GEORGE TOWN, March 22 — “Diets are for losers, eat the cake!”
Almost every table inside the dim cozy sanctuary that is Moody Cow Café displays this quirky little sign and rightly so because anyone who loves smooth, rich cheesecake will find it hard to resist their wide selection.
Originally well-known for its rich, fragrant butter cake, the tiny little café quickly became the place for utterly divine and decadent cheesecakes. Today, it is the only place where you can find every imaginable type of cheesecake, all lovingly baked with a multitude of flavours.
Café owners Sunny Chang and Marcus Tan, both 54, are not trained pastry chefs nor were they in the food and beverage business before opening Moody Cow back in late 2013.
“We had initially started this as a hobby, a place for us to sort of enjoy our retirement but my butter cakes turned out to be very popular... then people started asking for cheesecakes and when I experimented with some specialty cheesecakes, we suddenly became cheesecake specialists,” Chang said.
The former interior decorator started baking as a hobby but now it has become a full-time profession.
His cheesecakes are not your normal, run-of-the-mill cheesecakes so be prepared for unique flavours that you can’t find anywhere else.
Ever heard of salted egg yolks in cheesecake?
Try their Beijing Moon for a savoury and rich cheesecake that is given an interesting twist by the saltiness of the salted egg yolks.
And then, there’s their bestselling Cheesy Jack — a jackfruit-infused cheesecake — but this is only available during jackfruit season between June and August.
For those who love rum, they have D’Rum, a combination of chocolate and rum cheesecake that gives you a burst of rum and smooth chocolate in every bite.
If you are adventurous, they have Flossy Walnut; it’s a confection consisting of layers of creamy cheese, chocolate cheese and topped with meat floss.
Each slice is layer upon layer of decadent goodness, merging flavours that may sound contradictory in theory but in reality goes so well, you will wonder why you never thought of such a combination before.
Each flavour is tried and tested till it is just the perfect balance of tastes before it is introduced to customers, Chang said.
Chang now has perfected more than 150 types of cheesecakes from colourful fruit-infused concoctions to luscious combinations with peanut butter, nuts, Milo and rum.
On any day, the café will offer more than a dozen different types of cheesecakes so better make sure you are not on a diet when stepping into the café!
Due to the high demand for his specialty cheesecakes, Chang is now opening a new outlet to be called the Cheesecake Boutique — to satisfy all cheesecake lovers’ every craving for his many different types of cakes.
The Cheesecake Boutique, just next to Moody Cow, will open by April.
For now, get your cheesecake fix over at Moody Cow first.
Moody Cow Café
170, Transfer Road,
10050 George Town, Penang.
Time: 1pm–12am
Closed on Mondays
Facebook: www.facebook.com/moodycowpenang
