Cheesecake {Take 2}

A couple of weeks ago I baked an oreo cheesecake. I got the recipe from the official website of Nabisco (makers of Oreo!) which got me thinking (hoping, actually) that this must be good. Fortunately, as expected, the taste was awesome but the look was awful!


Hey, this was just my second attempt on {baked} cheesecake so bear with me *winks* Anyway, unlike this oreo cheesecake, the first cheesecake I baked -- the blueberry cheesecake that I never bothered to blog about, looked good but tasted more like an egg pie, haha!

So see, even if my oreo cheesecake was overbaked, it was definitely an improvement c",) 'til my next cheesecake experiment...

Cake Adventure #5

Had it not been due to a request from one of our officemates to get another mango-flavored cake, I wouldn't be able to try this oh-so-yummy mango charlotte from Sweet Bella which I like a LOT better than the mango torte! To think that I enjoyed every bit of the latter, can you just imagine how delicious this one is? ;-)

*Photo "snatched" from Sweet Bella site.

Cookies For Sale

Nah! Just kidding =P

Aside from playing with Icon and eating every now and then, these cookies kept my hands full last Saturday {January 1}. Actually, these are the culprit why I wasn't able to reply right away to all those who greeted me that day, sorry guys!

I've been whipping and beating and baking every chance I got since 10 in the morning. And these are the results...

From upper left quadrant, clockwise: mocha chip cookies, raisin-oats cookies, choco-mint cookies, and chocolate chip cookies.

Cookies, anyone? c",)

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Got some leftover "media noche" fruits...

... and turned some of the apples into apple pie! Sadly, the crust I made was too thin and it cracked easily. I never thought making pie crust was that hard, haha!

Anyway, I wanted to bake some banana bread too but got no more time... had to leave for Manila already *sigh*

Cake Adventure #4

Strawberry cake -- our third cake in a row from Dulcelin Gourmet. This chiffon cake is lavishly wrapped in whipped cream and generously topped with strawberries. I could have enjoyed this cake much better had I not been under the weather which greatly affected my sense of taste :-(

Cake Adventure #3

This callebaut chocolate ganache cake -- moist chocolate cake with crunchy chocolate mousse filling, wrapped in premium belgian chocolate icing and topped with slivered almonds -- definitely made it to my top 3 most favorite chocolate cakes! The other 2 were: kilaueia (by Joy San Gabriel) and chocolate cake (from Starbucks). For those chocolate cake lovers out there, this one is a must-try!

Oh by the way, this yummy-licious cake is another great find from Dulcelin Gourmet!

Sorry for the blurred picture! My ageing phone failed once more to give justice to this wonderful creation :-(

Cake Adventure #2

This afternoon, we sampled another delish cake -- the mango torte! I'll just quote DCF's testimonial about this cake as I can't find the right words to describe it. This mango torte is...

"a study in perfect contrasts: set on a cashew-based nougatine, there are two alternating layers of cream then crust then an overlay of golden mango balls. Smooth then crunchy, hard then soft. It’s a dessert that’s difficult to get tired of."

This is one of the best selling cakes from Dulcelin Gourmet c",)