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Pasteleria Costa Brava’s Caramel Cake

26 November, 2007 (17:00) | markets, restaurants | Tags: , , | By: Arpee

At the advice of my friend and fellow blogger Bubong Antonio, I went to the Power Plant Mall’s Baker’s Fair last November 24 and sought out Pasteleria Costa Brava’s Caramel Cake. Bubong highly recommended that I give it a try and so I did.


I tried it and was completely blown away! After I tasted the free samples I was convinced that this was the taste I had been looking for. Not too sweet and the cake did not crumble by the teaspoon, unlike most caramel cakes that are too sweet, they make my tooth ache. The Costa Brava’s version was decorated by butter icing that did not harden even after being put the fridge for the longest time. The caramel icing did not separate from the cake and almost no crumbs fell on the plate each time I forked a slice. I must say that Pasteleria Costa Brava has the best caramel cake ever.


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Proprietor and baker extraordinaire, Ms Juda Liu gave me this photo op. She was so nice to me and gladly explained how she makes her cakes, without giving away the secret ingredients, of course. She told me that she intentionally makes her cakes less sweet than usual so as not to mask the flavors of the other ingredients. Indeed, there is more to her cakes than just the sugar rush.


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This is what I mean when I said the icing does not separate from the whole cake. On the plate there were very few crumbs, if any. It’s not rubbery like most commercial cakes. It is what is it, just great tasting cake!


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Up close and personal with the cake. Pasteleria Costa Brava does not have a restaurant where you can buy their cakes from. Unless you troop to Power Plant this weekend, it is usually ordered then picked up when ready. The small box I bought only cost P120 (US$2.80). If you’re interested in ordering you can call them at 896-6872, 896-1267 or 0917-8340815. Their pick up point is at 12 Polaris St. Bel-Air I, Makati City.


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This is not a paid advertisement. I paid for my own cake and was not asked to by anyone to promote Costa Brava so you can expect an honest opinion from me. By the way, they also have cakes for diabetics where the sweetener used is Splenda, an artificial sugar-free sweetener.


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Comments

Comment from sharline
Time: November 26, 2007, 5:58 pm

Yes, Costa Brava has the best cakes in town! That caramel cake was awesome, ubos agad sa office namin, hahaha. But it was the yogurt cheesecake that totally blew me away–I love cheesecake too much. Ang galing ni Ms. Jade.

Comment from lagalagnapinoy.com
Time: November 26, 2007, 6:09 pm

hi. whatta cake! i’d like to try it but since i’m away and couldn’t possible just drop by the Costa Brava cake house, can you just share the recipe and promise I will try my best to bake it as close to the original as possible?

Comment from arpee lazaro
Time: November 27, 2007, 3:09 am

to sharline: so you’re a costa brava fan too! nice to know that. thanks for visiting my site!

to lagalagnapinoy.com: jsut learned that this was a chiffon cake. sorry but ms. juda liu did not share the recipe with me. worry not, i will try to put more recipes here next time. thanks for visiting my site!

Comment from Ang Kuwago
Time: November 27, 2007, 4:14 am

Now you did it again, Arpee! You made me crave for something again! I’m now back in Subic with 2 boxes of Krispy Kreme but no Caramel Cake! Regrets, regrets….

The last time the Costa Brava bug bit me, I immediately ordered by phone and had the next Subic visitor do me a favor by carrying along a huge cake…

Sharline, yogurt cheesecake you say? Hmmm… I shall give it a try next time.

Comment from Sharline
Time: November 27, 2007, 10:45 am

arpee: Yes, I’m a fan now! :D Sa kanya ako bibili ng birthday cake ko. Hehe. Oops, I misspelled her name pala.

ang kuwago: Hi! Yep, you should try it! Amoy pa lang, panalo na. Keep it refrigerated, though, it’s yummier when served cold :)

Comment from Alexei
Time: November 28, 2007, 9:04 am

you MUST try the costa brava chocolate cake and cupcakes. its the bbbbbbeeeeeeesssssssttttttt!!!!!!!!!

Comment from arpee lazaro
Time: November 28, 2007, 2:09 pm

to alexei: worry not, i will go back for their cakes. ideal as gifts to friends and family.

Comment from docchef
Time: November 30, 2007, 3:22 pm

i love caramel cakes.. if anyone knows the recipe for the frosting.. pahingi

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