Rich & Good Cake Shop (Swiss Rolls @ Kandahar Street)

Rich and Good Cakeshop was listed in Straits Times top 50 yummiest cake! Having heard and read about them for many times, I didn’t have the chance to give these famous swiss rolls a try till last weekend.

This is one shop that has been raved by newspapers, forum’ers and bloggers. So since I had to go to the Kandahar Street area to pick my mom and grandma who were visiting from KL, I decided to head on over to the Rich & Good Cake Shop.

It was super easy to find the place. Just walk right in to Jalan Kandahar street and you will be able to find their shopfront.

Jalan Kandahar may not sound familiar to most but it’s actually a very charming quaint row of shophouses that sell really almost anything. You could be at a cake shop first, then to a place that sells gowns and next to it could be a shop that sells carpets. Truly unique.

Very humble looking place. Nothing fancy. Definitely none of those sophisticated, well decorated refrigerated cake displays. Because I did research beforehand, I walked in and ordered a durian and a kaya flavoured roll. 1 of each. $6.50 X 2 = $13.00 for two 30cm long swiss rolls.

And out I was in a jiffy. The two ladies whom I ordered from were swift and very friendly. Kept saying thank you.

I got home asap and opened them up immediately to noms!

I was looking forward very much to eating the durian flavoured one. The BF is also a big fan of durians.

The spongy cake layer is very soft and fluffy. This roll is sandwiched with a layer of durian cream and durian puree (with real durian pulp!). Yummy but if you ask a fan of durians such as I am, I think more durian flavour can definitely be packed in these swiss rolls. The good thing about this is, I don’t feel very “jelat” after eating it as well. The layer of cream is also thin and not overpowering.

The kaya flavoured one is not a favourite of mine since I’m not a fan of kaya. My family enjoyed it very much though. It had very traditional-tasting kaya layered with the sponge cake – a great combination. It’s not too sweet and is very aromatic.

There are a total of 7 flavours but pandan & durian ones are touted to be most popular. I would go back there again to buy it since Jalan Kandahar is not that difficult to get to from my place. And the next time around, I will be trying out the Mango and Chocolate.

Note: Don’t leave the swiss rolls in room temperature/out of the fridge for more than 2 hours. Consume within 2-3 days in the fridge. If you want it to last longer, put it in the freezer!

Rich & Good Cake Shop [map] [facebook]
24 Kandahar Street
Singapore 198887
(65) 6294 3324
Bus services: 7, 32, 51, 61, 63, 80, 145, 175, 197
Nearest MRT: BugisOpening hours:
8am-5pm (Mon-Fri), 8am-4pm (Sat), 12pm-3:30pm (Sun)