Bali Bakery

Since 1994, Bali Bakery has filled the island's air with their freshly baked bread, contemporary pastries, steaming hot beverages, and breakfast through dinner menu. The fancy schmansy, no photo's allowed bakery was filled with mouthwatering treats that made it hard to pick out a couple to try. 

The bread that lined the shelves in the first part of the bakery looked absolutely fantastic (plus the first place we could find in Bali that had whole grain bread!!!) We got a Corn Bread Roll that was soft and airy, and with every bite you got a mouth full of warm corn. 

Of course, I had to get a cake ball, which was about 3 times the size of most cake balls you can find in the states. The larger size of the cake ball was a VERY good thing- you got to taste the cake center a lot more and the chocolate shell was not as thick and not overpowering unlike the cake balls I have stumbled across in US bakeries. 

Pat dove in at the chance to have a traditional chocolate chip cookie. This cookie was extremely hard and crunchy, which is one thing i cannot stand. It was like biting into a stale cracker, and with the surprise nuts inside, it only made it more crunchy! I love me some slightly undercooked warm ooey-gooey cookies, and this was completely opposite. And who knows how long the cookies were sitting in the jar before i bit into it... not recommened! 

Lastly, we got a ever so rich, Chocolate Praline Pastry. This dessert was like a rainbow of flavors and textures exploded into this little pastry-there was chocolate, white chocolate, praline, gelatin things (yuck!), cake, mousse, chocolate bits, etc. All in all, it was pretty good, until i bit and felt a piece of gelatin slip into my mouth, because switching from mousse to having to chew something that wont break down is just not my thing. 

Bali Bakery is definitely a bakery inspired by European and American bakeries, in what they offer, style of shop and in prices. And with four locations on the island, you will have no excuse not to try Bali Bakery. 

Indonesia's Purimas 3 Cake & Bakery

On our second day in Indonesia, we scootered down the busy jammed packed roads of Southern Bali, and stumbled across Purimas 3 Cake & Bakery. This bakery was packed with rainbow colored bite sized pastries and cakes that looked like they came straight from a 1980's grocery store (oddly, in a very lovely way).

 We got a bunch of different baked goods to try out ranging from chocolate glazed doughnuts to bright green Angel Food Cake. 

The doughnuts were extremely soft and fluffy, and with the crazy humid heat the chocolate glaze was melting a bit, which made them even better. There were many pastries that were a buttery flaky dough, almost like a croissant, filled with different things such as chocolate and some weird custard-like filling that I could not even begin to describe. 

They were good, but nothing spectacular. This bakery was pretty  hyped on the gelatin jell-o like squares, which I cannot even stand the idea of eating, but people were buying them like Charlie Sheen buys crack. 

Purimas 3 Bakery was a fun place to try out, but nothing keeps you running back for more. Well, the fact the adorable girls looked like people that work at the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland and that each pastry was around $1,700 Rupiah, only $0.17 USD, kept me a bit intrigued. 

Vegan Chocolate Macadamia Cupcakes

 For my friend Steph it is Good-Bye Colorado and Hello California. I decided to make her a little somethin' to leave her belly feeling good and her flavor-meter full. So with ocean inspiration and a desperate desire for some chocolate, I made some chocolate cake topped with a coconut milk frosting, mixed with some freshly crushed macadamia nuts. So eat your heart out world...Im off to Bali :)

One Love <3

The Med & Brasserie 1010

I sat for 2 hours at The Med located at 1002 Walnut Street in Boulder Colorado staring at a tray of dessert (photo above) that was eyeing me through the whole dinner. After inhaling tapas, it was time to choose which dessert to devour for our girls night. We all decided on a Lemon Strawberry Cheesecake. It tasted like a fluffy lemon creamy cloud on top of a crunchy graham cracker crust. The side of strawberry sauce was good, but just a little bit too overwhelming for me, I could of done with out it personally. They got that big smile on my face when i noticed the tiny rod of white chocolate on the side of the plate! Oh my weakness for white chocolate! 

Time for dessert #2, and this one we got from Brasserie 1010 (literally across the street from The Med). We  picked up their Dacquoise, which was an almond meringue, pistachio butter cream, yogurt mousse & fresh strawberries. We took it to a friends place to give our belly a rest and get ready for this tantalizing dessert. It was Fan-f%#@ing-tastic! It was nutty, yet extremely light and refreshing! This dessert is most definitely one of those you dream about, then break down in tears when you realize you are snowed in or your car has broken down. 

His name is Jon Peot...

 I am warning you now world...DO NOT EAT DESSERT WITH THIS GUY. He will find the most tasty thing and drop it on the floor into a pile of cat fur. I give you all permission to add him on facebook, find him on the street or stand outside of his house with a picket sign and remind him that party fouls cannot be made involving dessert. You may drop beer or spaghetti, but NOT tasty goodness. He is a Violator and he will be prosecuted!!!

Shoe Shine Cake..Here I Come!

I am stoked to say i am getting a pretty cool opportunity to bake and decorate a 3D Nike Dunk Shoe cake for the 5th annual Shoe Shine Sneaker exhibit. Come by 

this Saturday, October 23rd to City Hall Event Center to see some custom sneaker and basketball backboard art from many rad local artists. 

Check out the site for more info....and see ya there!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156071491079003&ref=ts

<3 

One Love 

Pat Milbery's Birthday!!!!

On October 2nd,Patrick Macklin Milbery turned another year older. 

And the cake I did for his celebration...coconut, oreo mousse...mmmmm

Another amazing year of life lived to the fullest by the most creative, upbeat, positive, most amazing pro snowboarder I have ever seen, loving, rad, old man, Pat Milbery! Hope the next year is even better than the last. 

One Love <3

Boulder's Erhard's European Bakery

Located in Boulder, Colorado, Erhard’s European Bakery has deliciously warm smells pouring out their doors. I found this place by surprise, I was actually running another errand and saw their big “Bakery” sign and couldn’t resist going in. They had European desserts, breads, European treats I couldn’t even pronounce, and even lunch options. I, of course with a sweet tooth that is always craving more sugar, got a Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake bar.

It had an extremely fluffy cheesecake filling on top of a dense white cake with raspberry filling dipped in a chocolate ganache. The extremely rich pastry was so good. I kept taking “just one more bite” till it was all gone! I would love to go back and try their other pastries and lunch menu, because I’m sure their traditional European treats are to die for, as my mouth was watering all over the floor just looking at them.

Tee & Cakes

Mr. Pat Milbery and I headed to the lovely Boulder, Colorado this weekend and hit up the Pearl Street bakery Tee & Cakes. They have a fun and original assortment of cupcake flavors such as Coca Cola, Cookies and Cream and Chocolate and Bacon!! They also serve cookies, brownies, doughnuts, bagels and coffee. I love the whole feel of this bakery, the counter girls are super rad, the walls are covered with urban art, a great place to even just relax and read a book.

Strawberry Milkshake Cupcake, strawberry cake with a strawberry/cream flavor icing and a cookie “straw”. It really does taste a lot like a strawberry milkshake! The super fluffy cake was had a very light hint of strawberry. The strawberry icing was good, though, tasted a bit artificial.

The Salted Caramel Cupcake is a chocolate cake with a caramel icing sprinkled with sea salt. I don’t like caramel but Pat insisted. It was actually pretty good, the sweet carmel with the salty kick is so tasty and complimentary of each other.! The icing almost had a similar flavor to a Violet Crumble (Aussie candy that is a honey comb covered in chocolate), and if you don’t know, thats a great thing! 

Mr. Pat Milbery with the cake pop and Salted Caramel cupcake!

The Cake Pop was a chocolate covered vanilla cake ball with mixed with mini chocolate chips. I have had a cake ball before, but this one was a very wet, thick consistency, almost like a mushy banana. The chocolate was just blah. This just was NOT my favorite dessert ever.

If you are ever in Boulder, go by this place...devour...and let me know what you think :) 

Flash back to Mulberries

Driving down Colfax you cannot pass by without your head turning to catch a glance at Mulberries Cake Shop. The colorful walls, amazing window displays and adorable sweets make you feel as you are stepping back into your childhood. Mulberries is a Denver based cake shop owned by Kathleen and Kip Karr, that sells colorful and fun cupcakes, cakes, cookies and other treats. Each decorated in their own unique way. No cheesy grocery store style cakes found here!! (Thank god for that!) Their adorable polka dotted cakes have a whimsical style that you could pick out of a crowd. Plus, it doesn't crush your bank like most other cupcake shops!!!

 

Cupcake Cake!!

My two favorite cupcakes from Mulberries would have to be the Butter Pecan cake with fudge, and the Strawberry cake with cream cheese icing. ! They have a super moist and fluffy cake with a light and creamy buttercream. While biting into their cake and cupcakes, memories from being a kid flash before your tastebuds. They taste similar to a homemade birthday cake from your childhood…Pure comfort!   

Much Love