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Perfect Goldilocks Cake for Every Birthdays

Did you know that September is one of the busiest months for birthdays? Yup! It’s not a coincidence that we’re all celebrating left and right—nine months after all those Christmas and New Year celebrations, here we are! So, if it feels like you’ve got birthday after birthday on your calendar, you’re not alone. But hey, the best part? Every celebration deserves a special cake, and with Goldilocks, you’ll never have to settle for the same thing twice.

Whether it’s bunso’s colorful bash, tita’s fresh take on birthdays, or lola’s nostalgic treat, I’ve got the perfect Goldilocks cake for each one. Let me take you through some of my absolute favorites that will turn every party into a sweet celebration!

Rainbow Magic Cake: The Ultimate Fun for Bunso ????

Let’s start with the little one! If you’ve got a bunso who loves colors, sprinkles, and all things fun, the Rainbow Magic Cake is a no-brainer. It’s a total explosion of happiness—both in flavor and in looks! We’re talking three layers of ube, vanilla, and strawberry chiffon, filled with rich ube and strawberry buttercream, then topped with a rainbow of icing and sprinkles. Just imagine the smiles when bunso sees this! It’s not just a cake; it’s a party all on its own!

Perfect Goldilocks Cake for Every Birthdays

This cake is like the unicorn of birthday cakes—it’s that magical! And trust me, bunso will be asking for seconds (and thirds!).

Mango Dream: For The “Hindi Masyadong Matamis” Tita

Now, for millennial tita who’s not too keen on anything too sweet, the Mango Dream is the ultimate go-to. It’s light, it’s fresh, and it’s packed with real mango goodness. This beauty has three layers of fluffy chiffon filled with mango whipped cream and juicy mango bits, all topped with a tangy mango coulis. I mean, how could you say no to that?!

It’s the perfect balance of sweetness and that tropical tang we Filipinos love. I know tita will appreciate this—it’s classy, it’s delicious, and it’s just the right amount of indulgence at ang pinaka importante: “Hindi masyadong matamis!”

Ube Dream: A Nostalgic Delight for Lola ????

Ah, ube—our classic, all-time favorite! If you’re celebrating lola’s birthday or maybe an older tita’s, this cake is a beautiful trip down memory lane. The Ube Dream is rich, creamy, and infused with real halaya, layered with luscious ube mousse. One whiff of this cake, and lola will be reminiscing about the good ol’ days when she used to make halaya from scratch.

Each bite is a delicious reminder of home, family, and those cherished traditions. Trust me, when you show up with this cake, you’ll have lola smiling from ear to ear, and you might even hear some stories about her kitchen adventures from years past!

Coffee Layered Crunch: Tito or Daddy’s New Favorite ☕

Not everyone has a sweet tooth, right? Well, for tito or daddy who might not be the biggest cake fan, there’s something just for them—the Coffee Layered Crunch cake. This is not your typical cake, folks! It’s got FIVE decadent layers—brownie, whipped cream, mocha chiffon, coffee mousse, and a crunchy cashew praline on top.

It’s a perfect balance of rich coffee flavors and textures that will have even the non-cake lovers coming back for more. Each bite is a mix of creamy, crunchy, and just the right amount of sweetness. If tito’s a coffee addict, this cake will be his new best friend!

Kanya-Kanyang Cake, Kanya-Kanyang Flavor! ????

The best part about birthdays? Each one is a little different, and so is everyone’s cake preference! That’s why I love that Goldilocks has something for everyone. Whether it’s bunso’s playful Rainbow Magic Cake, tita’s refreshing Mango Dream, lola’s heartwarming Ube Dream, or daddy’s rich Coffee Layered Crunch, you can bet there’s a perfect Goldilocks cake for every single celebration.

@mommypehpot September na nga ba ang “birthday season”? Grabe, sa family namin, 4 ang may birthday sa buwan na ‘to! Sabi nga nila, Christmas gift daw ‘yan. Ikaw ba, napansin mo rin? Haha, try mo rin mag-minus ng 9 months! Good thing, hindi nakakasawa kahit sunod-sunod ang celebratiopn, lalo na kapag may Goldilocks cake cake na perfect sa bawat may birthday Rainbow Magic Cake para kay bunso na talaga namang magugustuan ang colorful sprinkles at colorful icing on top. Kay Millenial Tita, Mango Dream na perfect sa mga edad nya.. hindi masyadong matamis! Ube Dream naman kay older Tita, or Lola, na amoy pa lang, matutuwa na sila, maalala yung mga panahong nagluluto at naghahalo sila ng halaya.. O may coffee layered crunch pa para sa daddy or tito na hindi masyado mahilig sa cake pero siguradong magugustuhan ang 5 different layers ng cake na ito. Kanya kanyang araw ng birthday, kanya kanyang taste, kanya kanya ding Goldilocks Cake! #GoldilocksPH #CelebrateBirthdays @goldilocksph ♬ original sound – MommyPehpot

No more repeat cakes or boring flavors—each birthday can have its own star of the show!

So, what are you waiting for? If you’ve got birthdays coming up (or maybe even one tomorrow!), head over to your nearest Goldilocks store or order online. Let’s make every celebration sweet, special, and oh-so-delicious with the perfect Goldilocks cake. ???? #GoldilocksPH #CelebrateBirthdays #PerfectGoldilocksCake

All Natural Seasons Juice Review

As I have always mentioned on my plant vlogs, wala namang masama kung makiusuo ka, or be updated with the latest trends. Do what makes you happy but of course without sacrificing your budget and most specially your health. Nasabi ko yan because I was like that when it comes to fruit juices, noong nauso ang mga fruit juice in can few summers ago, ang dami ko binili! Kase the flavors are really enticing only to realize later that their common ingredients is sugar! Kaya pala iba ang tamis niya.

I stopped buying fruits juices for a while because of that. But we do really love drinking something with a different taste and as much as I want to make fruit juice out of real fruits (or vegetables), my schedule won’t permit. Good thing we discovered a fruit juice that is not only has the freshest ingredients, healthy and natural pa.

Remember my guiding principle when checking the ingredients of products that claim to be healthy and natural article? When I first heard about All Natural Seasons Juice, yan ang una kong ginawa, check the label! And here’s what I found out:

Check the first 5 ingredients. Usually the first 5 ingredients make up the largest part of the food component.

All Natural Seasons Juice first five ingredients are

water,
clarified pineapple juice concentrate
pineapple juice concentrate
banana puree
ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)

Other ingredients are Stevia, natural flavor, VItamin E, and VItamin A. Based on our guiding principle, upon checking the label, All Natural Seasons Juice first five ingredients are all natural!

If an ingredients list is longer than two to three lines suggests that the product is highly processed. Pag mahaba, magduda ka na.

Second guiding principle, check the names of the ingredients! If it is two to three lines long, that suggests that the product is highly processed. Upon checking All Natural Seasons Juice list of all ingredients are short and we understand/know it all.

If an ingredient is hard to pronounce, it might not be good for you

Last but not the least and the easiest to remember, if the ingredients is hard to pronounce, it might nor be good for you. Kumusta naman ang mga ingredients ng juice natin? All Natural Seasons Juice ingredients listed are so easy to pronounce!

Indeed the freshest juice with natural ingredients is All Natural Seasons Juice.

Syempre dapat pasado sa mga kids ko specially to my teens. Sa totoo lang with the new normal, I am having a hard time with my teens in terms of managing their health. They are busier now that school are starting, busy with school activities, also busy catching up with friends (online of course). To keep up with their busy lifestyle and the fact that they love drinking flavored drinks, I gave them All Natural Seasons Juice. At pasado ang lasa sa mga teens ko! Medyo kinabahan ako kase all natural ingredients baka they would look for something sweeter, surprisingly, they love the taste of All Natural Seasons Juice Pineapple Banana Juice. Bagay din daw na shake!

Taste test, passed! How about the price? Knowing that is all natural, we can’t help but worry about the price. Minsan kase pag all natural, mas mahal di ba? Mura lang pala! I mean, I did not expect the price range being 70+ Pesos per L. Nagualt ako honestly. I was expecting it to be at 90+ Pesos range knowing that the ingredients are all natural. And it’s now available at at leading supermarkets and leading online stores!

It comes in different flavors, https://www.facebook.com/allnaturalseasons/ and https://www.instagram.com/allnaturalseasons/ kung anong flavor ang bagay sa family nyo.

Sa panahon ngayon talaga, very important that we exert more effort in giving the nutrition that our kids need to be healthier. At syempre dapat in check din ang bugdet, kaya naman let’s invite other moms to the same. Sama sama tayo and invite them to join our mommy movement- #PledgetoDoubleCheck

Yabu Best Seller: Birthday Dinner for My Teen

What is Yabu Best Seller? Everything, I guess. Overall experience. This is our to go to place for all kinds of celebration. Birthday, graduation, birthday, lunch with friends, birthday. And we do have a lot of birthdays in our family. 5 kids hello, plus the grandma and occasionally siblings’ birthdays. I hope they are not reading my blog. Baka magpalibre lagi sa Yabu!

Yabu Best Seller: Birthday Dinner for My Teen

What do we usually order? Siguro for us, Yabu best seller will always include the mozarella sticks, chicken katsu, shrimp katsu and pork katsu with a little fat trimmings.

These are what we ordered for Mahat’s birthday dinner:

Mozarella Katsu Sticks
Rosu Set (pork with fat) 180 g
Prawn Katsu set P495
Chicken Katsu set 180 g
Refillable sets
watermelon shake
Lava cake

I can’t remember how much our bill was or what are the quantities of each of our order. But we spend more than usual because of the shakes. Sabi ko kase wag na umorder ng drinks eh pero since birthday, sige na pagbigyan na.

photo from Yabu FB Page

If it will be your first time to try Yabu at may kids kayo, dont order kiddie meals, order na lang kayo ng refillable set for the kids then order the biggest gram. The first time we eat at Yabu, maling mali ang ginawa namin. That was like 5 years ago, yung bill namin nung unang beses kame kumain sa Yabu, mas mahal pa din sa bill namin ngayon. Hello may inflation pa ha. Eh kase naman back then, we ordered 1 meal per bigger kids tapos may kiddie meal pa per smaller kid. I forgot to mention pala na we are plus 2 mouths na and bigger stomach pero mas mura pa din bill namin.

How do we do it? We order refillable sets for smaller kids and for sharing na lang ang mga katsu. Although lately hindi na kasya yun. Hell teenagers!

So anyways, if you are a big family and have kids, order Yabu Best Seller in biggest grams. Refillable sets for younger kids, it already includes rice, soup, cabbage, and fruits that can be refilled.