Cara's Food Haven: A Quick Visit

I don't know what brought us to talk about cakes but a friend butt in and bragged about a place that sells this uniquely delicious cake that he gives to his girlfriend. He even told us that if it's not from Cara's, his girlfriend wouldn't like it that much. Our curiosity grew even more because we can't just visit the place right away. It's not available in Davao City because its main and only branch is located in Panabo.

When we got the chance to go to Compostela Valley for a relief operation, we decided to drop by at Cara's Food Haven. Cara's pala is a dessert garden. When you open the door and make a first step inside, you'll be welcome by the sweet interiors and of course a display of their sweet pastries.

They also serve short orders and other meals and the fun part is you also get to choose where to stay. You can finish your meal inside where everything seems so chic or outside, in the garden, where you get to enjoy your piece of cake at a serene outdoor environment.

I really hoped that we have stayed longer, the place could have been relaxing but since we needed to travel back to Davao we just tasted a slice of their cakes and ordered some to go. The first time I encountered chocolate moist, it gave me a new perspective on how chocolate cakes should taste. When I tried Cara's oh so flavorful chocomoist it was like putting the standards for chocolate cakes to a much higher level again. I highly recommend this.

If you want an idea regarding their rates, I hope this can help:

Chocomoist Php 900 (Whole) & Php 480 (Half)

Food for the God Php 380/box

Cappucciono Bar Php 380/box

Carrot Cake Php 200 (Half) & Php 40/serving

Mugu Mugu Php 45

Banana Muffin Php 65/serving

These are just some of their product rates. They also have special package rates if you want to celebrate an occasion at their place. For a more updated information you may contact them at the given number below.

Cara's Food Haven

700 Mahogany Street, 8105 Panabo, Davao

(082) 628 6199

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Xocolat: How Sweet

Filipinos are known to be hospitable. We are always pleased  to welcome visitors be it a relative, friend or even a stranger. On the other hand, we have also valued the essence of bringing pasalubong if we are going to visit another place so that the people who will welcome us may feel our gratefulness or kindness in return.

I've been staying in Davao for 4 years already and I've been meaning to explore all cafes and restaurants in the area. Since I always stay at home in Manila, I can honestly say that it'll be easier for me to tour a friend in Davao than in my own hometown. Okay, back to my point. My friend visited Davao and I got this very adorable and seductive chocolate - Xocolat.

Why adorable? Look at this sleek and elegant box! The branches of Xocolat are in Metro Manila and QC (the ones I know of), I rarely go there so I'm not very familiar with souvenir or pasalubong shops there. It just look so presentable and I really love the packaging.

Have me. 
Consume me.
Love me.

These are the 6 words that made me think of seduction. This chocolate is so inviting. Kahon pa lang yan ah! That's effective advertising. Now since it's my first time to receive such, I didn't keep it to myself and decided to share it with my friends.

It's composed of 6 gigantic chocolate bars/brownies that are individually wrapped. There's obviously a variety to choose from. However, I think we haven't consumed it in the best way possible. It was supposed to be re-heated (of course hot chocolate nga daw eh) but we just ate it right after we uncovered it. It was delicious but it was definitely a wrong moved. Reheating it would've made it more delightful by toning down the sweetness.

I'm grateful for the chocolates though. Thank you friend ;)

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Sweets at Bo's Coffee Club

Earlier last night, my boyfriend and I were dismissed early from class. It wasn't just the time for dinner so we grabbed milk teas from a shop near our school. Since he'll be having exams next week and  I have a lot of backlogs waiting to be posted, we opted for a coffee shop.

The next thing we know is we're at Bo's Coffee Club, AGAIN. We never get tired of the place because of it's fast internet connection and ambiance. Moreover, we can just order coffee and we can stay there for a very long period of time.

This time was different for there were no frappes for us. We had brewed caffe americano and then we devoured these desserts - - - sweet cake!

Mud Pie
Php 120.00

Mud pie is a layered pie with chocolate as a base or crust with a gooey chocolate filling and is usually served with an ice cream. Bo's take on their mud pie is sort of different but it still have that original Mississippi resemblance.  Its crust has nuts, the next layer has chocolates and it's topped with cream or frosting that tastes delightful. Though the crust is  hard for the fork to get through because of the nuts, everything tastes amazingly fine. Rate 3/5

Old French Choco
Php 55.00

I found the perfect chocolate cake for me! It's sweetness is subtle; the exact sweetness you'll ever need from a chocolate cake. It has 2 layers. The inner is soft and chewy while the outer is crisp ad has a graham-like texture topped with confectioner's sugar. For its very affordable price and surprisingly delicious flavor I Rate it 5/5.

Today we just found the perfect pair for our hot coffee. I'll surely come back for more. I want to taste their New York Cheesecake and Almond Torte :)

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