Swirls Bake Shop

For me its not just that this place is known for the quality of its cupcakes but its service and genuine customer service.
A regular customer that goes at least a couple times a month to taste their yummy specials is something I look forward to every visit.
They are also prompt to answer my queries and orders via email that I am really pleased about.
I really appreciate and will always remember the time that the service staff going all out to make my party an awesome one by paying attention to my needs.
A definite recommendation for sweet treat lovers like me who just want a personal touch of service amidst the commercialisation of the cupcake business in Singapore.
Do check out their facebook page for their awesome promotions and monthly specials. A definite must try!

This is a tiny little bake shop tucked away in Robertson Quay. There’s no seating really, and it’s only good for take-​away, but they make some nice little cup cakes and small cakes if you need to have a fix and don’t feel like baking. I got my girlfriend some cupcakes here for her birthday, and it saved me tons of trouble in the kitchen. They have a decent selection, but the cupcakes were nothing out of this world.

my favorite cupcake shop in singapore! (so far) :)
the cupcakes are moist and not overwhelmingly sweet.
my favorite cupcake is «Nuts About You» which is Chocolate cupcake with smooth peanut butter frosting… and m&m peanuts.
they said their best selling item is the red velvet… but it didn’t impress me.
i like the fact that they have mini cupcakes, which are good in maintaining my silhouette.

A colleague brought in a box of mini Swirls Red Velvet cupcakes and I immediately fell in love.
Swirls Bake Shop is an authentic American bakery that serves a standard of 9 different flavors online (with many more in-​store) in 3 sizes, ‘Gobble Gobbles,” (tiny and bite sized) «Regulars,» & «Colossals» (giant sized). Their minimum order for delivery is 6 Regulars or 12 Minis and they come reasonably priced from $ 2.50 for Gobble Gobbles to $ 4.10 for Regulars
I’ve only had a chance to try the Red Velvet thus far but I am definitely going back for seconds!

This stall is a cupcake bakery that sells gourmet and heavenly cupcakes in different sizes and even in pop sticks. They have a wide variety of flavours and all taste yummy. The service is also extraordinary as it is a small stall after all and they make customers feel at home.
My favourite cupcake flavour has got to be the strawberry burst as it has fresh strawberries and it is topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting! Simply divine. Price wise it was quite reasonable as well. A good option for parties or gatherings as it brings people closer when you talk about the flavours and textures of the cake.
Overall a good place to have your cupcakes and one of the few cupcake stores in Singapore that actually sell nice cupcakes with so many varieties.

Singapore has recently jumped onto the cupcake bandwagon which has been popular in other countries for years. I was excited to try Swirls. But unfortunately, I was disappointed.
They have many flavors here – traditional ones and also specials like key lime and carrot cake. They also have mini cupcakes if you want to try to different flavors or cant finish a big one.
Prices here are ridiculous in my opinion. The small cupcakes which can be finished in literally one bite are $ 3. If I am going to pay this much for a tiny cupcake, I want it to taste amazing. It was just ok. Honestly, the three times I have tried it it was REALLY dry. Not cool for cupcakes at all.
Also, the staff here was very unfriendly. I went in and out without them saying ONE word to me – how unprofessional.

Swirls Bake Shop is a gourmet American cupcake bakery that has been described as the «Best cupcake store Singapore has seen» in a mere 6 months since its opening. Nestled in the Rodyk estate, it has garnered a strong following from the expatriate crowd and locals alike with their luscious cupcakes and wide variety of flavors (they have 101 thus far).
This did not come easy. Former fashion stylist Alia S Dada and husband Danish road-​tripped across the USA and Europe, stopping at every bakery they could find. The cupcake lovers tried and baked countless cupcakes before finally perfecting their recipe to bring us these moist and flavorful desserts.
Strawberry Burst was a refreshing and tangy depart from the usual chocolate or vanilla cake. Fresh strawberries are blended into this one and topped with a strawberry cream cheese frosting. I like that it isn’t too sweet.
The Red Velvet is extremely delightful. The interior is a moist and dense crimson chocolate and the light cream cheese frosting complements it well.
My other favorite is What’s Up Doc?, a carrot-​cake cupcake. This is something that i would get in the Colossal size (Giant Cupcake)! I would say it’s the best carrot cake i’ve tasted in Singapore. Shredded carrot is used in this cupcake and crushed pineapples were used to give it that extra zest. The cream cheese frosting is a tad too much for the tiny one though.
Everyday, Swirls will showcase different flavours from their Specials Range, which changes every month. I simply have to rave about the Tiramisu. The coffee, kahlua and cream mascarpone is a lethal combination that blew me away. It’s my weakness. I would have a dozen of these anytime.
Swirls Bake Shop is definitely my favorite cupcake bakery in Singapore! Highly recommended.

There are too many cafes and not enough bakeries in Singapore! Luckily for us, Swirls Bake Shop opened up at the very trendy neighbourhood of Rodyk Street which is very near to Kith café and Toby’s Estate. Serving up cupcakes in various shapes, flavours, sizes and colors, Swirls Bake Shop was opened up by a charming couple who decided to start a business together. Very brave I must say. The lady boss came from a fashion background so the shop had design influences from that. They then embarked on a cupcake tour of USA to taste all the cupcakes for RESEARCH purposes. Isn’t that fun? They specialized in tasting red velvet cupcakes as well, which is coincidentally my favorite.
I heard mixed reviews about Swirls. Some say good, some say bad. Timeout magazine said it was «possibly the best-​tasting cupcakes we’ve ever had».
It is quite a small but cozy space that is divided into the kitchen and the shopfront. There are 4 chairs inside along a small counter, and more chairs outside.
All the cupcakes sold do not have swirly icing which is ironic since the shop is called Swirls. We found that that is because the icing is ‘handswirled’ with a flat knife instead of piped from a bag. That’s why every cupcake is unique.
Well. The taste testing around all of the States did not go to waste. I tried the Red Velvet and found that it was really delicious! The cake was soft and fluffy, adequately moist and looked so good with the red coloring. It was not too sweet and all together just very enjoyable.
For the rest of the cupcakes I found them rather average. The problem I have with cupcakes is that they tend to be very very sweet, so much so I will normally just scrape off most of the icing and eat the cake with a thin layer of it.
It paled slightly in comparison to Plain Vanila Bakery’s cupcakes, but on its own it does pretty well.