Cup + Cake = Love

       

            Well hello again everyone! This post is a Back Blog (meaning it’s a backlog blog that should have been posted earlier) J. I decided to continue to post this because I believe that this deserves to be shared J.

            Well last month (February), I decided to bake cupcakes for my birthday, since I love love love cupcakes. I also wanted to use a gift before it expires. My cousins from Canada gave me a Duncan Hines Chocolate Fudge mix. Because I did not have the proper pans to make a cake, I went on in making my birthday cupcakes. The instructions were easy breezy… and in no time I was done mixing the batter. I popped it in the oven for a couple of minutes and Voila! CUPCAKES! I did add my own twist to the batter. I added dark chocolate nuggets from Goya, for added Choco lateness, and sprinkles, to make them colorful. This was my first time to make cupcakes and they turned out pretty good. Next time, I will bake cupcakes from scratch! J

Le Ingredients :)

Chocolate Batter 

:)

Ta da!

Cute cakes

            In line with my cupcake baking experience, I also would like to share about one of my newest favorite cupcake bakery, Vanilla. Yes, Vanilla is its name and cupcakes are their game! First of all, I fell in love with their store display because it looked pretty and dainty. It was cozy and inviting. It’s as if you were off to a tea party.  Second, I fell in love with their take home containers that were shaped like tea pot (so kawaii!). And last but definitely not the least is their cupcakes!! Vanilla’s cupcakes are so beautiful and scrumptious. I forgot the names of the cupcakes, but I did enjoy the chocolate cupcakes and the cupcake that was strawberry with Oreo bits on top. They have a variety of cupcakes that would surely tickle anyone’s taste buds.  

love! 

an army of cupcakes :)

^__^

Vanilla Chocolate

scrumptious 

yummy!

Vanilla Love

-DOT-

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Last Friday Night: A Night at Mezza Norte!

Last Friday Night: A Night at Mezza Norte!

Last night was awesome!

Last night, my friends and I went to Mezza Norte for a foodie adventure and bonding time.

[BACKGROUND INFO: Mezza Norte is a food bazaar/haven where one can find different stalls of food. It is located at UP Ayala Techno Hub. It’s open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday every 6pm -3am]

Mezza Norte! :)

find your type of cuisine from the different food stalls

Jam-packed with people

Okay back to last night, so after a very busy week my friends and I thought of trying the pasta-all-you-can at The Old Spaghetti House at Techno Hub, BUT when we arrived the line was soooooo loooong. We then decided to instead go to Mezza Norte, thank God for Mezza Norte.

Mezza Norte was packed with people, despite of the rain. Entrance was free so it made my experience more fun. My friends and I decided to go around the different food stalls first before buying anything. By doing this, we got to see different dishes offered at Mezza Norte and we got to scout for empty tables and chairs. While circling the place, I saw buy-one-take-one desserts, Korean cuisines, Filipino dishes (particularly tapa), burgers, barbeques, burritos, tacos, Chinese dishes, pizzas, ice creams, and many more!! After two rounds at Mezza Norte and soaking feet, {tip: wear boots when visiting Mezza Norte on a rainy day} we decided to go for the burgers at Big Bob’s Burgers, but the line was long and when we asked it would take about 40 minutes due to the number of orders. So, instead we decided to go pika-pika (sharing food by buying small servings). I bought mini tacos from Taclings. My friends bought pizza (I wasn’t able to get the name of the stall but it’s in front of the stage J) and chicken from Dadi’s Berd.  We shared these and we loved the mini tacos. Afterwards, I bought dessert brownie mix with chocolate sauce) from Med Chef.

colorful juices

desssertsss!! :)

Big Bob's Burgers

flame on! :]

My Friends: Nikka and Sab

pizza for three: Sab and me

juicy chicken from Dadi's Berd

pizzza

TACLINGS!! <3

We went around for the last time to buy drinks. My friends bought tamarind juice and lemongrass juice while I bought milk tea. We stayed for a little while and listened to some live music then went home.

Last night was so fun! I’d go back to try the other stalls J

-DOT-

For more information check out: http://www.facebook.com/MezzaNorte

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