On 23 Dec 2011, Delcie’s healthy cakes for this year’s Christmas was featured on Channel News Asia AMLive show. I had fun although I admit I didn’t speak very well in the show as I couldn’t multi-task very well – decorating the cakes and speaking to the host at the same time.

Still, this is a breakthrough for us at Delcie’s – getting onto TV programs and making into national TV. Afterall, making healthy cakes is what we do best using organic ingredients, low sugar formular, without eggs and dairy. This is needed for us to showcase what we have been doing to the world so people will know we really did not use any unhealthy or chemical ingredients in our baking!

After the show, on AMLive FB page, we found out that the host were having fun behind the scene…. the hosts were holding our Cranberry Teacake and Gold Tree Cake.

Guilt-Free Treats, an article written by Nicholas Yong from Straits Times. Bless him for writing this as Singaporeans do need to know where to get these healthy, low fat, low sugar cake alternatives in Singapore;especially for those who don’t normally take cake due to it’s high fat, high sugar and unhealthy content.

Quotes from Wong Hsia Kee, 30:

“Her brownies taste better than conventional brownies. They are very moist, and when you eat it, you don’t feel like you are missing anything.”

Quotes from Timotheus Lee, 48:

“I buy cakes from Delcie’s whenever a birthday comes up. They are amazed that it is diabetic-friendly and still tastes so good. My father has been suffering from diabetes for many years and had not had cakes in a long time, so it’s a real treat for him.”

Quote from the article:

“…by not using butter and dairy cream, Delcie’s uses alternative milk such as organic brown rice and formulate her non-dairy cream.” 

(To respect SPH’s copyright, we are not publishing the image of the article)

The second interview in the series features Delcie’s Desserts, a vegan bakery that produces vegan brownies, tea cakes, cup cakes and cakes that are egg-free and dairy-free. If you’re a vegetarian or vegan living in Singapore, you would most definitely have heard of them.

I first knew about Delcie’s from my vegan friends several years ago, but never paid much attention as I was an lacto-ovo vegetarian then. I subsequently came across their desserts while dining at a vegan restaurant a couple of months ago, and immediately became a fan.

To date, I’ve tried Delcie’s brownies and cakes, and they’re absolutely delicious. What I’m most amazed is how Delcie is able to create cakes and desserts with no egg, diary nor butter. Before I came across Delcie’s, I would never have thought this was possible. When I committed to going vegan after my fast in Feb, I was totally okay with not having any brownies or cakes for the rest of my life. So, it was a nice surprise when I came across Delcie’s!

Believe it or not, I found Delcie’s desserts more delicious than its non-vegan counterparts. Even though their desserts are vegan, a number of their customers are actually non-vegetarians and non-vegans, because it’s that good. Also, Delcie’s desserts is a healthier option compared to the non-vegan desserts. They use organic ingredients, and the cakes can be made sugar-free and gluten-free as well.

I bought a Mud Fudge cake, one of Delcie’s most popular cakes, for my mom for Mother’s Day. I loved it. My mom was just happy that I bought a cake – even though she only ate a small slice (she can’t eat too much chocolate because it’s too ‘heaty’, I know she loved it too.

The other thing about Delcie’s cakes is that each cake is made by Delcie’s team, with love. I’m not sure about you, but there’s a difference when a meal is prepared from the heart vs. mass produced with a machine. The former makes you feel nice and fuzzy on the inside, while the latter just feels what it is – a bunch of ingredients mixed together to form a food item that tastes good, but lacks warmth and appeal.

One of Delcie’s main cake selections. This one is the “Deulce De Luche Banana Cake”.

They offer tea cakes too. This is the Banana Walnut Loaf. I haven’t tried it yet but it looks really great.

They do customized cakes as well and are able to produce some extremely creative cake designs. Check them out here: Customized Cake Orders

It brings me great delight to be able to feature Delcie’s Desserts on TPEB, because her business is close to my heart. Being a vegan, I know first hand that businesses like hers do make a difference to people’s lives, especially when we live in a society that caters to a non-vegan lifestyle. With Delcie’s cakes, I’m now able to buy cakes for my family and enjoy them during special occasions (such as Mother’s Day and birthdays).

Delcie’s was started by Delcie Lam in 2008, so it’s been 3 years since it’s been launched. It wasn’t an overnight success – There were many obstacles faced. For example, when Delcie decided to pursue her passion in baking in ’08, she faced resistance from her parents, who felt a business lacked stability compared to a salaried job. Her mom fell sick with cancer not long after Delcie started her business, and Delcie had to deal with the loss of her mom several months later. Business did not do well in the 1st year, even after throwing in all her life’s savings, and she made losses, month after month.

Yet, Delcie persisted with her business, and never gave up. She assessed her obstacles and addressed them one by one. She listened to her customers and took their feedback. She found a need for vegetarian/vegan desserts and changed her business focus to target the vegetarian/vegans. She changed her menu to 100% vegetarian and introduced new options. It’s been less than 3 years, and Delcie’s is now a thriving vegan bakery in Singapore. Today, Delcie’s touches the lives of others, day after day, with her cakes.

Throughout the interview, I found Delcie’s replies to be very heartfelt and earnest, a special touch compared to the other interviews in the series. Like me, her business is more than just a business – it’s a passion and her life.

I hope that you’ll find this interview helpful – I definitely did. I now bring to you Delcie Lam, owner of Delcie’s Desserts:

Read the rest of the interview at: http://celestinechua.com/blog/interview-delcies-desserts/

Yes, hot from the oven of our healthy cake shop, our brownies are trans-fat free, cholesterol free and low in calories too!

Vegan Brownie:

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Normal Brownie:

So will you still want to take that sinful brownie again when now, you have a choice to have a good bite of brownie without feeling guilty? Hehe! It’s your choice!

This is our brand new cake that follows the launch of our Red Velvet selections for this Mothers’ Day.

Using red beet for our red sponge, we fusionise the traditional Black Forest Cake with our Red Velvet Cake. Bringing you, our brand new cake, Red Forest Cake.

If you have not place your order for this Mothers’ Day, call Loving Hut (63380962) now! We have just send down extra cakes for this Mothers’ Day.

Although we are not sure what they have left because they have a waiting list of customers asking for cakes. I will list down what I have sent them earlier:

• 3 x Mini Red Forest Cake – SGD58 each
• 2 x 1kg Red Forest Cake – SGD85 each
• 1 x 1kg DF Cosmo Mango – SGD85 each
• 1 x Mini DF Cosmo Mango (sold)
  
• 1 x 1kg DF Blackforest (sold)