Bread flour, eggs, buttermilk, cream, sugar, cinnamon, raisins, cream, salt. $2.50
Arizmendi Bakery, San Francisco
Slightly sweet with yummy golden raisins and an wonderfully elastic center. Yes please!
Colorful graffiti artwork, Poplar Street. This newish mural is on the side of Papalote in The Mission.
Croissant bread pudding with coconut and chocolate sauce. $3
Whisk, Charleston SC
This bread pudding was SUPER sweet! I like sweet things, but this was a little too much – it made my teeth ache. The combination is great, but they need to take it easy on the sugar.
Iced coffee. $3.25
Charleston Waterfront Park Fountain. There are usually kids running around the center of this fountain, but I was able to snap a quick unobstructed shot.
Valrhona flourless chocolate mousse cake on a thin layer of chocolate cake base. 10 inch round, $62
Tartine Bakery, San Francisco
I had some co-workers over shortly after my birthday and served this wonderfully delicious cake from Tartine Bakery. This is one of those cakes that a slice is more than enough. The cake was so rich and dense. I tried forcing people to take slices home because I didn’t want it in the house to tempt me. Suffice it to say I had more than my fair share.
You can see that the chocolate cake base is, indeed, very thin. The rest of the cake eats like a block of soft chocolate. Noms!
I love that the bakery provides a sheet on serving and keeping this cake. It reads, “Chocolate Souffle Cake, Opera Cake: Both of these cakes may be served cool or at room temperature. If served cool they are sliceable with a hot knife (run knife under very hot water and dry off to slice). The cakes may be served at room temperature, although they fillings will be considerably softer and more difficult to handle. The Opera will still be sliceable, however the Souffle Cake will have a soft, mousse-like consistency which some people prefer. These cakes keep well for several days in the refrigerator.”
Project 365: Day 100
Wow, it’s the 100th day since I’ve started these Project 365 entries. I’m glad that I’ve stuck with it. It was great to be back at the office, but I’m looking forward to a weekend filled with absolutely nothing. Silverfox and I are gonna grab a quick dinner at Kasa Indian Eatery before having a Friday cocktail. We’re gonna have an early night since he flies out to Seattle tomorrow morning. I’m also still really tired and need to catch up on sleep.
Chocolate cake with whipped cream filling and icing, topped with assorted fruit and covered with chocolate sprinkles.
Sogo Bakery, Burlingame CA
The office got this light and delicious birthday cake for me. I was genuinely surprised when they presented it. I was SO preoccupied thinking about the upcoming weekend that it didn’t even cross my mind that my office would get a cake to jump start the celebration. Thanks guys!
Project 365: Day 97
Not much to share today. I’m SO bored with this work trip and I really wish I could fly home tomorrow, but I have to wait until Thursday. Gonna stay in my hotel room tonight and have leftovers. I’m really unmotivated to do anything right now. Omg, I forgot to mention that we had a fire alarm at 2 am the other night. That was the worst! I contemplated staying in bed and trying to ignore the alarm, but it was TOO loud. We waited outside for a good 15-20 minutes before we could re-enter the hotel. Then I could NOT fall back asleep for the life of me. That was SO lame!
Delicious, warm bread with chopped onions, poppy seeds, and garlic oil. $1.50
Arizmendi Bakery, San Francisco
Coffee espresso flavored cake and frosting with coffee bean decorations.
Golden Delight Bakery, Gahanna OH
I preferred this mocha cappucino cake over the fresh strawberry cake because the coffee flavor was strong enough to distract from the weird frosting texture, lol! I actually thought these cakes were pretty good, so I’m not trying to knock them. Again, they’re super light and this one was especially flavorful.
Yellow cake with white frosting and strawberry filling, topped with strawberries and kiwis.
Golden Delight Bakery, Gahanna OH
Codes had these cakes for his birthday, and they were really good! The cake is REALLY light and I guess they don’t use butter (at least in the frosting?) so it doesn’t taste super heavy and sinful. I’ll admit that I wasn’t a fan of the frosting texture though.
I was surprised how much I liked this flavor. I got it on a whim, but it was really good! I didn’t realize there was dried coconut inside until a few nibbles into it. Very yummy. I don’t know if all the German chocolate cookies stay chunky and upright, but I liked it. The center stayed a little undercooked and was absolutely delicious! $1.25
Anthony’s Cookies, San Francisco
I think this is my favorite flavor at Anthony’s – it’s SO nommy! I love the soft, chewy, sticky texture of this thin buttery cookie. Yes please! $1.25
Anthony’s Cookies, San Francisco
Ah, you really can’t go wrong with a well-executed classic. This chocolate chip cookie is soft and chewy and oh so good! I swear there’s a stick of butter in there! $1.25
Anthony’s Cookies, San Francisco
Project 365: Day 50
So I biked to work this morning, and I was stupid and didn’t eat anything after I got to work so I ended up being super tired and lethargic all day. I really should remember to eat something after an hour-long morning ride. And another downside was that I gave in to temptation and stopped by Anthony’s Cookies on the way home. I was SO hungry!
I think this is their most popular cookie, and although it’s very good, it’s not my favorite. There’s something about the texture that I don’t particularly like. Or perhaps it’s the extra greasiness of the cookie bits. You should try this, but I think you’ll find that you like the other flavors better too. $1.25
Anthony’s Cookies, San Francisco
With a small carton of 1% milk. $1.25
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012
Project 365: Day 37
I made it through the week and having to work two 12-hour days. They asked me if I wanted to work around long day today, but I politely declined. I’m tired and want to spend time with Silverfox. I’m looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Gonna hang out with old friends and meet new ones. And of course, EAT!
Swiss chard, mozzarella cheese, red onions, bread, flour, starter salt. $3
Arizmendi Bakery, San Francisco
Yes! Arizmendi continues going back up my nommy bakery list. The last focaccia I had at Arimendi wasn’t so yummy, but this was really delicious! I love mozzarella cheese, and the chard and red onions added a flavorful sweetness. It tastes even better warmed up in the toaster oven!
Vittle Monster 