The day I found the one! BRAVO!!!

November 18, 2010 – I got to eat Conti’s best seller cake named Mango Bravo for the second time today, courtesy of my boyfriend. The first was at my Dad’s birthday celebration at home when they bought two large Mango Bravos to serve as a dessert. This cake became an instant hit with my Dad and my Mom when they first encountered it at a christening reception held in Conti’s Pastry Shop and Restaurant, the one that is located at Greenbelt 3.

Mini Mango Bravo - Php495

I was the one who prepared all the dishes for my Dad’s small party. All the guests were eating while I was busy with food preparation in the kitchen that by the time I was done with all the cooking, dessert has already been served. When I went out of the kitchen and into the dining area, I saw all of them enjoying the cake and so I got myself a slice, even though I haven’t had my dinner yet for I usually lose my desire for food when I cook many dishes, and I was right to have eaten it first because it has boosted up my appetite. 

I was in love with the cake on my first bite because it was cold like ice cream and has a lot of cashew nuts and mangoes, three of my favourites in one. There is a brilliant combination of flavours and textures in the cake and that is what makes it delightful and one-of-a-kind. For me, a dessert is boring when the concept is monochromatic... when everything is chocolate... when everything is soft or hard. For a dessert to be exciting and scrumptious there should be a play between textures and flavours.

Mango Bravo's Interior

Mango Bravo is composed of approximately 5-inches tall layers of soft meringue, creamy icing mixed with fresh mango bits and toasted cashew nuts, crispy meringue, and frozen chocolate mousse which are then covered with flavoured whipped cream, topped with cubed mangoes, and then drizzled beautifully with chocolate. This cake should be kept frozen and best served right after taking out of the freezer because if not, everything will be soft and the cake might fall off.

The sweetness of the cake is just perfect that you can eat a whole slice all by yourself. It is not nakakauta because the creaminess is countered by the freshness of the mango bits. The soft and crispy meringue provides a desirable texture and also contributes a sansrival-like taste to the cake. The only flaw that I have noticed with Mango Bravo is that it is so tall that it’s so hard to cut and makes it not so easy to eat because a fork cannot cut through all the layers of the cake. You will have to savour each layer one at a time when it should be eaten all at the same time for a total explosion of flavours in your mouth. Mango Bravo is one of my favourite cakes that I will never ever get bored of eating!

My Rating:
     Mango Bravo    9/10

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     Conti's Bakeshop & Restaurant
     Address: , 61 President Ave., 61 President Ave., Parañaque City, Metro Manila
     Telephone No: (632) 842-5265

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     San Juan, Metro Manila
     Telephone No: (632) 744-4184

     Conti's Bakeshop & RestaurantAddress: P1 Level Trinoma, EDSA Corner North Ave.,
     EDSA Corner North Ave., Manila City, Metro Manila
     Telephone No: (632) 900-5013 to 18

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     Laguna
     Telephone No: (6349) 302-6050, 302-6055

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