Kitchen Hullabaloo: Mango Float

I first tasted mango float a.k.a refrigerator cake back in high school from a friend's mom. It was really delicious. Recently, I've made my own. Just in time for summer when it's hot and sweet mangoes are in season :) 

Photo below is my almost done mango float.

Gladly, BF liked my mango float. :) Secret to perfect it, is not to make it too sweet. My ratio for the cream and condensed milk is 2:1, respectively. For example, for every 2 cans of cream, use 1 can of condensed milk. For this I used 2 cans of Nestle cream and 1 tetra pack of Alaska condensada. 

Mix the the cream and milk in a bowl. Don't mix it too much as if you're making a whipped cream. Just enough that both ingredients are blended. Layer the graham crackers, mixture (of milk and cream), graham crakers, mixture, sliced mangoes, mixture, and crushed grahams. Put inside freezer for 2 to 3 hours. Then ready to eat :) Enjoy!

Swensen's now in Manila... Finally! :)

Swensen's has landed the shores of Manila. We went to Mall of Asia just to check it out. Yes! ♥ I've been really looking forward to this day. Gone are the days that you have be in Singapore just to have a bite of their heavenly desserts :) It was 3 years in the making, and finally the owners of The Old Spaghetti House were able to bring the franchise here in the Philippines. 

Menu: Scoop and Toppings

What to choose, what to choose? The menu has these huge photos of mouthwatering desserts which were really photogenic that it took me quite a while what to order.

Menu: Cable Parfait, Beautiful Sundae, and Chocolate Fantasy

I opt from the chocolate fantasy selection. Since I love malteesers, I ordered frosted choc fantasy. It has 2 scoops of chocolate ice cream, chocolate chips, chocolate syrup, malteesers, and a cherry on top dipped in chocolate. And wow, it was really yummy. The ice cream was creamy, and the chocolate syrup is just right. I loved the chocolate chips too. It gives texture and crunch along with the malteesers. It was so good that every spoonful, I would always say, "ang sarap" (pause), "ang sarap"! LOL

Frosted Choc Malt Fantasy

Bf ordered Nutty Crispy Tower. It was also good. But the mine was better. Maybe because I love chocolates ♥ When I come back, I would definitely pick another from the Chocolate Fantasy selection again :) 

Nutty Crispy Tower


They'll be opening a branch in Eastwood soon. Great, because MOA is too far. Hehe. Oh! btw, too bad they only got the franchise of the desserts. I'm hoping in the next branches that will open they'll serve burger and steaks as well just like in SG's. :)

Frosted Choc Malt Fantasy and Nutty Crispy Tower

That homey feel and seriously good desserts

Mom and Tina's Bakery Cafe has a comfy feel to it. It was homey in an old old American country style way. I loved the furniture, the interiors in colors of blue and white.  We checked out their new branch in a new building with other restaurants like Bon Chon, Brothers Burger, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and even a Fully Booked store along Katipunan just to try out the desserts. I'm glad we did :)

Baked Oreo Cheesecake and Sans Rival


The Baked Oreo Cheesecake was super yummy. Whipped cream, cheesecake, and Oreo layers. I especially loved the cheesecake part :)

Baked Oreo Cheesecake


Sans Rival was also good. Just bit too sweet for my liking.

Sans Rival


One word to describe the Dark Tobelore Walnut Torte: Heavenly! I'd say you can never go wrong on a dessert with layers of nuts and graham. Graham, chewy walnut torte, dark toblerone chunks, and dark choco creme to top it all. Super yum :)

Dark Toblerone Walnut Torte

Just look at those layers ♥ Hmm

Dark Toblerone Walnut Torte

My favorite Chocolate Kiss cakes

Three of my favorite cake flavors at Chocolate Kiss are Dayap Chiffon Cake, Kahlua Butter Cake, and Devil's Food Cake.

Chocolate Kiss Suite (Dayap, Khalua & Devil's)