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“Don’t Be A Covidiot” — Cheeky Quarantine-Themed Cakes To Try This Circuit Breaker

Sweet treats with Covid-19 relevant messages.

Sweet treats with Covid-19 relevant messages.

Sweet treats with Covid-19 relevant messages.

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As small businesses struggle to make ends meet during the Covid-19 pandemic, San Francisco-based bakery Butter& gave its usual cakes a twist. Advice and messages relevant to this period of isolation such as “don’t touch your face were frosted on them. The bakes went viral on social media, and the #quarantinecakes trend has since spread to Singapore.

1 of 6 Where it all started

Butter& bakery in San Fran kick-started the #quarantinecakes trend. Read on for tips on where to get similar cheeky bakes in Singapore.


Photo: Butter& /Instagram

2 of 6 Lucia Cakes' Quarantine brownies, $15 for 9 pcs

Boutique Club Street bakery Lucia Cakes is popular for its brownies, and they’ve adapted them to become Quarantine Brownies. A box comes with nine bite-sized fudgey squares with a choice of six flavours: Triple Chocolate, Salted Dark Chocolate, Yuzu White Chocolate, Biscoff, Nutella and Peanut Butter. These come topped with a Circuit Breaker-related message piped on a sheet of fondant, such as: “Wash your hands”. Brighten up someone’s day by sending them a box.

  • 3 of 6 Seven messages to choose from

    Besides “wash your hands”, you can choose: “don’t touch your face”, “don’t hoard toilet paper”, SMILE! , “Sending you love”, “stay safe, stay home” and our fave — “don’t be a covidiot”. For you know, that covidiot that everyone has in their life. You can also add a hand-written note that will be tied onto the box with a ribbon for an extra $2.

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    Super yummy salted dark chocolate brownies @luciacakes.singapore from a very dear friend of ours ������ it’s crisp, fudge-y, rich and chocolatey ������

    A post shared by limkohpi ����☕������������������ (@limkohpi) on Apr 12, 2020 at 11:29pm PDT


    Photo: limkohpi /Instagram

    4 of 6 Buying details


    Free delivery for orders above $150 (otherwise it costs $10) or self-collect at 93A Club St, S069461. Tel: 9726-5101. Open daily except Sun, 11am - 7pm. Pre-order 3 days in advance. https://luciacakes.com/
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    Photos: Lucia Cakes

    5 of 6 Cake Delights Bakery’s Assorted Butter Cream Cake, $55 for a 5-inch cake; feeds 4 pax

    The petite frosted cake from the Bukit Timah bakery’s ‘One Metre Away!’ range of Covid-19-themed desserts comes with eight flavours to choose from, including Red Velvet, Ondeh Ondeh, and Strawberry Shortcake. You can also choose the CB-themed message, which includes the above to-do list when one is stuck at home practically 24/7.

  • 6 of 6 Buying Details


    Cake Delights Bakery is at #02-16 KAP Mall, 9 King Albert Park, S598332. Tel: 8211-0212. Free delivery with minimum spend of $45 (enter promo code ‘FreeDelivery’ during checkout) https://cakedelightsbakery.com/


    Photos: Cake Delights Bakery

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