July-August 2012 - Manila Polo Club

Food and BeverageManila’s Best @ PoloWith a goal of revolutionizing the dessert experience in the Club, theF&B department launched the Manila’s Best @ Polo on July 15, 2012.Twenty of the best cakes and pastries from renowned dessert makersin the country are now available at the Sports Lounge.STRAWBERRYSHORTCAKE"Our Strawberry Shortcakeis a light, airy cake smotheredwith layers of freshlymashed strawberries andwhipped cream and toppedwith large strawberries.It’s like having ice creamand cake in one."- - Baby YuloRecipe ownerROCCA CAKE(Chef Buddy Trinidad)If you long for adecadently rich chocolateexperience with a hint ofrich flavor and a surprisefilling of creme brûléeand caramel mousse, thiscake is for you. The RoccaCake is a combination ofcaramel cream and cremebrûlée with chocolateganache and roastedalmondsCreme Brûlée CAKE (San Marcos cake)14FOOD AND BEVERAGE"Creme Brûlée Cake was inspired by a Spanishcake called San Marcos. I planned on just makingthe cakes for relatives but they kept giving it aspresents to their friends and I started gettingcalls from strangers for orders. I still haven’tdone any marketing on it since a lot of my time isspent teaching baking classes at Bayan Academy(TESDA courses)."- - Camille OcampoRecipe owner