February 4, 2009

Mahilig ako sa tsokolate.  Isa sa aking pinaka espesyal na karanasan kung panghimagas ang pag-uusapan ay nang matikman ko ang  Chocolate Sack ng Truluck’s, isang kainan na kilala sa mga pagkaing lamang-dagat.

(I.Love.Chocolate.  One of my most memorable dessert experiences is when I tasted Truluck’s famous dessert, the Chocolate Sack.)

Ang panghimagas na ito, na animo’y sako at kahugis at kasing laki ng isang brown paper bag ay gawa sa Hershey’s milk chocolate.  Ang loob nito ay puno ng dilaw na sponge cake, mga blueberries, strawberries at  cream cheese frosting.

(The “sack” is Hershey’s milk chocolate and inside, it is filled with yellow sponge cake, lots of blueberries, lots of strawberries, and cream cheese frosting.)

Hinayaan ako ng aming server na kumuha muna  ng kumuha ng litrato dahil pagkatapos noon, hiniwa na niya ang sako.

(Our server gave me all the time in the world to take photos of the sack.  After I was satisfied with the amount of photos I got, he went ahead to cut the dessert.)

May kakapalan ang tsokolate at ang paraan lamang para makain ito ay ang paghiwa gamit ang isang matalas na kutsilyo.

(The chocolate was thick and the only way for us to be able to eat is to have it cut into pieces using a sharp knife.)

Matapos mahiwa ang tsokolate at ang mga laman nito sa loob, binuhusan pa ng chocolate syrup!

(After all the slicing, chocolate was drizzled on the already chocolatey goodness of a heavenly dessert…)

Ayan, handa nang pagsaluhan!  Iniuwi namin ang kalahati ng panghimagas na ito!   Hindi kaya ng aming kapangyarihang ubusin lahat kahit apat kaming nagsalu-salo sa pagkain nito.

(Tadaa!  Now all ready for the taking!  We took home about half of the dessert. It was just impossible to finish it all even if there were four of us feasting on it.)

I wonder if there’s a restaurant along the North Carolina Outer Banks rentals serving a similar dessert. Just a thought.

Isa pang lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy (Another Litratong Pinoy entry):  Cocoa Crinkle Cookies

Mabuhay!

That’s something my daughter would probably say.  If there’s one other person in our house who is happy, very happy, that I’m so into cake decorating right now, it’s Abby.  You very well know what kids love about cakes and cupcakes…the icing.

Abby always hovers around the kitchen whenever I cook, more so when I’m baking.

Do you like icing/frosting, too?  I do!  It’s just too bad there’s at least 90 calories per tablespoon of icing.  Still, that’s not enough reason for weight loss pills. At least, I think not!