We see these pretty often these days — typically-Western-style cakes made from local ingredients fashioned into iterations that differ from their traditional presentation — that it's almost becoming common.

Local bakeries and cafés often strive to be adventurous in doing this, but may not always pull their attempts off as well as they might hope. So we trawled reviews online to share this selection of 6 tried-and-tested yummy ones:

1. Ondeh Ondeh Cake

The picture literally says it all. $8.80+ per slice

Other popular flavours from them include Earl Grey Lavender, Thai Milk Tea, and Salted Caramel Chocolate.

Flavours are on rotation, so best to check before going.

You can find them at:

Paragon: #05-46, Paragon Shopping Centre, 290 Orchard Road Singapore 238859. Mon - Sun, 10am - 9pm.

Upper Thomson: No. 246H Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 574370. Tues - Thurs, Sun, 11am -10pm. Fri & Sat, 11am - 11pm.

Sembawang: No. 6 Jalan Tampang, Singapore 758950. Tues - Sun, 11am - 10pm.

2. Pulut Hitam Cake

Vanilla sponge, pulut hitam (black glutinous rice) mousse, pulut hitam bits, and pulut hitam topping. $3 per slice.

You can find them at:

Amk Ave 10: Blk 529 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10, #01-2369 - #01-2329, Singapore 560529. Mon - Sun, 830am - 930pm.

Amk Hub: 53 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, AMK Hub, #01-13, Singapore 569933. Mon - Sun, 930am - 930pm.

3. Orh Nee (Yam Paste) Cake

Vanilla sponge, yam filling, coconut cream, ginko nut, and toasted coconut flakes. $6.50 per slice.

They have Pulut Hitam tarts and Ondeh Ondeh cakes too.

You can find them at: 

Blk 30 Bendemeer Road #01-889, Singapore 330030. Tues - Fri, 11am - 7pm. Sat, 10am - 7pm. Sun, 10am - 6pm.

4. Salted Egg Yolk Custard Cupcake

Salted egg yolk custard topped with buttercream. $4.50 per cupcake.

Only available on certain days - check before heading down.

You can find them at: 

535 Kallang Bahru #01-06 GB Point, Singapore 339351. Mon - Sat, 10am - 7pm.

5. Putri Salat Cupcake 

The original Putri Salat is a double-layered kueh made with steamed glutinous rice, pandan custard and coconut cream.

The cupcake version by Fluff Bakery is made with pandan cake, pandan custard and coconut, and topped with Pulut (sticky rice). $4 per cupcake.

Again, flavours are on rotation. You know the drill.

You can find them at: 

4 Jalan Pisang, Singapore 199071. Tues - Sat, 12pm - 730pm.

6. Chendol Cake

Everyone says it's nice but no one's saying what it's made of. $8.50 per slice.

Check before go- yeah.

You can find them at: 

275 Thomson Road, #01-02 Novena Regency, Singapore 307645. Mon - Sun, 11am - 4pm, 5pm-1030pm.

Top image adapted from here and here.

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