Morning Petite Cakes

Morning Cravings of Petitecakes .. 

These butter vanilla tiny babies by Mery Ng Petite Cakes are sooo pretty too eat!! 

...then again, its a craving hihihiii... 

Pannacotta Cravings ..

As usual i get sweet-cravings here and there ... 

...and today's is a "pannacotta" ... a smooth textured with light sour berry sauce just like Ms. Mery Ng would make (her creation above) .. 

At times like this, its where i question myself "WHY" did i even consider moving to an Asian Country where mostly i would find Red Bean, Coconut Dressing and Sago as desserts ... 

Its so difficult to find a cafe or a dessert place to serve you good quality Pannacotta here in Jakarta ..

Hopefully i'll discover a place for next Dessert NIght!! 

And i am craving this ..................... real bad!! 

Last Christmas at Pand'Or

Last month's Christmas we had a family gathering slash dessert night at Pand'Or - Jakarta Selatan (near Blok S) .. 

Pand'Or offers a warm and cozy place ... i LOVE it .. 

Food was a so-so .. but the Warm Crepes : Doea Cinta is a must try! 

Psssssttttt .. i LOVE those rattan white washed oval sofa!!! =D

Pand'Or is also a bakery / pattiserie / cafe-resto .. they sell fresh baked bread and cookies .. 

it's a lovely place for Brunch with the Ladies .. 

Recommend it if you're looking for that Home Cozy Feeling!

Afternoon Tea @ Huize Van Wely - Kemang

Huize Van Wely 

... well known for its truffles and tarts, resides in the funkiest building .. The Papillion - Kemang . 

Had a set of coffee and cake of your choice .. 

Price was a lil' above international rate .. but they do serve very fine cakes .. 

One i do recommend it the Chocolate Raspberry Dome Tart (picture above) .. it is quite a sweet creation with Raspberry Jam and Marshmallow in the centre .. which deliquesce for your tastebuds .. It reminds of "Wagon Wheel" cookies for me .. which brings back so many memories of when our family just migrated to Sydney .. 

Anyways, this place is quite quiet and also serves main course, gelatos and fine afternoon tea .. 

If you are around Kemang area and looking for something a lil' high class for an afternoon sip and taste or a fine Western slash Dutch inspired menu then Huize Van Wely is the place .. 

Meradelima Restaurant

Meradelima Restaurant serves fine Olde Traditional mixture of Dutch, Chinese and Indonesian Cuisine .. 

This one that i went to is one that just recently opened in South Jakarta near Wolter Mongonsidih Road .. It is an olden dutch inspired house that's been renovated =) 

No pictures of food but i rather show you its interior =)

Which also is a mixture of the three .. 

Desserts @ Social House G.I

Cheesecakes .. Pecan Pies .. Choc Volcano .. Cocktails .. Mocktails .. Martinis .. Pizza .. Cakes .. Tea .. Coffee .. Social Bar .. Winehouse .. Resto .. Bistro .. Overview of Jakarta's famous roundabout - Bunderan H.I .. and of course, Funky Interior!! 

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If that sounds good then visit Social House at the top level of Harvey Nichols - Grand Indonesia .. but it does get busy and crowded =)

Cupcake Cravings

Yes ... once in a while i get crazy Cupcake Cravings .. 

Since i can't get my hands on Mery Ng Pattisserie - Sydney .. Luckily, there's this lovely shop where i was able to stop my craving after Vanilla-Vanilla Cupcake .. hihihihiii .. 

Visit: www.my-cupcakes.com

Sweet Arts

Petite Cakes by Mery Ng 

The two above are my personal favourite ... and i LOVE Sweets and Cakes! 

These ones makes me wish that "cakes could stand the test of time" and that we didn't really have to taste them!! ....instead make them as "collections of displays"

I guess ART can be presented anywhere, even on delicious cakes like these!

I am in awe ...

Pantry Magic - Kemang

After a meeting with my client in Starbucks Kemang ..i decided to finally stop and browse through this lil' store located on the side off Kemang's main road .. 

................. and as i enter, i suddenly felt like i was in Paddington or maybe Darlinghurst (Sydney) .. those pretty and colourful imported saucepans and kitchen utensils were calling out my name . I wanted to respond and start baking some moist tasty Raspberry Vanilla *muffins* ................. but i pause and re-think .. 

"When will i find the time" .. and we are currently moving houses .. so NO OVEN!!! 

I left Pantry Magic empty handed but with a full fat regretful feeling of "why did i leave all my Vintage Pink Baking Utensils in Sydney???"

For those who LOVES Cooking .. go here! 

They even have Cooking classes!!

Dessert Night - August

Yes ... its Family Tradition that we started the beginning of this year ... 

Sharing conversations over the "LOVE" of Desserts ..

It was my turn to pick .. and i picked "Bakerzin - PIM2" ..