Calea Pastries and Coffee Shop is popular in Bacolod City. It has become a habit for tourists to drop by and sample the cakes at Calea. Back in 2013, my team of facilitators from Cebu Teambuilding Services had our obligatory Calea dessert. This was after we did a program in nearby Murcia town.

At Calea, we asked the cashier about their bestselling items. They were happy to make suggestions. We gamely ordered what they recommended.

Here's what we had:

Calea's chocolate custard is an interesting blend. It's a fusion of the bitterness of chocolate and the sweetness of custard. When you don't want it too sweet, this is the Calea cake for you. It also has a very rich chocolate icing on top.

Chocolate custard

Pecan nuts, caramel, and vanilla ice cream on a thick and sweet crust. That's an amazing combination on a pie at Calea. You will love this if you love both nuts and vanilla ice cream.

Caramel pecan pie a la mode

The blueberry cheesecake is one of Calea's top-selling items. I'm no big fan of blueberries so I really wouldn't understand. My gang loved it. I prefer my cheesecake without the blueberry jam.

Blueberry cheesecake

Of the four cake slices we tried, the white cheesecake was my favorite. Extra cheese toppings makes it even more delicious. They served this with jam too. But I always prefer to eat my cheesecake plain.

White cheesecake