(CLOSED) Wheat Baumkuchen: Guaranteed Tasty Layered Cake From Japan

Maureen
Maureen
September 27, 2011
Wheat Baumkuchen: chilled layer cake called baumkuchen
When I visited Hokkaido in May, I was in a bakery shop in Otaru that sells this chilled layer cake called baumkuchen (バウムクーヘン). I still remembered that I lingered around the shop for a very long time, waiting for the staff to try me eat more of the tasty cake over and over again.
 
Back in Singapore, once in a while I still miss the baumkuchen I had in Japan. So when Derrick brought us to Wheat Baumkuchen for the layered cakes, I got really excited!

 

Wheat Baumkuchen
Traditionally, baumkuchen is made on a spit by brushing on even layers of batter and then rotating the spit around a heat source. Each layer is allowed to brown before a new layer of batter is poured. When the cake is removed and sliced, each layer is divided from the next by a golden line, resembling the growth rings on a crosscut tree. A typical Baumkuchen is made up of 15 to 20 layers of batter.
 
Wheat Baumkuchen offers different flavours of baumkuchen, which resembles the donut outlets. I feel that their classic flavour is very close to the ones I ate in Japan. Although not as buttery, soft and moist, but it is dense and non greasy.

 

Green Tea Baumkuchen @ Wheat Baumkuchen
The characteristic golden rings that appear when sliced resemble tree rings, and give the cake its German name, Baumkuchen, which literally translates to “tree cake” or “log cake”. Although its European origins are disputed, the cake preparation traces its roots back to Ancient Greece where cake batter was poured in layers on to tree logs and cooked over an open fire. It is also known as the “King of Cakes.”
 
This German delicacy was later introduced to Japan in 1917. Recognition for the craft proved universal, when the Baumkuchen was chosen as an admirable gift to celebrate the installation of the new Showa Emperor in Japan. The rings symbolise longevity and prosperity. A great gift for business associates to represent harmonious and everlasting partnership.
 
If you are a green tea lover, you would like this Green Tea Baumkuchen. The matcha tea aftertaste is too strong for me, I still prefer the classic ones.

 

Classic with fresh cream and strawberry preserve @ Wheat Baumkuchen
One big difference I noticed between Wheat Baumkuchen and the Japanese brands is, Wheat Baumkuchen warms their baumkuchen, while the ones I had in Japan cools their baumkuchen. I think I prefer it chilled especially in a humid weather like Singapore. Plus, I think the al-fresco area of the shop is too stuffy, so we didn’t enjoy the cakes as much.
 
Nevertheless, the shop offers interesting flavours such as Classic with fresh cream and strawberry preserve, tastes like some muffin flavours. I know it is fattening, but I enjoy the fresh cream on top of the cake.

 

chocolate baumkuchen @ Wheat Baumkuchen
And for chocolate lovers like you (and not me), enjoy the layers of mouth-watering chocolate baumkuchen with rich and creamy flavor of Valrhona Chocolate in every bite.
 
As we were too full after our Thai lunch, we gave the cool noodles a miss. But Derrick recommends that we come back to try it some day. There are 5 types of Cool Noodle available on the menu at $4.80 per plate and they are named as Dolphin, Polar Bear, Penguin, Seal and Reindeer. How interesting, all the different animals who love cool weather!

 

Wheat Baumkuchen

One One Raffles Place B1-32
Asia Square Tower 1, 8 Marina View, #02-02.
International Plaza, #01-19.
Raffles City, #B1-78

Tel: 6443 3391
Opening Hours: Mon to Sun, 9am to 9pm
Website: http://wheatbaumkuchen.oddle.me/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wheatbaum/
 
Updated as 13th Sep 2016.