Fruity, dreamy desserts

The cafe’s Dutch Baby Pancakes are its signature dish and bestseller. – Photos: IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

AMONG the beauty conscious, collagen supplements are widely consumed purportedly for better skin and strengthening the joints.

Seizing on the protein supplement’s popularity, the owners of Bliss Babe cafe had the novel idea of serving collagen as pretty desserts.

I selected the Strawberry Lover from the cafe’s “collagen pudding” series.

It had a thick, milky pudding on the bottom, a strawberry puree in the middle, with wild honey, whipped cream on top, and topped with shredded rose petals and ground pistachio as the final touch.

An aesthetically pleasing dessert, it offers a sweet-and-sour combination with the addition of marine collagen that supposedly helps to reduce wrinkles and add glow to skin.

From the same series, I tried the Tropica Mango, which had a zesty flavour.

Topped with mango puree, the bright yellow pudding had a mildly sweet taste and soft texture that will leave people wanting more.

The cafe’s signature dish and bestseller are the Dutch Baby Pancakes.

Served in a hot cast iron pan, the pancakes are fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside.

Topped with a choice of fresh berries, banana, house-made peanut butter and jam, the pancakes are drizzled with wild honey.

“Its batter is made from organic (wheat) flour.

“It is cooked in the cast iron pan and served directly to the customer,” said the café’s co-owner Joyce Yiap.

From the Vitamin Booster series, I selected the Mango Passion, with plant-based collagen, milk, fresh dragon fruit and mango puree at the bottom, and topped with shredded rose petals.

Its rich taste of dragon fruit was mildly sweet with a hint of sourness.

The refreshing Vitamin Booster Fruit Tea is a tea-based drink with the addition of fresh orange juice, watermelon, slices of lime, and a slice of lemon and mixed with wild honey.

Also available is bao, a sweet dough encasing nutty red bean filling and rich matcha paste.

For something savoury, try the Sizzling Open Face Sandwich.

Served in a hot cast iron pan, the sandwich comes with tomato puree sauce.

Nestled on the sourdough bread slice is a spicy capsicum spread, shredded roast chicken and bean sprouts with a sunny-side-up egg on top.

What added sizzle to the dish is the addition of the tomato puree into the hot pan.

There is also a variety of bao, open-faced sandwiches and pancakes to choose from.

BLISS BABE, LG 333B, 1 Utama Shopping Centre (New Wing), Central Park Avenue, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Tel: [phone]. Business hours: 10am to 10pm daily.

This is the writer’s personal observation and is not an endorsement by StarMetro.