"cake season"

before the christmas season, it's "cake" season for me.  my birthday, X and Y's come one after the other before christmas trees are officially set up...

last year, i was lucky to be "surprised" with quite a number of starbucks mini chocolate cakes with super yummy ganache and gold sprinkles!  (i think these were c/o Y, thanks, thanks!).  X and Y's cakes were also chocolate (?), from red ribbon i think (?!).  i am not sure if it was X who had an additional round cake --- mango crumble something from red ribbon also (?).

anyway, since it's almost cake season, i can't help but imagine some of my favorite cakes... (and worry on the fats and calories, haha! -- hide from X's calorie counter!)

estrel's caramel cake

screenshot - estrel's website: http://www.estrels.com/

devil's food cake and little devils by the chocolate kiss

photos from TKC website

mango torte by cuerva's (or dulcelin)

cuerva's famous mango torte
photo from site - http://cuervabakeshop.virtualcrow.com/

gateau de crepe by dessert du jour

photo from  Dessert Du Jour By Mara Dela Rama Facebook Page

polly's chocolate cake

image from google search

and the list goes on ---

• buttercake by vargas kitchen
• (plain) cheesecake from highlands steakhouse in tagaytay
• apple crumb pie by purple oven (revel bars yummy too!)
• sansrival by betty's - santo domingo area
• frozen braso de mercedes (otherwise known as the "sweet surrender") of  the sweet life by ange
• caramel cake by hizon's
• strawberry shortcake by mrs. yulo of forbes
• mango sansrival by Kitchen's Best Home Patisserie
• king oscar cake at ManilaPen

from the mainstream, i like --

• chocolate cake by hungry pac
• tiramisu by cibo
• ube cake by red ribbon
• mocha cake by goldilocks
• mango bravo by conti's
• choco overload cake by conti's
• chocolate cake by aristocrat
• banoffee pie by bannapple
• chocolate cake by figaro

i have yet to discover the best carrot cake, souffle, mocha cake...

i think i am going to have a wonderful cake nightmare tonight!  (i can hear X & Y asking me:  are you hungry? are you really hungry? ha,ha!)

Z

mini-me

suri cruise and katharine macphee....love them both! :)

Z

my midyear imaginary shoe rack: iWish

could girls really have enough shoes?!  ... i realize, really, that i have enough...even more than enough (and i am sooooooo thankful)....so while i battle with my poor EQ and (realistically) because i do not have the budget, i will just add a few in my imaginary shoe rack, hehe.

my statement flats....RV, iWish! and in blue, wohoo!
(last year i wanted this same RV in black and white,
2 years ago in red...by the time i save enough money
for this, i would have collected all the colors
in my imaginary rack, haha)

plus, something charcoal-greyish, something pointy and something sling-back...  ha,ha!  imaginary lang naman.  

happy to be back :) 

Z

Where We Belong (Emily Giffin)

image from google

The rainy weekend curbed any interest from BH and DS to go out malling.
Each of us had our own "little worlds"- BH on the computer and DS on the tablet. Good thing Z lent her new book "Where We Belong". I stayed in my own nook and finished the book.

I came across this book in Amazon and mentioned it to Z. She told me that she already has it but still unread. I borrowed the book and finished it over the weekend.

The story is about a 30-plus years old New York TV producer (Marian) who is romantically involved with the CEO (Peter) of the network where she works. On the night she broached the topic on marriage, the CEO ( a divorcee) was of course surprised. In short, the fun and romantic relationship turned slightly off. Marian went home to her apartment sad of course. When someone knocked on her door that evening, she was shocked to learn about the identity of a teenage girl (Kirby) with dark grey eyes- who reminded her of something from her past.

The story is told from the perspective of Kirby and Marian. It was a swift read as if one is just watching a soap opera. But I was not really satisfied on how the story ended.

Over all I will give it a 3 out of 5 (with 5 as highest).

It could be made into a movie, and perhaps star Naomi Watts as Marian and Dakota Fanning as Kirby.
They're actually the two faces I pictured as Marian and Kirby while I was reading the book.


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