Mini cakes from Cafe Ysabel
When my husband asked me what birthday cake I wanted, the first thing that came to mind was Shoppersville’s chocolate cake. He suggested Red Ribbon, I countered with Estrel’s or Conti’s. Estrel’s had run out of ready-made-cakes for walk in customers and parking at Conti’s was a headache. We settled for Cafe Ysabel where we had our very first date almost 17 years ago.
Because the girls had their own ideas about what my birthday cake should be, I suggested we each get a mini cake of our choice. Sam and I chose Chocolate Paradise (a truffle, really), Speedy opted for Carrot Cake and Alex satisfied her mango addiction with a Mango Cake. The mini cakes were packed in individual boxes, candles were supplied and we went home happily.
Of the three mini cakes, only Chocolate Paradise lived up to the old standards of Cafe Ysabel. Their carrot cakes used to be coated with cream cheese frosting — now, it’s just a hardened mixture of water and powdered sugar. The mango slices on the cake were not fresh — they tasted like preserved mangoes, the kind you can buy in supermarkets.
Oh, well. It’s the birthday and the company that count, anyway — not the cake. 
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happy birthday, connie. may you live a long, happy and healthy life. cheers!
Another year, another milestone to set eh?
Congratulations on what you and your family’s achieved so far. Many happy returns on your birthday and more to come!
Happy Birthday Connie!!!
I wish you a wonderful day filled with laughters,friends and families.
Happy birthday Connie =) I hope u had a wonderful day!! I love your blog. It’s part of my daily ritual to log in and check what’s new =)
Happy Birthday, Connie!
Happy bellybutton day Connie!
Hope you have many more to come!
And hugs and regards to your family too.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy birthday Ms. Connie!
Both of our birthdays are on October. 
I think I’ll ask my Mom to buy me a cake from Conti’s. We live in BF Homes and it takes less than five minutes of driving from our house to get there. 
However, parking here is also a headache, especially for my Kuya. 
More power to you and your family! Thank you for sharing your passion (cooking, blogging, and sometimes sharing stories about your family) with us. God bless!
happy birthday ms. connie!!!
i wished you continued happiness,unfailing health and more blessings to come your way…
god bless you and thank you so much for imparting a wonderful,informative,helpful even entertaining blog to all of us!
Happy Birthday Connie!!! Good food and long life! May many many more wonderful dishes be made at your kitchen!
I have fond memories of Cafe Ysabel as well.
Happy Birthday from your Code Red family
Happy birthday ms. conie! May you have many more birthdays to come, I wish you more happiness, good helath for you and your family!
happy birthday ms connie. here’s wishing you the best – good health, happiness, long life and prosperity. cheers!
Thank you. And… just you wait for the another added feature to Pinoy Cook. Soon… very soon!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy birthday Connie! Wishing you more delicious dishes to cook.
God bless always.
Thanks, soloops.
Nikita, thank you, cousin.
Happy Birthday Connie.
You got it right on the nose.. It’s not the cake, it’s the company.
Happy Birthday. What a great idea and how romantic – the restaurant you had your first date at. I love the idea of mini cakes, last year I made an assortment of mini cakes for my best friends birthday because he couldn’t decide on what kind he wanted. I made different types in different shapes – he loved them. Look forward to more delicious dishes.
happy birthday!!!
happy birthday ms. connie!
Happy birthday Ms. Connie! More blogging years to come! God bless!
Happy Birthday, Happy New Year to my Idol…Wish you more blessings. Cheers!
Huli man daw at magaling, huli pa rin!!! Happy Happy Birthday!
Salamat, salamat. Di pa nagpa-party at nagkasakit yung panganay ko.
Happy birthday Connie! May you have another year full of God’s blessings and good health………and someone to help you with your chores so you have more time to blog hehehehe
Thanks, elit ehhehehehe
hi,
i want to visit your place and try ur stuffs. can you pls send me your address so that i can try visiting ur place.. thanks…
i’ll be having my wedding on Dec.26 and i’m thinking of what give aways is in right now,until somebody suggested me to visit ur site …and i was so amazed! could u give me a price for ur mini fondant cake?thanks and may u have chocolatey nite!