Cook and Brew.

Since I’m salivating over the Chocolate Mousse that the husband brought me home last night, I just can’t stop thinking about cakes.  I’ve just had too much sweets for the day already so to appease my craving, I’d just feast my eyes with these artistically made themed-cakes.  Here’s a few of my favorites:

A circuit board cake for the techie.

Turntable cakes for the DJs.

iPod Touch cake for the gadget freak.

Here’s something interesting (and most probably, yummy) that I found in my Google Reader feeds.

Yes, this is the new Nikon D700 but not really the actual camera.

It’s a cake!  And this camera makes a great birthday gift for a passionate photographer and a Nikon DSLR fanatic.  I’m impressed how the cake was made into such an interesting, edible replica.  I wonder if the cake artist can make cake replicas of metal buildings also for those skyscraper lovers.

By the way, for Canon fanatics on the other hand, have these for your eyes feasting, too.

You Are a Sweet Person

When it comes to snacks, you’re more likely to grab some candy than heat up a pizza. There’s a good chance you’re female (women prefer sweet snacks)… Or at least, you prefer to be in the company of women. Your tastes are simple and predictable. You are young at heart. You tend to crave food you can just grab and eat.

Are You Sweet or Salty?

Blogthings: A Fine Line Between Insight and Stupidity

Wow..this is so true. Aside from my being affectionate, which the husband can attest to that, I truly have an incredibly sweet tooth. In fact, the barcode scanners in the grocery could actually break down whenever we shop for my sweets stocks for the week. I stock our cart a lot! From ice cream, to chocolates, cookies, donuts, etc. My latest sweet cravings lately are Goldilocks Polvorons which I’m currently munching as I blog.

Going to Baguio City this Holiday season? Don’t forget to drop by Teahouse along Session Road or their SM Baguio branch and snag this delectable treat for your own feasting or as a pasalubong to your loved ones here in Manila:

Here’s what I have previously blogged about this sweet treat:

Ever since we tasted this heavenly cake dessert, we make it a point that this is the number one in the list of pasalubongs to take home from Baguio. This refrigerator cake called Chona’s Delight is named after the brilliant Aling Chona, the owner of Tea House Restaurant and Bakeshop located along Session Road.  This establishment is one of the oldest chow place for locals and tourists craving for noodle snacks, coffee, bread and sinfully delicious cakes such as the above pictured Chona’s Delight. Tea House now also has a branch at nearby SM Baguio where we bought 5 small tubs of Chona’s Delight for take home during our annual Christmas vacation in the city of Pines last year. Three of the five small tubs were exclusively devoured by me..yes, that’s how delectable and addicting this cake is.  It consists of layers of rich chocolate cake frosting and fillings of creamy custard and whipped cream. Don’t be fooled with the rich, dark chocolatey look but this doesn’t taste tooth-cringing sweet at all. In fact, you can really even consume all by yourself in one sitting the small tub which they sell at Php 105/container.

Tea House Restaurant and Bakeshop
87 Session Road, Baguio City
Branch:
SM Baguio, Upper Session Road, Baguio City

Last May, I joined a similar blog contest for the launching of Cookies and Cream cake wherein I won the grand prize of Php 1500 worth of Red Ribbon Gift Certificates. My Cookies and Cream Moment contest winning entry was posted on my other blog and you might want to read my Yebah victory post there as well as My Red Ribbon Prize.

Red Ribbon has just launched their newest cake, White Forest, and they’re celebrating it with us, Philippine-based bloggers and online writers through “A Memorable Dessert Experience” Online Writing Contest. We can win as much as Php 3000 worth of Red Ribbon Gift Certificates from Nomnomclub.com and Red Ribbon.

All we have to do is:

1) Write a blog entry consisting of at least 250 words about an experience you and your family had with the new Red Ribbon White Forest cake with the theme “A Deliciously Memorable Dessert Experience with the new Red Ribbon White Forest cake“. The title should contain the words ‘White Forest’.

2) Include the words ‘Red Ribbon’ and ‘White Forest’, at least once, anywhere in the whole article/blog. At least once, the word ‘Red Ribbon’ should be a link to http://www.redribbonbakeshop.com.ph.

3) Include at least one photo relevant to the article. The White Forest cake should be inclusive in the photo. The product could simply be part of a bigger picture. (e.g. Mother feeding her daughter with a slice of the cake).

4.) The entries could be posted in your blogs anytime from Oct. 01 to 17, 2009. Submit your specific blog entry URL to admin@NomnomClub.com and carbon copy mari.aldecoa@redribbonbakeshop.com.ph with the subject: “A Memorable Dessert Experience” Also include in the email body your Name, Blog, & Mobile Number/s for easy communication when you win.

The contest entries will be judged by Red Ribbon Management. The winners will be announced on Oct 24, 2009.

Prizes:
1st Place: P3000 worth of Red Ribbon Gift Certificates
2nd Place: P2000 worth of Red Ribbon Gift Certificates
3rd Place: P1400 worth of Red Ribbon Gift Certificates

For more information about this contest, check out Nomnomclub.com.