvets not so though

    cariso: I t is? I dunno la! Darn, time for a DLSR maybe?? ;p

    LFB: Ahh..stay tuned dear! U'll know!
    ;p

    nic: Fusion no?? ;p

    su yin: Her cakes are good in the sense that its nice and light.
    Nto so if u prefer rich cakes 😉
    Will go again for the others soon!

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