Cat & the Fiddle, the cheesecake brand founded by pastry chef Daniel Tay, built much of its reputation on being a halal-friendly celebration cake option, so its certification status is one of the more loaded questions in this directory. The register answer is at the top of this page; here is the context around it.
What Cat & the Fiddle says
The brand is unambiguous on its own website. Its halal page states that Cat & the Fiddle “maintains a Halal status for our delicious desserts” and that its cheesecakes “are prepared using Halal-certified ingredients and production processes” in compliance with MUIS guidelines, going as far as describing “100% MUIS Halal-certified cheesecakes”. The same site describes the brand as an e-commerce first cheesecake maker, with its range spanning New York classics to local flavours like Mao Shan Wang durian and pandan gula melaka.
What this means for you
This is a case where you should let the register, not marketing copy, settle the question. Certification in Singapore is issued to a specific company and premises, it must be renewed, and it can lapse or be reissued under a different registered name than the brand you see on the box. When a brand’s website says one thing and the live register shows another, the register is the authoritative source at that moment. The practical move is simple: before ordering, run the brand name and the company name on your invoice through the register search, and see our guide on how to check halal certification for what a valid listing looks like.
Certified alternatives
If you need a celebration cake with a certificate you can verify right now:
- Polar Puffs & Cakes - certified cake chain and the most direct swap for a birthday centrepiece.
- Swee Heng Bakery - certified bakery chain with whole cakes and sliced treats across the island.
Certification is per premises, so always confirm the specific outlet or production site you are buying from.