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Happiness is a Happy Cream Puff
A thing’s name tells a lot about it. In the case of the aptly name Happy Cream Puff, it speaks of a tale of happiness served in rich, creamy mouthfuls. Finally opening a branch at Legaspi Village in Makati, Happy Cream Puff has been the source of many happy afternoons for me. Yes, this is something coming from “Miss-I-don’t-like-sweets-much.”
Happy Cream Puff is a small pastry shop that specializes in Cream Puffs. Entering the cozy little store, you’re greeted by a display case of all sorts of cream puffs. Caramel-glazed, chocolate-covered, plain, plus a couple of eclairs—they’re made from the same choux pastry dough after all.
While there’s a wide variety on display, these are actually empty puff pastry cases. The chilled custard cream is piped in only as you order. This sometimes causes the queue to build up, but trust me, it’s worth it to wait.
The simplest pastry you can get at Happy Cream Puff is the plain cream puff. It’s a light, puffy pastry that’s filled with chilled custard cream. Their custard cream uses actual vanilla pods, hence the occasional black flecks you can find in the cream. I like how the custard cream possesses just the right amount of sweetness. It stops a few notches short of being sweet so you keep wanting more in an attempt to hit that sweet spot. That’s always a good thing in my book. Less taste fatigue, more cream puff goodness, letting you enjoy your cream puff from start to finish.
Closer to the Cream Puffs we’re accustomed to (I grew up with the ones from Manila Pen and Dulcinea) are the caramel-glazed cream puffs. It’s the same cream puff as the plain one, only it’s glazed with a sweet caramel coating that crunches lightly with each bite. Perfect for those who want something sweeter.
One of my favorites is the W-Choux (pronounced double chu), a double cream confection. It’s your basic cream puff, stuffed with two layers of cream: the classic custard cream, topped with freshly whipped nama cream. The nama cream has a hint of lemon that adds an extra dimension to the rich cream. Topped with a dusting of confectioner’s sugar, it’s absolutely perfect.
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It looks like you’ve sampled nearly everything there! It’s certainly a nice bookend to a good bento lunch — though I really don’t need an excuse to eat some cream puffs!
Cream puffs! We actually frequent the first branch since our office is just on the other side of Buendia. And the best thing about it is that my boss loves it so much, and orders a lot, so I get to eat for free.
Ohhh that looks gorgeous *0*
Am craving them now ;_;
WOW! I had no idea that cream puffs could be so glorious!
would like but i am in a diet ToT…
I have read somewhere that a cream puff packs a load of calories equivalent to two full meals (well at least for my diet plan)
hehehe… Err where is this? Is there a branch in the Block? I think I saw one? Will consider giving them as gifts and will vicariously taste them.
OMG. i love cream puffs! eclairs and stuff. i can’t get enough of them. and the idea that you can eat them sans the caramel coating is just…gosh, making me hungry (when i’m supposed to go to bed).
ooohhh…cream puffs!
those look sinful! yum!
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@Chris
Someday, I will. Nyahahahahahahaha~
@Shakey
Free makes it even better!
@surrealistic and Mimi
More than gorgeous and glorious, they’re absolutely nyummy!
@maAkusutipen
I don’t know if there’s a branch at The Block though. I hear there’s one at SM Southmall and at Metropolis in Alabang but I haven’t checked them out personally.
I try not to think of diets, but I fear this’ll set you back by a lot of calories
@Bea
Go. Eat. NOW! So worth it.
@mrs lavendula
Not just any cream puffs, but Cream Puffs that’ll make you happy!
@Tony Lou
But so worth it.
I live in makati and before they had their makati branch, I went to SM southmall just to be able to buy from them! LoL
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah! This post makes me happy already. I love cream puffs!!!
hi approximately how much per cream puff?
Oh yes this place! It’s behind my building. I went there on the day/afternoon they opened. It used to be this cafe with wifi thing. I personally love their eclairs and w-choux.
Now I suddenly have the urge to go downstairs and grab some XD
I also love love Cream Puffs and Happy Cream Puff is one of my favorite, I love their caramel glazed puff and their petite eclairs..
Among my other favorite are “Beard Papa’s” cream puff (medyo expensive nga lang pero yummy) and my fav online bakeshop ‘Cream Puffs Unlimited” (www.creampuffsunlimited.multiply.com), I tried their cream puffs and I really love it!!! it was so so good!!! can’t wait for their next delivery in makati