Brecks's Clint's Bakery and Coffee

Watch the movie Dumb and Dumber, and while Harry and Lloyd are driving their tiny scooter in what they say is the town of Aspen, is actually Main Street in Breckenridge Colorado. That street that is filled with jewelry stores, restaurants, shops and also is the home of Clint's Bakery and Coffee. Clint's is a two level shop that serves food, like bagels and sandwiches (and for all you vegans, they have vegan cream cheese, butter, and veggie sausage! AMEN!). After stuffing our faces, we headed to the main level to grab some coffee and dessert. Being Easter and all, of course I had to get a Chocolate Cream Cheese cupcake that was dressed up like the easter bunny. 

This made from scratch chocolate and cream cheese cupcake was fantastic. The chocolate cake was perfectly moist and was slammed with an amazing chocolate aroma. It was topped with rich thick and fluffy cream cheese frosting that was decorated with a candy face and marshmallow ears. (Im not a fan at all of marshmallows, so this didn't rock my fancy, but hell, it was easter). Not the cutest decoration, but atleast they tried!

So far, this place has the best cupcakes I have had in Breckenridge. And the fact that their breakfast bagel sandwiches rule, and they are vegan friendly, has me counting down the days till the mountain opens again, and i can go indulge once again. 

Ubud's Daily Deli

Pat and I scootered down a dark windy road, filled with "George of the Jungle Vines" in Ubud, Bali in search of dinner one rainy night. We came across a small market place on the side of the road that had many restaurants and stores. Pat, in desperate need of a cheese burger, went to a small shop called the "Daily Deli" and instantly had me come in to try their cupcakes. We got two cupcakes, that were more like muffins in that they had no frosting piled on top of them; a chocolate with a couple almonds on top and a vanilla one with a drizzle of glaze. 

(They had some display cupcakes that had some frosting, but i guess you don't get the sugary topping on them unless they are special ordered). 

The cupcakes were pretty good, even though they had no frosting. They tasted almost more like muffins in that they were not as sweet as the typical cupcakes us American are use too, but they definitely satisfied our taste-buds. The texture was spot on and the flavors were very delicious. The girls working at the deli were super helpful and spoke very good English, which allowed us to have some extremely interesting and very informational conversations with them for awhile after we were done devouring our meals. This little deli was a great place to stumble upon, and allowed us to eat some food that did not consist of rice...finally and amen!  

Bali's Kue Chocolaterie and Bakery

For the past two weeks, I travelled around Bali, Indonesia exploring temples, rice fields, and eating my way around the country in search of traditional Indonesian bakeries.

 One night in Ubud, an art based city basically in the center of the country, we found Kue, a Chocolaterie, Bakery and Kafe (FYI: they spell everything wrong in Bali, and i know its not Kafe, but Cafe). This small bakery was filled with pastries, truffles, and fresh breads, they even had some Gluten-free and Raw options! 

Pat and I chose to buy an assortment of different chocolates.

We got a White Chocolate Green Tea Chocolate that was fantastic! The matcha powder was a perfect match with the white chocolate; so good we ended up going for 2nds! The Espresso Chocolate truffle was, again, amazing, it tasted exactly like a prefectly pulled cup of espresso, and topped with a crunchy espresso bean! Next was a Candied Ginger Milk Chocolate, that was not too overpowering of ginger and it melted in my mouth. We also got a White Chocolate with Rose and Cardamom truffle, a flavor combo I have never devoured before, but had to give it a try and to my surprise to worked awesome together. And last but not least we had their tradition chocolate truffle that was pretty darn great! 

All of their chocolates had the most amazingly gorgeous flavors, and the middles complimented the crunchy chocolate shell perfectly. The flavors worked perfectly together and did not over power each other, which many places I feel cannot accomplish! 

We are guilty and got seconds of most of all the chocolates, and would of gone back for thirds! Kue is one of my favorite bakeries I tried in Bali, and cannot wait to go back to try out their breads and other pastries!! 

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