Look me in the ice!

No visit to SG is complete without iced desserts.

We usually go to the stall at Redhill Hawker Centre, but apparently that store already closed.

So, we hopped around from one centre to another, until we found one. But since we went to a lot of places, the name of this centre escapes me now.

Then again, the name isn't important. This is:

We had the classic ice kachang, a power chendol and the ruby reds. 

This was a cool way to wrap up my short trip.

Taking the cake

Finally!

They're quite hard to find, but I've finally gotten my hands on Toni's crack cakes!

It's easy to understand why these boxed cakes are so in-demand. They're so, so, SO good!

And that's an unbiased opinion. You can take my word (and Toni's cake) on that.

Oreo excited?

Our high-flying chef is at it again!

Today, Kevin dropped by the house to share his latest creation - a dessert!

This is fried Oreos ala mode!

My taste buds are soaring!

Hui will, Hui will rock you!

Hui Lau Shan is a thing in HKG.

They're a permanent and often seen feature in the HKG food landscape. You can see them everywhere, teeming with its mango-colored goodness. No surprise since most of their best sellers are mango-based desserts.

While walking through Emerald Avenue, I found this!

Yes, Hui Lau Shan is finally in the local food landscape. And my mango-loving taste buds are thrilled!

Welcome to Manila! I hope you rock the dessert world in Manila.

Foodie-scoveries: Ice, Ice, baby!

Yes, it's been established that I'm a big fan of Ice Kachang. During every SG trip, that's one thing that's on the "must" list.

Now, just as I thought that it couldn't get any better, it just did. We dropped by the Red Hill Market hawker stall, and I was introduced to these:

More iced desserts!

The one on the left is called the Ruby Red dessert. It's a combination of red and green mini sago, then, the big rubies are actually water chestnuts wrapped in red gelatin. Yummers!

The one on the right is soursop and passionfruit seeds, placed on top of jelly and ice. It's served with calamansi for added sourness, And it was A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

Gosh, in one weekend, we were able to visit this dessert place twice! That's how good it was!

Will definitely be back for more during my next SG trip.

MmmmmMagnolia!

When Mark told me that the famous NYC bakery - Magnolia - opened in Tokyo, I knew it was one of the places we had to go to.

So, on a cool and sunny Wednesday afternoon, we found ourselves in Omotesando to enjoy their signature cupcakes and cakes.

Red velvet cupcake is one of their specialties. But instead of going for the cupcake, we went big time and ordered the red velvet cake. Since we also wanted to sample their cupcakes, we got the caramel one, too.

The caramel cupcake was sublime! It had the right combination of density and fluff, plus there were chewy bits that added a layer of texture. The red velvet cake was just okay. I missed the cream cheese flavor in their icing.

There were 2 other cakes that we wanted to try but weren't able to. That's okay. I'm sure this won't be the last we'll see of Magnolia Bakery.

Taking the (cup)cake!

Traveling is about new sights, tastes and experiences. And while I'm in SG for the taste of the familiar, I always try to eat something new.

And today's new eats is this sublime raspberry-lychee cupcake from Prive!

 Sublime. Really, really sublime.

Dessert-ation

Last week, when we went out Ikebukuro station, this stall automatically caught my eye.

I'm used to seeing "Cold Stone Creamery" in Manila, but it was the first time to encounter a "Cold Stone Ice Candy" store.

By the way, "Ice Candy" in Japan means popsicles. And boy, did they have popsicles in every make and flavor. Some were simple and refreshing, while others were elaborate and rich.

Mark and I pored through the menu for a few minutes before buying our ice candies. He went for a milk concoction with toppings that can rival a cake, while I chose the grapefruit-lychee sherbet popsicle. How me!

We were happy campers after this little dessert detour. If we had the time and appetite, we would've probably gone with another order. But I had a flight to catch that evening, so we'll just go back here some other time.

A masterpiece dessert

We went to Donat's sculpture exhibit opening and discovered a masterpiece. Other than Donat's sculptures.

Cupcakes!

This cupcake was SO good, we had to take a photo with it.

Donut underestimate

Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Donuts and J.Co can take a rest for a while. I have a favorite when it comes to donuts.

Presenting Pan de Donuts from Pan de Manila!

It has to be one of the most underrated donuts in town. The Chocnut Crumble is so, so, SO good! I could eat 2 in one sitting.

Looks like I've found my dessert du jour.

Dessert comes first

Oh look! Skittles Desserts!

I found this new variant in Greenhills - Regina's in particular - and it had blueberry tart, key lime pie, orange creme, among others. Needless to say, it's divine!

After all, that's what desserts are supposed to be.