Original Cake 源味本铺@ Sunway Pyramid
As I’ve mentioned in my Village Park Nasi Lemak post earlier, I have no patient to queue for food nowadays, especially when I heard that the waiting time can up to 1 hour or longer.
I’m an irresponsible food blogger (=.=”) which never intended to try the famous old-fashion egg sponge cake from Original Cake 源味本铺 although its queue was all over the social media. There are mix reviews about their cakes. Of course the craze can pretty justify the quality/flavor of their sponge cakes but there are also comments said that their signature original flavor sponge cake is overrated and tastes like a normal egg-based sponge cake that can be easily get from night market or bakery.
Originated from Tamshui, Taiwan (台湾淡水) and established in 2011, Original Cake 源味本铺 has total of 4 branches at Taipei and 5 branches in Malaysia. When they first opened at Sunway Velocity early this year, queue was perpetually formed but I’m not sure if the dust has settled now. Why I say so? Because I was at Sunway Pyramid last Sunday and there were only 5 or 6 persons in the queue so for the sake of trying this famous cake, we joined them.
A big tray of cake freshly from the oven and evenly being sliced into smaller blocks then packed into boxes.
Tata, we got our Original Cake within 5 minutes! ✌️
Original Flavor (promotional price:RM15.00, original price RM18.00)
Nicely packed in a paper box lined with baking paper, the cake was in whole without cut into small pieces but a plastic knife is provided. The cake is recommended to be kept maximum 3 days in refrigerator.
A classic, “Gai Dan Gou” (egg sponge cake) uses the essential ingredients of flour, milk, egg and sugar. Taste wise, mild in sweetness, the egg-y flavour was really subtle as well as the milky taste, not very noticeable. The texture on the other hand was spot on. Airy, soft and fluffy, resemble our normal sponge cake but with a thicker crust.
Verdict: The cake is undeniable rather good in terms of texture and flavor however if you ask me is it worth the 1-2 hours queue? My answer is a “No”. Overall, I would say it’s worth trying at least once, solely for the sake of “TRYING”, provided that you do not need to queue for it just like me 😛
Original Cake 源味本铺
F1.78, First Floor Blue Atrium, Sunway Pyramid
Tel: +6012-237 8696
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3-29 3rd Floor, Sunway Velocity Mall
Tel: +603-8069 1626
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Lot S121b, 2nd Floor, One Utama Shopping Centre
Tel: +6012-237 8696
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170-B1-16, Gurney Plaza, Penang
Tel: +6012-237 8696
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F-23, Queensbay Mall, Penang
Tel: +6012-237 8696
Website: www.originalcake.com.my/ & www.originalcake.com.tw/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/originalcakemalaysia/
I also wanna try once for the sake of trying…haha
This will gonna be like cheese tart fever. Many has come out with different brands.
Melissa, ya, there are a few different brands now and I think will increase more =.=”
最近有蛮多类似古早鸡蛋糕的店铺，就不说谁抄谁了，对于消费者来说好吃不贵才是最大的福利。我上个星期吃到涌莲古早味现烤蛋糕也还真的不错，同样来自台湾的，只不过他们没有铺天盖地宣传，知名度比较低。有机会你可以去尝尝看！
Eugein, 我对这个古早味鸡蛋糕蛮无感的。当天经过是老公看见没什么人排队才说要买的，我还说，要买meh…? 哈哈！
I also wanna try hah..hah… The one at 1-Utama, I can’t seem to find it.
PH, my friend said there is no queue now too at 1U, you can try 😛 Maybe search in the directory for the location?
I have try before, I prefer the original ones than the chocolate flavor 😉
Hayley, I only tried the original flavor but some said the cheese is tasted better. The chocolate flavor is chilled, right?
I’ve yet to try this myself….deterred by the insane long queues in Sunway Velocity. Perhaps, just like Sunway Pyramid, there’s no more queue. I’ll check it out the next time I’m there 🙂
Kris, I’m sure the queue will be shorter now, or no more queue? hehe 😛
No longer long queues here in Penang, i thought it was a little expensive and if i must choose between ori and cheese, i thought the cheese flavor shined better
Ken, I will try cheese flavor next time since there is no queue now. Agreed with you,the price is a bit expensive but for a block, my family can eat for 3 days 😛
I was fortunate that I ate them twice and it was free & served on the plate at the house of relatives. Just a normal delicious and soft cake which is nothing to shout about. In Taman Megah Pasar Malam, they also sell a similar cake too & cheap. LOL
TM, njhl can eat free LOL To be honest, the price is a bit high for a normal egg sponge cake 😛
I passed by this and another brand countless times. Most of the times also no queue but it never intrigued me to try them. So until today, still belum cuba. Haha.
Merryn, exactly! Me too, not interested to try but that day was Kenny insisted wanna buy >_<