Pix Patisserie

When looking for a totally awesome dessert restaurant in Portland, Pix Patisserie pops up on every list you come across. After visiting this bakery/bar last night, I could see why! The decor has a warm, French-chic feel to it with red damask walls, small and closely-placed tables, and two large pastry counters filled with French pastries and confections for customers to gawk at and order from.

From macarons to St. Honoré cake, there were so many delicious and beautiful-looking French desserts. Oh, and they have a HUGE drinks menu to accompany your treat! They even have decks of cards for people to play with, which Adam and I took full advantage of. Needless to say, I beat Adam 3 out of 5 games of Crazy 8's. ;)

Adam and I split a warm Queen of Sheba Truffle Cake (chocolate almond cake with molten chocolate in the center) with Tahitian Vanilla Bean ice cream. They definitely didn't skimp out on the almond/chocolate flavor and the ganache was a nice surprise in the middle. And you can never go wrong with warm cake and ice cream!

This place is a gem, and I can't wait to go back and try more of their desserts!

Black and Tan Brownie Sundae

The Black and Tan Brownie Sundae from McMenamins Kennedy School- two warm brownies with two scoops of ice cream and caramel and chocolate sauce. MmmMmmMmm!

Mochi Ice Cream Sundae

Last night's dessert took place at Koji Osakaya Restaurant, a lovely sushi place near our new home!

We had a combo of Chocolate, Strawberry, and Mango Mochi. While all were very yummy, I think my favorite was the chocolate!

Kind of looks like a Japanese sundae, doesn't it? =)

Lappert's in Sausalito

Today Adam, Larissa, Chad, and I took a little adventure over to Sausalito and needless to say, it was a perfect day! The sun was out, the ferry ride was fun, the food was great, the shops were cute, and the dessert was wonderful!

Although ice cream isn't a baked good, it is definitely a sweet! Adam and I shared a small scoop of Bing Cherry Ice Cream. Basically it is vanilla ice cream with big chunks of bing cherries and chocolate chips. I could have done with a little more chocolate chips to even out the balance but it wasn't too bad! Oh and don't let the photo fool you...the ice cream scooper man did a great job of magically fitting a lot of ice cream into that little cup!

In all, Lappert's was the best thing to end a perfect day in Sausalito!

Dessert at Circa

Yesterday was my 24th birthday and part of the celebration included Adam taking me to Circa, a restaurant/lounge out in the Marina. Needless to say we had a great time, our whole meal was fantastic, and the dessert was out of this world!

I had the Black and White Bread Pudding, which included Jack Daniel's caramel sauce, vanilla gelato, and pecans. It all blended very well together and the bread pudding was incredibly moist! I was practically in heaven with every bite I took!  Oh and to top it off, it came out on fire! I think I was bouncing up and down like a little kid because it was so cool!

Adam also had a sinfully delicious dessert: Chocolate Liquid Cake with espresso ice cream and vanilla bean sauce. It practically melted in your mouth when you took a bite! Again, this dish blended very well together and there was a great balance of added crunch!

We left Circa feeling extremely full but very happy with our meal. Our desserts were the cherry on top!

Chocolate Fudge Brownie

Not only will I be posting recipes here, but I will also be sharing some sinfully delicious desserts that I come across...

Thursday night is girls night, so I spent this wonderful evening with my dear friend Anusha! After eating some yummy Japanese food downtown, we realized that we NEEDED to eat something sweet. We decided to go over to Max's at the Opera, since they serve some delicious desserts!

Anusha got the Niagara Falls Cake Slice (you can see it in the photo below) - chocolate cake with buttercream icing that's covered in chocolate ganache. It was rich and delicious!

I ended up with a huge honkin' Chocolate Fudge Brownie. It was everything heavenly on a plate- a big brownie, lots of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, and marshmallow cream.

Needless to say, this made me feel fat and happy.

And maybe one day I'll make my very own homemade Chocolate Fudge Brownie!