(SPOT.ph) However flourishing, complicated, or simply nonexistent your relationship status may be (nothing wrong with any of them), one thing’s for sure: Valentine’s is the time of the year for all things sweet! There’s no such thing as too much dessert as February hits, if you ask us. Case in point: apart from the stellar ice cream, doughnuts, and cakes we recently shared with you Spotters, we’ve spotted and tried even more V-day themed pastries and confections that are well worth treating yourselves and your loved ones to this season of hearts. Note that some of these are only available for a limited time, with limited slots; we say place those orders stat!
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These Valentine’s day cakes, pies, and more will have your sweet tooth on cloud nine:
Scarlet Rose Cake from Kumori
Kumori takes classic red velvet cake to ultra-romantic heights in their Scarlet Rose Cake (P698). Moist layers of red velvet cake alternate with their silky cream-cheese frosting, giving you the dusky-creamy-tangy profile the dessert is known for. And then there’s its (literal) crowning glory: a meticulously piped frosting “rose,” surrounded by a snow-white ring of whipped cream. You can get just the cake, or go for the Valentine’s Bundle option (P1,999 from P3,178) which includes a cake plus a Cherie Paris watch in gold, rose gold, and gold and silver colorways.
For orders, visit Kumori’s website. You can also check out their Facebook page.
Dark Chocolate Burnt Basque Cheesecake from Hola Bombón
Prefer your Valentine’s desserts on the deep, dark, schmexy end of the spectrum? Hola Bombon’s Dark Chocolate Burnt Basque Cheesecake (P1,450) is the one to try. Here, the flavors of dark chocolate and zesty ol’ orange make sweet, sweet love, and the cheesecake boasts an equally salacious texture where it’s dense and firm toward the edges yet molten in the center. Topping this suave treat are strips of preserved orange and an olive-oil crumble that contributes brightness to the mix.
For orders, visit Hola Bombón’s website. You can also check out their Facebook page.
Cupid from Fluffyummy
As far as chocolate goes around Valentine’s season, the dark stuff is likely what comes to mind—but it’s also worth considering ruby chocolate, the variety of chocolate that came about only relatively recently but has won over much of the pastry world with its pinkish hue and subtly tangy taste reminiscent of berries. Try it out as part of Fluffyummy’s Cupid cake (P2,000), where a ruby chocolate mousse and ruby chocolate outer ring is paired with strawberries—in the form of a strawberry meringue and fresh fruit—that echo the chocolate’s natural fruity note, plus a soft and fluffy layer of sponge cake to boot.
For orders, visit Fluffyummy’s website. You can also check out their Facebook page.
P.S. I Love You Cake from Flour Pot
Flour Pot is known to employ local and seasonal ingredients where they can, and use their pastry know-how to turn them into real superb desserts. Take their Valentine’s special for instance: P.S. I Love You Cake (P3,500), where sampinit (a.k.a. local wild raspberries)—turned into preserves with a gleaming red hue—lend their telltale floral tanginess to layers of pistachio butter cake and meringue. Plus, every cake order comes with complimentary Valentine’s-themed stationery; go ahead, let out all your feelings through writing.
For orders, contact 0916-493-7488. You can also check out Flour Pot Manila’s Facebook page.
Sweet Hearts Cakes from Honeybon
Nothing like giving your sweetheart a sweet heart—that is, in the form of Honeybon’s Sweet Hearts cakes, which are shaped as such and feature two well-loved Valentine’s flavor profiles. The Strawberry Fields Shortcake (P820) is all about strawberries and cream, while the Belgian Decadence (P680) delivers a smoldering dose of chocolate.
For orders, visit Honeybon’s website. You can also check out their Facebook page.
Chocolate Passionfruit Cream Pie from Casa Luisa
If you’ve never tried them together, chocolate and passionfruit might sound like an odd pair on paper—but trust us, chocolate’s deep, dusky thrum goes beautifully with passionfruit’s vivifying tropical taste. This pairing is often used in macarons (as popularized by French pastry chef Pierre Herme’s famous Mogador macaron), but Casa Luisa explores how it works in pie form—and work it does. Filling up their flaky, buttery pie crust are layers of dark chocolate pudding (using proudly Filipino chocolate Auro, no less!); a layer of Swiss meringue for an airy-crisp contrast; vanilla-bean imbued whipped cream; and a glaze of passionfruit from Lipa, Batangas.
For orders, visit Casa Luisa’s website. You can also check out their Instagram page.
Sea Salt Caramel Vanilla Cake from Mary Grace Cafe
Caramel’s deep thrust and vanilla’s rounded note are a match made in heaven; add a touch of sea salt to this mix and you’ve got yourself a real treat. Mary Grace lets you have the combo in the form of their newest dessert, the Sea Salt Caramel Vanilla Cake (P554/mini, P,1478/whole), with layers of a homemade caramel, chiffon cake, a vanilla-bean cream, sea salt, and chocolate feuilletine.
For orders, visit Mary Grace Cafe’s website. You can also check out their Facebook page.
Scarlet Berry Mille Crepe Cake from Chef Kerri’s Baking Room
Forget the flowers. Chef Kerri’s Baking Room has come up with the real picturesque Scarlet Berry Mille Crepe Cake (P3,800), which has French crepes colored red and arranged in a spiral so as to resemble a rose. In between crepe layers are strawberry cream and slices of fresh fruit, delivering a swoon-worthy flavor tandem of berries and cream.
For orders, send a message to Chef Kerri’s Baking Room on Facebook or Instagram.
Special Valentine Cream Puffs from Leonisa’s Kitchen
Famed for their choux au craquelin a.k.a. cream puffs with a cookie-like outer layer, Leonisa’s Kitchen’s come up with two limited-edition flavors of the dessert just for Valentine’s. There’s the creamy-meets-fruity White Chocolate Raspberry, and the nutty, latte-esque Coffee Hazelnut; these are sold in boxes of nine for P560.
For orders, send a message to Leonisa’s Kitchen on Facebook or Instagram.
Opera Torte + More New Cakes from Nono’s
Know how some things are just made for each other... like you and your beau, or chocolate and coffee? In Nono's new Opera Torte (P1,395)—their take on the French dessert, but in round-cake form—these two elements come together by way of layers of espresso-soaked sponge cake, chocolate ganache, mocha buttercream, and a rich chocolate glaze that all meld into a dashing, bittersweet yet creamy whole! Also on their Valentine’s roster is the zesty Lemon Meringue Tart (P1,295), the Carrot Cake Cheesecake (P1,655), and the limited-edition Mini Sylvia’s Strawberry Shortcake (P395) shaped like a heart.
For orders, send a message to Nono’s on Facebook or Instagram. You can also find them on GrabFood, Foodpanda, and Pickaroo.
Chocolate Truffle + Pink Lemonade Heart from Tilde Bakery & Kitchen
Tilde’s Chocolate Truffle cake is one of our faves of its kind in town for how it delivers potent chocolate flavor in a light yet creamy medium. They’re making a heart-shaped version (P850) of the cake in time for Valentine’s season, and it’s topped with fresh berries to boot! If you’re more for vibrant and fruity desserts, you can also go for the Pink Lemonade Heart (P850) that gives the usual strawberries-and-cream combo an even brighter lift thanks to a layer of lemon curd.
For orders, visit Tilde Bakery & Kitchen’s website. You can also check out their Facebook page.
Red Velvet Mini Cake from Max’s
Love a good red velvet cake? Max’s has come up with a mini version (P459) that’s five inches in diameter—a.k.a. just the right size for one or two people! It’s a great option if you want the grandeur of a whole cake sans too much commitment (save your commitment for your special other)—or fridge space—and its base of red-velvet cake layers and cream cheese frosting are topped with a dark chocolate heart to boot.
For orders, visit Max’s delivery website. You can also check out their Facebook page.
Chocolate Cherry Mille Crepe from Paper Moon Cafe
Beyond chocolate plus strawberries is the pairing of chocolate plus cherries, most popularly seen in classic black forest cakes. But you can trust Paper Moon to take almost any dessert flavor profile and turn it into a swoon-worthy crepe cake—and the Chocolate Cherry Mille Crepe (P1,950/medium, P3,500/large) is no exception. In between their paper-thin layers of soft crepes are dark and milk chocolate whipped ganache, as well as silky pastry cream that balances out the chocolate's robustness. A topping of red cherries, chocolate shavings, and dusting of edible gold powder makes for an even more swoon-worthy result.
For orders, visit Paper Moon Cafe's website or contact 0917-625-0771 or 0917-170-0643. You can also check out their Facebook page.
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