Guo Da Li (过大礼) happens on an auspicious date a few weeks before the wedding, in which the groom sends the bride’s family gifts to symbolize his sincerity in marrying their daughter. Amongst other items, cakes and sweet pastries are a must have for this Chinese wedding tradition.
Be it the traditional Chinese wedding pastries or the more modern fondant cupcakes, here are 15 Guo Da Li (过大礼) cake shops that will delight your family members!
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1. Sweetest Moments
With 3 variations of packages, Love petit, Lovey bites and Lovely favours, Sweetest Moments offers swiss rolls and mini cupcakes as your Guo Da Li (过大礼) cakes . Get wedding cards personalised with your photo or details of the upcoming wedding when you order a minimum of 10 packages from them. For orders less than 10, the standard cards will be used instead.
Address: 28 Tai Seng Street #03-01 Sakae Building Singapore 534106
Contact: +65 6286 2553
Website: http://www.sweetestmoments.com.sg/wedding/guo-da-li-packages.html
2. Out of the Cake Box
Out of the Cake Box brings a unique twist to Guo Da Li (过大礼) cakes by including macarons and cupcakes and having interesting flavours such as rose lychee. Besides producing freshly baked treats everyday, one other reason to support them is their guidance towards the “Ignite Kitchen Project” initiative. It aims to help train youths at-risk through baking so that they may find vocational opportunities.
Address: Block 45 Telok Blangah Drive #01-173 Singapore 100045
Contact: +65 6271 1975
Website: https://www.outofthecakebox.com/
3. Shuang Xi Le Wedding
Shuang Xi Le Wedding offers a large variety of items for Guo Da Li, where you can pick the items you want individually. However, if you are confused on which items are needed for Guo Da Li, they also provide packages which put together all the necessary items at a cost saving price!
Address: 10 Sinaran Drive Singapore 307506
Contact: +65 6397 2018
Website: https://www.shuangxile.com
4. Choz Confectionery
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With a buy 10 get 1 free promotion, Choz Confectionery has a number of different sets that you can choose from for your Guo Da Li (过大礼) cakes. Pick from exclusive rose chocolate and kueh talam to more common treats such as swiss rolls and iced cupcakes. 4 wedding cards designs are also available when a minimum of 10 boxes are ordered!
Address: 9 Enterprise Road Singapore 629821
Contact: +65 6235 2281
Website: http://www.choz.com.sg/wedding.html
5. Carousel Moments
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Similar to other bakeries who do not specialize in making traditional Guo Da Li (过大礼) cakes, you can still get customized cupcakes from Carousel Moments to replace them! Furthermore, if you’re looking for a dummy wedding cake for your wedding day, they rent out their cakes and will also provide delivery for it.
Address: 63B Brighton Crescent Serangoon Gardens Singapore 559210
Contact: +65 92444211 or +65 96422662
Website: http://www.carouselmoments.com/
6. Pine Garden’s Cake
Popular for their affordable old school cream cakes, Pine Garden has more than 32 years of experience in the baking business. Order some of these as part of your Guo Da Li (过大礼) and you’ll be guaranteed to adore them!
Address: Blk 529 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-2369 Singapore 560529
Contact: +65 6459 5507
Website: http://www.pgcake.com/
7. Riz Delights
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Even though the bakers at Riz Delights do not make typical Guo Da Li (过大礼) cakes, brides-to-be can check them out if they are looking for a more modern twist to this tradition. With beautifully crafted fondant cupcakes and dessert table services at hand, you can be sure that these treats would be pleasing to your eyes!
Address: East Village Mall, 430 Upper Changi Road #01-78 Singapore 487048
Website: http://www.rizdelights.com/
8. iCakes
With new sets added to their Guo Da Li (过大礼) cake collection, iCakes has one of the most extensive variety for you to choose from. There are currently 21 sets available and includes eye-catching multicolored swiss rolls to heart shaped butter walnut cakes. Order online or contact them at their different retail stores!
Address: Blk 279 Sengkang East Ave #01-03 Singapore 540279
Contact: +65 6386 6666
Website: http://www.icakes.com.sg
9. The Chinese Wedding Shop
Located at 4 different venues across Singapore, The Chinese Wedding Shop provides Hokkien / Teochew betrothal gift boxes that consists of traditional Chinese pastries. They also have cupcakes that are decorated with pink “double happiness” frostings so you can have the best of both worlds!
Address: #01-12A Jubilee Square 61 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 Singapore 569814
Contact: +65 6455 9863
Website: http://www.thechineseweddingshop.com.sg
10. L.E. Cafe Confectionery & Pastry
Known for their original bean curd tarts in Singapore, L.E Cafe Confectionery & Pastry also offers traditional cream cakes as well as full flavoured cakes for Guo Da Li (过大礼). With a minimum order of 12 boxes of full cakes, you can pick from butter flavoured, fruit, marble or sugee cakes. For brides-to-be who want to order less, their assortment of moon pies and their famed pineapple tarts do not require any minimum order! If your Guo Da Li is near festive periods like the Chinese New Year, best to call in to check on the availability first!
Address: 31/33 Mackenzie Road #01-01 Singapore 228686
Contact: +65 6337 2417
Address: Blk 42 Cambridge Road #01-02 Singapore 210042
Contact: +65 6298 1477
Address: Blk 637 Veerasamy Road #01-111 Singapore 200637
Contact: +65 6294 8813
Website: http://www.lecafe.com.sg/guo-da-li.html
11. Tong Heng Confectionery
Tong Heng Confectionery prides themselves as a traditional Chinese pastries specialists from experiences all the way from Guangdong in China. brides-to-be can find sesame shortcake and walnut cookies amongst their usual candied melon pastry used for Guo Da Li (过大礼).
Address: 285 South Bridge Road Singapore 058833
Contact: +65 6223 3649 or +65 6223 0398
Address: 1 Jurong West Central 2 B1-10 Singapore 648886
Contact: +65 6794 6292
Website: http://www.tongheng.com.sg/
12. Thye Lee Confectionery
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Teochew brides-to-be can order the well-known Teochew mooncakes from this old school bakery for their Guo Da Li (过大礼). Thye Lee Confectionery has also been featured on The Straits Times back in 2015 so you can be rest assured to be delivered great confections!
Address: Blk 108 Hougang Avenue 1 #01-1283 Singapore 530108
Contact: +65 6288 9514
13. Neo Kian Guan Confectionery and Cakes
For convenient purposes, Neo Kian Guan Confectionery and cakes offers wedding packages for Guo Da Li (过大礼). As stated on their website, they have wedding confections for Hokkien, Teochew, Hainan as well as other dialect groups available. So for brides-to-be out there who feel strongly towards 2 dialect groups, you can order your Guo Da Li (过大礼) cakes here!
Address: Blk 7 Hougang Ave 3 #01-50 Singapore 530634
Contact: +65 6382 4352
Website: https://neokianguan.com/
14. Gin Thye Cake Maker
Besides selling cream cakes and traditional chinese pastries of sorts, Gin Thye Cake Maker also has hampers ready for order so that you will not worry about the presentation of your Guo Da Li (过大礼) cakes!
Address: 423 Sembawang Road Singapore 758392
Contact: +65 6257 1566
Website: http://ginthye.com/
15. Thye Moh Chan
Since it is bad taboo for brides-to-be to eat their own Guo Da Li (过大礼) cakes, you can visit Thye Moh Chan to sample their pastries before ordering one of their traditional Teochew packages perfect for Guo Da Li (过大礼)!
Address: Chinatown Point133 New Bridge Road, #01-45 Singapore 059413
Contact: +65 6604 8858
Address: Paragon 290 Orchard Road #B1-12 Singapore 238859
Contact: +65 6732 8858
Address: Jewel Changi 78 Airport Boilevard #B2-231 Singapore 819666
Website: http://thyemohchan.com/
For those who find security in following traditions, we hope that this list of Guo Da Li (过大礼) cakes will get you started. Need more help for your wedding preparation? You can check out our other articles for some ideas on games to play for gate crashing and for your wedding banquet as well!
