Purple Oven brings out the cookie and cake monster in me. I can't believe I spent all those years…read morebuying mini banoffee pie at Starbucks for my birthday cake, when all along, Purple Oven had a whole banoffee pie stored in their refrigerator, ready to order and be devoured by a pie-hungry customer at any given moment. Others might not be surprised to see familiar goods filling up the refrigerators and tables of Purple Oven, but for those who still don't know (like me, because I live under a rock), Purple Oven has been the supplier of Starbucks' cakes and pastries until recently. Now that the branch at Temple Drive has opened--ironically, right next to Starbucks too--people from Quezon City don't have to travel all the way to Makati just to get a taste of their signature cakes. Right when I entered, the staff greeted me with bright smiles and they were beyond friendly, even if I was acting like a small kid at Willy Wonka's candy shop. (I can't help it! My quest for party-size banoffee pie is finally over!) Since I already know what the banoffee pie tastes like, I ended up ordering an entire box of apple pie with walnuts and a dozen of chocolate crinkles. I have to say, their chocolate crinkles can give Becky's Kitchen a run for their money. I look very forward to coming back!

A bakery that started in Pasig and has branched out into a number of cities. I won't be surprised…read more to see more of it in and out of the Metro in the near future. Stepping into the bakery is a treat to your senses. First you'll see the wide array of baked goodness they have on display, the smell of the pastries is enough to make your mouth water and if you can't wait anymore you can always try one there, they have a small table and chair set up now. While the pastries are easier to try because you can buy one of each, the cakes are a different story, you need to buy one whole but sometimes they do have personal cakes on hand which would be more convenient for those of us who just wants to try and see if it's to our liking. What to get: Lemon Squares, Choco Banana Bread, Chili Con Carne, Ham and Cheese, Ensaymada and Cheese Roll. For the cakes you can try their Mango Walnut, Choco Lava Cake and White Sansrival.

I went back to Kumori to try the Fuwori cup, which was totally worth it! It was good enough to bump…read moremy rating of the place up to a strong 3.5 (rounding up to a 4). The Fuwori cup had 3 layers of a crunchy crust, middle sponge cake, and salted cheese topping. I liked that it wasn't overly sweet, and I enjoyed the different textures provided by the layers. I found it to be a nice little dessert for such a low cost. The only inconvenience was the crappy spoon it came with. The spoon partially broke when I dug into the Fuwori cup.

We tried the bite size cheese cake that you can purchase in 6 (or 8) pax. Delicious…read more We also tried the cheesy blueberry brioche item that has a runny top, looks like a danish but tastes like an excellent ensaymada. That one is the best I have tried so far. It also comes with peaches on top, so the variety is there. Can't wait to try more. The chrone being on top of the list.

I've always had good memories of Dunkin' Donuts. I relate their munchkins with elementary school…read morepotlucks, their croissants with homey family breakfasts, and their donuts with an afternoon pasalubong pick-me-up from the folks. It's why it fills me with unnecessary, beaming pride when I introduce to friends the 24/7 Dunkin' Donuts in our area of Aurora-Balete. It's been there as far back as I can remember, and even though now DD's strawberry candy sprinkles only cover a fraction of the donut and choco butternut has been relegated to being a "premium" donut (no more do they join your regular box of munchkins), I still come back regularly to the local DD for a bite. They're pretty spacious and quiet enough, considering they're beside a main avenue. It's an evening oasis as there are few else businesses near it that would be open--just the gasoline station beside it and the convenience store across the street. It's perfect for a post-last full show dessert coming from Magnolia, an alternative to your usual coffee places for your study session, or a midnight jaunt for a late night pig-out.

Paper Moon has been trending in both my dineline and timeline, so we decided to give it a try. We…read morewere not disappointed! The Main Event Original Mille Crepe Custard Creampuff Salted Caramel Banana Mocha Jelly Was very curious with the mille crepe -- an icing within layers and layers of crepe (counted my slice, total of 13 layers) were delicately piled up and the result was heavenly good!! It wasn't very sweet, which was good 'coz I was overloaded with sweets that day. The custard was pretty great, too. Although my partner said that the creampuff was less flavorful than other local creampuffs in the market. The bread barely tasted at all and the filling didn't compensate the whole thing. Oh well. The Salted Caramel Banana was a winner! It was served to us with a small banana candy on top!! How cute!! It tasted like liquified banana cake. The Mocha Jelly's jelly was so small, it fitted through a normal-sized straw (whereas other cafes who offer jelly fraps that needs to use bigger straws). The drink wasn't sweet, just the way I like my mocha fraps should be. More of dark, unsweetened cocoa thing. One thing I've noticed was their location. They only have a kiosk in Trinoma Cinema level, seating capacity was around 20. It'll be nicer to have a separate store premise.

Crepe cakes are not a new invention but Paper Moon has some of the best I've ever had! At first we…read moreordered just one slice of queso de bola crepe cake but after just a few bites we caved and ordered a slice of ube as well! The crepe cakes are not overly sweet and melt in your mouth. The queso de bola flavor was my favorite, the salty cheese went perfectly with the sweet whipped cream fillings! Mmm I'm drooling just remembering the taste LOL.

This kiosk of a Dunkin' Donuts branch has two tables and four chairs of seating outside their…read morehole-in-the-wall set up. The Dunkin' Donuts "warehouse" of a bakery that delivers to all of the satellite branches is close by off of Pioneer street. So this branch is usually well-stocked with fresh goodies. I usually pass by while on my way to the Jewel's convenience store, leave my order with the attendant, and pick it up on my way back.

At 10pm, almost all of the stores in Glorietta are already closed, except for a few restaurants,…read moreBaskin Robbins was one of them. It was so hard to choose which flavor to order because there were so many options to choose from! Cheesecake was too sweet for my taste especially whenever I chanced upon the caramel. Cookie dough was the flavor I loved the most. Baskin Robbins offers various flavors of ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, and sorbet. If you're looking at less sweet alternatives, try their frozen yogurt. What not to order: The cotton candy flavor tasted exactly like cotton candy. But its ice cream version? Not so good. I wasn't very happy with the Mango Tango as well.

I love ice cream so Baskin Robbins can easily be a playground for someone like me. I'm terrible at…read morechoosing so it sometimes takes me a while to read through the flavor descriptions - and I tend to sample 2 to 3 flavors before I settle on one. Happened to walk by this branch while waiting for my folks at Glorietta and, being early in the day, there wasn't any line so I didn't have any trouble. Was also happy about their junior single scoop size - I actually wanted something really small just to have something sweet and cold. I usually go for chocolatey flavors (I had my eye on their chocolate mousse), but after sampling their blueberry Pannacotta, I knew I wanted to mix it up. Will probably drop by again when I'm in the area and I don't see a line for that chocolate mousse. Or maybe even something else!

This is not a review. I just want to ask if you guys are still open nowadays? Do you still serve…read moreRed Velvet cake? Asking for a friend who is desperately dying to eat one. LOL

I'm pretty sure that Honeybee is owned by the same people who brought us Tokyo Bubble Tea so I…read morethought I kind of had an idea how their cake would taste like. Truth is I really cannot tell lol. I mean different cakes have different recipes so you can't blame me!! Anyway, they have a variety of cakes on their stall, and the cost is just average. Around Php 100 or more per slice, depending on the flavor of course. As usual, I got a slice of red velvet cake and purchased a banana loaf for Php 25. Not bad eh? The thing that bugged me the most was the lady manning (lol see what I did there) the cashier. Not to be mean but I didn't appreciate getting ignored thrice. So, the cake. Well, the cake is really pretty. Haha. I mean, it's got thick white chocolate shavings on top, powdered with red something on the sides. I'm not really sure what that red thing was but it tasted like strawberry to me. The cream cheese and white chocolate they used have a good quality, but the cake was well over a day old by the time I ate it. So my feelings are a bit uhmm, in the middle? I'll give this bakeshop another chance when I go back to BGC. Their products look promising after all.

Ever since I opened a small home baking business, I've always taken the opportunity to patronize…read moreother bakeries and dessert stops as part of "research and development" (I know: excuses, excuses!). Baby Cakes, hidden in the basement of Evia Lifestyle Center, and seemingly out of place beside a hardware, a pet shop, a salon, ATMs, and the restrooms. But it can't be denied that it's a pretty little store. True to its name, it displays the daintiest of cupcakes, cakes, cookies, and other desserts. My sister and I sampled the classic Red Velvet Cupcake, and it did not disappoint. I hate crumbly (as opposed to moist) cupcakes, and this one was moist, with a balanced frosting to cake ratio. It was not too sweet, too! The next time you find yourself at Evia and you want a little something to satisfy your sweet tooth or to bring home to your loved ones, look for this tiny sweet shop and discover its treasures.