Lavender Bakery (Cakes) @ Pavilion

I'm a regular at Lavender Bakery @ Pavilion as it's one of my favourite and usual spots to buy pastries and bread whenever I'm at the mall (there's now one nearer me in MyTown Shopping Centre which I wasn't even aware of).

If I find myself at this mall, I'd almost always stop by to get myself some bread (like egg loaf, soft raisin ball, mini brioche buns, wheat buns and wholewheat bread) to make egg or bacon sandwiches, garlic bread or just having it with plain butter for my breakfasts.

It was on one of these trips here that I came across slices of banana cake at the cashier counter.  So, I got a slice @ RM1.40 a slice to try and liked it immediately.  The cashier told me that the banana cake is not something that's on their permanent menu.  After trying it, I thought it was quite nice...and hoped that it would make it to their permanent menu.

So, I was happy to see whole banana cakes on their shelves when I visited Pavilion some weeks later.  Glad that they've decided to put it on their permanent menu! ;)

The Banana Cake retails @ only RM11.90 for a whole whopping cake...that is an amazing price indeed (especially so when a piece of cake can cost even more than that these days).  It comes in a nice packaging too with a cute see-through banana cut-out...how apt! ^_~

It had a fair amount of banana flavour but without that artificial taste of banana essence.  More importantly, it wasn't all that sweet which is why I liked it.  Would I have liked a more intense banana flavour?  Sure.

This is a cross-section of the banana cake...which I managed to cut into 12 slices.

It may not be among some of the best banana cakes I've eaten but it's certainly decent in taste, more so if you take the price into consideration.  Where else can you get a whole cake for the price of a slice! O_o  I can't have any complaints.

Another cake I saw available was the Marble Butter Cake @ RM16.90 for a whole cake.  I got one too and it came in the same type of packaging.  The packaging makes it perfect as a gift to bring to say a makan party or simply gift it to someone.

The cake was nicely fluffy and soft, just like the banana cake, but missing a bit of that buttery, cocoa-chocolaty flavour.  Although if I wanted a marble cake, the first one that comes to mind would be the one from Yut Kee (RM18 now) but the last time I bought this, it tasted denser than I remembered it to be. :(

Here's a cross-section of the marble butter cake...one of twelve slices.

Each cake isn't very big...it measures only about 6 x 2 inches but is still a sizeable cake considering the price paid.

Well, if you happen to be in Pavilion, these cakes are good buys for their amazing prices.  They're great as contributions to say a makan party, a kid's birthday or a child's school event/activity as they're presentable and easy on the wallet too (why slave over the oven to bake your own when you can just buy one off the shelf....*wink wink*!).

Otherwise, it's also ideal for your own consumption, especially if you're one (like me) who doesn't like cakes with lots of cloying cream and icing and prefer simple cakes like these.  Like life's simplest pleasures, a classic, simple piece of cake complemented with a cup of coffee is sheer enjoyment :)

Other whole cake flavours on offer include chocolate, walnut butter (RM19.90, the most expensive) and pandan chiffon (RM9.30, their least expensive cake).  I think they sell them by slices too as I saw them cutting and packing the banana cake into slices (now RM1.50 a slice).  Why bother to bake your own when you can get one from as little as RM9.30...haha! ;D