Wonderland Bakery Newport Beach, CA

Tags: CA, cupcakes, Newport Beach, travel, Wonderland Bakery

An absolute favorite stop during me and Amanda’s  foodie weekend was was the adorable Wonderland Bakery in Newport Beach.  I am so lucky because this bakery is right down the street from me, I get to go whenever I want!    Next time you are in Southern California, definitely make time to stop in this bakery, especially if you have little girls.  It’s a dream inside.  Let’s take a look

Not only does Wonderland Bakery have delicious baked goodies, but it has so many cute foodie things to buy.  Plates, dolls, books, cake stands, cups, mugs ornaments just to name a few.

 

Love the fun bagged candy.  Perfect for gift giving.

These birthday hats are about the cutest things I have ever seen.

Love this ornament!

 

How fun are these mugs?!

Wonderland Bakery also makes customized cookie tins/cookies for businesses.  Love this.

More adorable cupcake ornaments.

The dessert case is absolutely stunning.  Cookies, cupcakes, strawberries, brownies, rice krispie treats…..Mmm!

 

Closer look at the deliciousness

Amanda and I had the pleasure of trying a number of delicious treats.  First up was this Hazelnut Cupcake.  To die for.

This Chocolate Peanut Butter Chunk Cookie Sandwich is sweet and perfect.  A must try.

The Chocolate Cupcake with Buttercream Frosting…..another winner.  Soft and perfectly chocolaty.

The Rocky Road Brownie was as good as it looks.  Packed with chocolate, marshmallow and walnuts.  Love!

There are dozens of beautiful sugar cookies to choose from.  This cupcake sugar cookie was soft, buttery and sweet.  Wonderland Bakery has Gingerbread Men Cookies available all year round.  Whoopie Goldberg named them the best Gingerbread cookies in the world   They were tasty!

I’ll leave you with this mouthwatering Brownie shot.  Be sure to stop at Wonderland Bakery next time you are in Southern California!!

Be sure to pop over and see Amanda’s gorgeous photos of our time at Wonderland too!

Wonderland Bakery

1314 Bison Ave

Newport Beach, CA 92660

949 640-9095

 

Bruxie, Gourmet Waffle Sandwiches Orange, CA

Tags: Bruxie, Orange CA, review, travel, Waffle Sandwiches, waffles

Last weekend, one of my favorite friends Amanda of Kevin and Amanda came to visit me in CA for a jam packed foodie weekend.  We had so much fun and ate until we couldn’t eat anymore

One of my favorite stops of our weekend was by far Bruxie Gourmet Waffle Sandwiches in Orange, CA.  There is little I can say that can tell you how amazing the food was, you literally have to try it yourself.  If you visit Southern California, PLEASE make time to visit Bruxie.  You’ll thank me later.

It’s located in Old Towne Orange that is completely charming and full of fun antique shops and restaurants.

There are dozens and dozens of menu options but Amanda and I chose to share the 4 that sounded best to us including this mouthwatering oozing S’mores Waffle Sandwich.  Sinful!

There were so many things we would have tried if we had the room in our stomachs, lol.  The shakes looked to die for not to mention the fun soda’s.

You walk right up to the counter and order your food.  See the cute t-shirts?  I should have bought one

This creme brulee waffle sandwich was life changing.  It had a thin layer of actual creme brulee with the crispy sugar topping and perfect strawberries.  This is a must order.

 

I had to have one savory waffle in our mix and this Eggs and Hash sandwich was incredible.  I would order this again in a heartbeat.

 

This peanut butter and jelly waffle sandwich was simply delicious.  Lathered with all natural peanut butter and strawberry jam.  My boys would absolutely love this one.  Tasted like the perfect toasted peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

 

My mouth is watering just thinking about this s’mores waffle.  It was warm, chocolate-y, marshmallow-y with a touch of graham cracker.  In a nutshell, perfect!

 

Here’s our fun table of waffle sammy’s   About a dozen outside tables available to sit at.  We even sat by a heater to keep us warm.

Keep in mind there will most likely be a line when you visit Bruxie.  There was a steady line the entire time Amanda and I were there.  I would say we stood in line for 10 minutes and got our food within 10 minutes.  Not too bad at all.  Amanda and I both agreed that everyone was so nice too.  They kept asking how we liked the food and made sure we didn’t need anything.  They were great.  Make sure you visit Bruxie if you get the chance!!

Bruxie Gourmet Waffle Sandwiches

292 North Glassell Street

Orange, CA 92866

714 633-3900

Hours:  Sunday-Wednesday 9am-9pm

Thursday-Saturday 9am-10pm

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Bruxie Gourmet Waffle Sandwiches

Brea Downtown

215 W. Birch Street

Brea, CA 92821

714 255-1188

Hours:  Sunday-Wednesday 9am-9pm

Thursday-Saturday 9am-10pm

 

Blue Frog Bakery and Cafe, Orange CA

Oct 14, 2011 | Tags: antique mall, bakery, Blue Frog, cafe, California, Orange, travel

This week while my family was visiting from Arizona, we went to a very charming shopping area in Old Towne Orange Historic District, CA.  It’s only about 15-20 minutes from Newport Beach on the freeway.  While we were browsing through antique shops, I quickly saw this sweet little cafe and bakery called Blue Frog.  We decided to do brunch….and a few desserts.

There are a few seats outside as you can see in the photo and inside there are seats around the counter. You can also find a handful of tables upstairs.  You walk right up to the counter to order and pay, then the server … Continue Reading »