Gale Eats: Tous Les Jours Cake

Whenever I watch Korean dramas I always wish we also have those cute stuffs they have especially the pastries. I love how they decorate them and they look so delicious too! So when I learned that Tous Les Jours opened a branch at SM North The Block, I was ecstatic because it is very near my place.

Their breads and pastries are super yummy! I love the unique flavors and look because I am already bored with the usual breads we see on our local bakeries even those in Bread Talk and French Baker. And it's nice to have a wide variety of bread.

But what attracted me more in Tous Les Jours are not the breads but the cakes. They are so wonderfully decorated that they look like art. I love the shapes and colors and the flavors. You should check out their stores because just looking at these cakes will make you happy ^_^

Their cakes are packaged in a very sturdy box like this and it comes with a knife and 2 candle sticks.

The box itself is cute so I usually keep it with me even if there's no more cake hehe. It is made up of thick cardboard so you won't worry that your cake will be damaged when you travel it. It also insulates the cold so the cake won't melt easily.

Here's one example of a cake they design. This is a strawberry shaped cake. Look how perfect it look. It's really perfect to bring in parties as gifts because they are unique and can be the talk of the party.

My favorite cakes are those made with their strawberry cream. I love how smooth they are in my mouth and the sweetness is just right. Even my mom who doesn't like sweet loved this cake. The straberry sponge cake inside tastes so good too. It is very moist and yummy. This cake has fresh strawberries in the middle and you definitely must eat those too. I love all the layers of this cake... well almost everything. I don't like the strawberry powder on top because it's sour hehe but my cousins love it if it's combined with everything coz it balances out the taste...but I guess I have sweet tooth so I just like sweetness haha ^_^

I love eating the cream so I ate a lot of them especially the one on the outside that serves as the "crown" of the cake.

The only bad thing I can see is that I can't bring this in far places because they are made of cream and must be refrigerated at all times. Travelling time for this cake from the store to your place should only take less than 1-2 hours depending on the weather.

Although others are detered because of the price, I think paying P600 or somthing for a cake this good is worth it. I got this straberry one for Php580 (around $13) only and this is big and freshly made. Why would I buy a cheap cake that I won't enjoy eating, right?

OVER ALL RATING: 5/5- I love this cake! I don't think I'll come back to eating Goldilocks and Red Ribbon. Nothing can compare with this one. I will definitely try the chocolate ones because my sister said they taste superb ^_^

What about you, would you like to eat something this good and pretty? I think I stared this cake for quite some time before I decided to eat it haha ^_^

My yummy creations

Hello everyone! I just wanted to share some pictures with you all.

I have mentioned before that I love cooking and baking. At first, everyone in my family doesn't want to try my dishes because they don't have faith in my skills...well, I also didn't have faith in my cooking skills too haha...So I ended up not trying to cook meals at all because of rejection and disappointment...But something happened last year and it changed my view on everything.

I started reading cookbooks, food magazines, food blogs and videos. I tried recreating the dishes that I love one by one. And guess what, after trying so many times, I got the result I wanted! Even though I am not a great cook yet, but I know I can be one day because I am still in the process of developing my skills and with all things, "Practice makes perfect.." ^_^

At present, my family don't ridicule my dishes anymore. They now have the confidence that my foods are edible and can really pass their taste buds (although not 100% since I have a weird taste for food). So I am happy to know that when the time comes that I have my own family, I can make great dishes for them already and be a hands-on mom to my kids ^_^

Now, moving back to the reason of my post...sorry for digressing, just giving you all a little background...I just wanted to share with you all some pictures of what I created these past few weeks. I have been under stress and since I consider baking a stress relieving process, I ended up with a lot of goodies for my sweet tooth.

The first picture is a Chewy Chocolate chip cookies. My boyfriend loves big chewy cookies so I created this for him this past Valentines Day. He really devoured everything haha. I can't believe I perfected this recipe so easily. I can't thank my aunt enough for the recipe and the tips she taught me so I achieve a great tasting cookie.

I also did a version with chopped Macadamia nuts. This one is for me. I love nuts on my pastries and so I created a batch for myself haha. I prefer cookie squares than round ones because they are thicker and easier to store.

Look how perfect those cookies are. I can't believe they are already gone. I still want to eat them!

And lastly, my forever favorite cupcake! I prefer making cupcakes than cakes because I want everyone to have a piece and it is easier to store too. The ones on the picture are Vanilla cupcakes with Creamcheese frostings. I am thanking my sister for having a picture of it coz I usually forgot to take a picture and just eat everything haha.

You might be wondering why I didn't do a decorative icing style and I'll tell you why. I am just starting with my baking and I haven't bought every tool that a baker should must have. I still don't have piping bags and tips for icings so I either use plastic bags... or in this case I just spread it on top using a spatula. Hopefully I can get my hands on those kinds of tools so I can show you guys some decorated cakes hehe ^_^

But for the meantime, enjoy the pictures! I hope I can give give some to all my friends here in the blogger world (yes, you!) to say thank you for staying with me and for all the warm and supporting words I receive year round. Love you guys!

Gale Eats: Chocolate Cupcakes with Fuge Frostings

Hello everyone! I just want to share with you all my treat of the week. Me and my sis ordered some chocolate cupcakes with fudge frostings from my friend Miren who has her own e-shop on multiply called Best Desserts. We had some cravings for sweets and when my mom asked me to ask Miren to bake some sugar-free chewy oatmeal cookies for my grandparents, we took the opporutnity to order some for ourselves haha :)

We chose these cupcakes because we have not yet tried it..I have eaten almost majority of her goods already because I love sweets and I love how my friend bakes them. No scrimping on ingredients and always fresh and chewy. Hmm just thinking of these babies makes me want to order again haha..I'm so lucky I don't get fat with all the carbs and the sugars I take in.


By the way, I got this photo from Miren's site because I was unable to take some actual pictures. We already devoured the cupcakes before I thought of taking some pictures haha ^_^

What I like about it:
- very moist cake even after being refrigerated
- the sweetness of the cupcake and frosting is just enough..not too sweet
- the size is perfect..not too big or too small
- freshly baked (Miren always bake the orders the night before she delivers them)

What I don't like:
- Miren's office or house is too far from my place..she is located in Makati and I'm from Novaliches..so I need to opt for one-day shipping but I can't have everything shipped :(
- the frostings is not that smooth..you can feel some chocolate bits from it..but this won't be a problem to some

OVER-ALL RATING: 4.5/5 - If only the frosting is smoother :)

WILL I REPURCHASE? Definitely! And I will try some more of her new creations :)

Where to buy: Best Desserts by Miren (http://bestdesserts.multiply.com)


That's it! I just want to make all of you hungry haha joke! Enjoy your weekends guys! I won't be able to post here for a few days coz I'll be staying with my grandparents until they went back to Mindanao :)

Bye!

My New Favorite Desserts + Update

Hello guys! How's your week? I hope everything is doing very well for you coz mine is :) If you are a student, congratulations! You're probably so relaxed now because of the 2 days no-classes because of the "signal #2 storm" :P

For this post, I just want to share my new luves! I'm pretty sure that I've already mentioned before how I love sweets. I've been having cravings for pastries lately because I'm already feeling exhausted from working almost everyday and whenever I'm down, I need to eat something sweet to make me feel a little better. So when Me and my bf went to go outing early this month during our day off, I bought many sweet foods! I'm lucky that my bf loves sweets as much as I do so I had no problem that all the food I brought with me (I'm the one incharge for bringing foods) was all pastries lol. My favorite supplier for my cravings is my friend Miren (who has a small pastry business called Dessert Express). All her creations fit my taste buds perfectly. I also love the fact that for the price, I get products with scrumptious amount of ingredients..definitely no scrimping! So I know that I really get the value for my money plus the fact that I always get them fresh and hot from the oven..She always bakes her goodies the night before she need to deliver them..isn't that nice? :)

I borrowed some pictures from her site of the ones I ordered..I was unable to take some actual photos of them coz when my bf saw them, he already asked me if we can eat them already haha (take note that we are still on the way to the resort!) Anyways, we wanted to try something new from Miren so I got us (or rather me hehe) a box of Dulce De Leche, Fudgey Merengue Cookies and Belgian Chocolate Mousse (Which I was unable to bring because it will melt so I ate it with my sister at home) which we haven't tried yet. Here are my reviews on them.

DULCE DE LECHE
What it says on her site: "Chewy chocolatey with dulce de leche bottom and now with dulce de leche on top too! Made with bittersweet chocolate blocks and Belgian baking chocolate powder. It's one big yummy mess! Eat it with a fork ...just like cake =D"

Price: Php 400/box of 15

My Final Verdict: 5/5. I really can't think of something not to like about this treat hehe..I think I like this better than the Revel Bars. Actually, this is the first time I ordered this from her so I didn't really know what to expect but after eating everything, I can now conclude that if you love eating "yema" (a sweet treat made from condensed milk), then you'll definitely love this! It is the perfect combination of gooey and sweetness..This is love! :)


FUDGEY MERENGUE COOKIES

What it says on her site: "Light outside and fudgey inside."

Price: Php 180/box of 24 bite size cookies (if I'm not mistaken hehe)

My Final Verdict: 4/5. I love the taste so much because it is not too sweet and everytime I take a bite, I can really taste the fudgey chocolate inside. The only thing I don't like (or maybe disappointed is the right word) is the size..it is so small..just the size of an Oreo cookie. Anyways, since they are plenty(24pcs per order), I guess this is made this way so that it can maintain the fudgey inside even after baking..I just really wish it came big because it taste so good! haha :)


BELGIAN CHOCOLATE MOUSSE (in cups)
What the site says: "Savor the richness of moist chocolate cake, Belgian chocolate mousse and sweetened whipped cream with this delicious indulgence. It’s simply heaven on your tastebuds!" 

Price: Box of 10 cups: P450 / 8-inch cake: P580

Tip: Must be frozen or at least refrigerated because it can easily melt in our weather. I'm so happy that I ordered the one in cups because when it melted during the travel the shape remained intact and when i reached home, I just placed it on our refrigerator to cool it again. Very easy to fix the melted status unlike when you get the cake form which has a higher tendency to melt and it won't look that nice anymore (this is based form my experience with Red Ribbon Chocolate Mousse cake that we always order).

My Final Verdict: 5/5. This is heaven! I love the fact that it is not so sweet so I can eat a lot. The cups is the perfect size for one serving and this helps to make sure everyone gets the same amount of everything. I like it better than Red Ribbon actually hehe. I can now conclude that my favorite Dessert Express goodies is this cake! Yummy! :)

Where you can get these heavenly goodies:

From Miren @ http://bestdesserts.multiply.com

What about you? Where do you get your favorite desserts? Please share them to me coz I really love sweets! Till next time! :)

Gale Eats: My Heavenly Indulgence

I just want to share with you guys the very delicious pastry that I ate during the last typhoon that hit Manila..it's so nice to eat sweets while reading a good book while the weather is cold coz it really lifts my spirits up!

My mom actually asked me to order some home-made cookies from my friend Miren (of http://bestdesserts.multiply.com ) to give away to her friends..she asked me to get 5 dozen of mixed choco chips cookies (actually my sister got a dozen of those hehe) plus my "get-anything-you-want" order (since I'm the one who loves sweets in my family)..I chose to order a dozen of Vanilla cupcakes with choco chips and Creamcheese frosting...when my Tita Jen heard that we will be ordering from Miren, she asked me to get her a dozen of mixed choco chips cookies and a box of classic Creamcheese brownies too..I'm so glad that my bro drove me to Miren's house to pick up my order since I can't carry it and it's continously raining since the night before.

This is actually the first time that I have tasted her cupcakes..I usually order cookies and bars hehe..hmm, these cupcakes are heaven...I give it 5 out 5 rating for the taste and packaging :)

TASTE: I super love the creamcheese frosting! it's not too sweet and it really complements the vanilla flavor of the cupcake...this didn't made my throat itch and I didn't had the "umay" feeling even if I ate a lot.. everyone who tasted the cupcakes told me they are delicious, even those who don't really love pastries.

PACKAGING: Miren is very ingenious..she placed a toothpick on each piece of cupcake on the corners of the box to keep the frostings from being squeezed..and I am happy that my cupcakes are all intact when I arrived home.

Here are some of the pictures I took before I ate them haha..they really look so good right? Miren colored the frosting blue since they would look blah if not done due to the plain white color of both cupcake and frosting hehe :)

Vanilla cupcakes with Choco Chips and Creamcheese Frostings