Editor’s Picks: 10 Best Cakes & Pies Perfect For Summer
Aesthetic, ethereal desserts that are as refreshing as they are delicious!
On hot, humid days we crave desserts that are lighter than air, their sweetness tempered by notes of citrus, the flavors brightened with ripe fruit. We dream of the ripe flesh of mangoes, the almost-floral sweetness of lychees. The perfect summer cakes are evocative, bringing to mind happy childhood memories of the long lazy days without school, of picnics in the garden under the shade of fruit trees. Here are our favorite desserts of the season that capture all that summer bliss in dessert form.
Cakes For Summer 2023
Cakes For Summer 2023
Avocados ’n Cream Cake
This soft and fluffy vanilla chiffon cake from Chef Kerri’s Baking Room is layered with ripe avocados and cream. Also available in strawberry, mango, lemon or ube variants. No sugar added. FB: @chefkerrisbakingroom | IG: @chefkerrisbakingroom | 134 Maginhawa Street, Sikatuna Village, Quezon City.
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Lychee Rose Cake
Famous for its glass cakes, BBakery created this light summery version made of rose lychee. Delicate, not too sweet, deliciously fragrant. 0917 530 5296 | FB: @bbakeryphilippines | IG: @bbakeryph.
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Limoncello Tiramisu
Delight in the bright, creamy flavors of this classic Italian dessert by Chef Kin Cailles, simply made with mascarpone cheese, ladyfingers and zesty limoncello liqueur. FB: @bychefkin | IG: @bychefkin.
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Mango Shortcake
Cakes by Miriam makes this soft and fluffy sponge cake filled with ripe, sweet fresh mangoes and whipped cream, then topped with even more mango slices. Pick up some Mango Tres Leches Cupcakes as well. 0917 873 7378 | FB: @cakesbymiriamph |IG: @cakes_by_miriam.
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Crema de Fruta Cake
Iconic bakery Half Saints created this unique take on a beloved Filipino dessert with its alternate layers of pillowy sponge cake and yema custard, frosted with diplomat cream, embellished with fresh kiwi, pomelo and mango slices, mint and edible flowers. It’s finished with coconut water and calamansi liqueur gelée. Available in 4 or 8 inches. 0935 933 0512 | FB: @halfsaints | IG: @halfsaints | halfsaints.com.
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Key Lime Pie
This rich, creamy pie from Lemonlime Manila is made with a homemade graham crust that gives a bit of caramel flavor and crunch to the key lime pie filling. So perfectly tangy it will make your mouth pucker, it’s the essential dessert to any summer party. 0917 580 9996 | FB: @lemonlimemanila | IG: @lemonlimemanila | www.lemonlimemanila.com.
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Lemon Raspberry Cake
From M Bakery is this delightful pink confection of a lemon cake with raspberry jam filling, finished with raspberry meringue and buttercream. 02 8847 9829 | FB: @mbakeryph | IG: @mbakery_ph | Branches at One Bonifacio High Street, Rockwell Powerplant, SM Megamall, and Mitsukoshi BGC.
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Lemon Tart
Lisa Lorenzo makes the prettiest citrusy desserts that feel like they just came out of mom’s oven, like this lemon tart decorated with powdered sugar. Do also try her orange cream pie that combines bright orange flavors with sweet creamy filling and chocolate chips. Yum! 0917 544 1105 | IG: @food4thegods_by.lorenzo.
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Layered Mango Tres Leches
Home baker Mama Pappot makes this delicious work of art: two layers of tres leches cake with sweet ripe mango filling, adorned with mango slices in the form of flower petals. We love the perfect ratio of cake and milk so the texture is just right. Also available in strawberry, a mango-strawberry combo. And while it’s not in theme, check out the Okey Dokey Hokey Pokey — a favorite with its espresso, salted caramel sauce, and four kinds of nuts. 0917 542 3041 | IG: @himamapappot | Pasig, Metro Manila.
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Helen’s Guava Cake
Cake by Monique's best seller from day one, this confection features layers of chiffon cake and homemade organic guava jam, covered with mint green whipped cream frosting, topped with fresh guava slices. A nostalgic treat that will remind you of happy childhood summers. 02 7003 5340 | FB: @moniquecakesph | IG: @moniquecakesph | moniquecakesph.com.
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Lead photos: Mamma Pappot, M Bakery, Lemonlime Manila
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