Baked by Anita Mini Gourmet Cupcakes!

Rockwell Ultimate Taste Test Winner #25:
BAKED BY ANITA
3.58

84 foodies rated 5- Awesome! I would recommend it!
120 foodies rated 4- I love it!
105 foodies rated 3- We had a good time.
50 foodies rated 2- It is OK.
10 foodies rated 1- Thanks, but it could be better.

Baked by Anita is dubbed as the “Queen of the Market” in Mercato Centrale. An interesting tidbit: She was the only vendor mentioned in the movie “No Other Woman” when Cristine Reyes (in the final scene in Mercato Centrale) said, “Hi, Anita” as she passed by her booth.

Anita continuously surprises us with different gourmet combinations of her bite-sized cupcakes. I just love the balsamic vinegar reduction flavor with fresh strawberries. With her unique concoctions, it won’t be long before Anita becomes a legendary cupcake baker in Manila. 🙂

In Rockwell’s UTT, she introduced her mini-cupcake with maple roasted bacon with maple buttercream. A lot of foodies raved about this bacon cupcake. Congratulations to Baked by Anita!

The Story of Baked by Anita
by Anita Li

I started toying with the Baked by Anita cupcakes idea 4 years ago while still living in San Francisco. Cupcakes were and still continue to be a great trend. I wanted to create my own. There was a bounty of ingredients just waiting to be utilized. So with the farmers’ markets as my pantry, I started experimenting and giving them to my friends in exchange for their feedback. It wasn’t long before I tired of the simple flavors. I wanted bold and unusual flavor combinations that made the palate think and dance. I wanted cupcakes with attitude. My friends responded very well. Then I started throwing tasting dinners, inviting a few friends whose palates and opinions I respected. They all responded well and urged me to turn it into a business. At around this time, the US economy was struggling and I thought maybe it’s time to take the plunge. So I packed up and moved back to Manila (where my family is) to launch the business. This was a year ago.

I have so many flavor combinations constantly going through my head and I wanted to make all of them. And I wanted people to try them all. The mini cupcakes, I thought, were the perfect way to enjoy as many or as little. And the people responded well to the size, the freedom (to choose and consume) plus there was the “cute” factor. I will make regular size ones if requested. So far, that has only happened once — and only one piece, as a top tier to a mini cupcake birthday tier.

My flavors are inspired by ingredients that I come across, by people I meet, my travels, by foods that I eat, even by books that I read. I enjoy combining different ingredients that I believe would enhance each other and come into a harmonious marriage. Judging from the responses to my cupcakes, I think Filipinos are curious, ready and eager to try adventurous/odd combinations of flavors. I enjoy watching for the “eureka” moment in their faces as they sample my cupcakes.

Bacon n’ Maple: Cupcake is made with browned butter, fresh sage and maple roasted bacon bits with maple buttercream and crowned with maple roasted bacon bits.

Php 39.00 each
Box of 4 @Php150.00
Box of 6 @ Php230.00
Box of 9 @Php345.00
Box of 12 @Php450.00

Roasted Strawberry: Cupcake is made with fresh strawberries roasted with balsamic vinegar and crowned with BBA strawberry frosting made with fresh strawberries, Valrhona white chocolate, cream cheese and buttercream.

Php 39.00 each,
Box of 4 @Php150.00,
Box of 6 @ Php230.00,
Box of 9 @Php345.00, and
Box of 12 @Php450.00

Foodies’ Comments:

moist
roasted strawberry-yummy!
balsamic vinegar was a nice addition
bacon-bland, strawberry-too much balsamic
bacon & maple was bland. roasted strawberry was weird
really good! not too sweet!
i liked strawberry
normal pastries
crazy flavors but i love them!
i love the mix of flavors of the bacon thing- sweet & salty
roasted strawberry brave & adventurous flavors. kudos
i give roasted strawberry a “5”
it’s good but not for me
it was just ok
bacon & maple is really good but strawberry too sweet
like the taste of the cupcake
enjoyed the taste
good choice of ingredients
bacon+maple is different & quite tasty
didn’t care for the strawberry. bacon was ok
<3<3<3 it!
just like biting into strawberries
dry
bacon 🙂
balsamic!
pwede!
more bacon please!
good experimentation with flavors
flavors are very distinct & taste very unique
really yummy!
so many stuff packed into a small cupcake = GOOD!
roasted strawberry so unique
a bit disappointed i can use more sage flavor
ok lang
<3 it!
better:)
no need for bacon, muffin is good enough as is!
balsamic vinegar + strawberry! (drools)
unique experience
original flavors but taste was lacking
too sweet
i liked the bacon +maple flavor more but the evident strawberry flavor in the other
usual cupcakes
servings just right not heavy
cake is soft
i like the concept & design but taste is just ok
savory & sweet. balanced well. highly recommended!
savory +sweet harmonious balance
bacon cupcake is nice
kick of bacon, terrific!
strawberry cupcake was dry
super sarap!
roasted strawberry is a winner! good job in mixing a lot of different flavors
best cake!!! Bacon!!!
loved the bacon and maple cupcake! it is soft!
bacon +maple savory!
not that moist
okay
different flavors. like the strawberry better
tastes good!
it’s true cupcake with an attitude!
bacon is great
really enjoyed the strawberry balsamic. nice tang!
salted caramel needs work
bacon cheesecake was dry
balsamic vinegar + strawberry both yummy!
bite size perfection
roasted strawberry = the best!
bacon!!!
love the combinations. unusual but they work!
great!
cupcakes that will make you full 🙂
roasted sberry-odd mix
strawberry can be tasted
unique flavors
yummy cupcakes
want it more soft & moist
taste is just right. lovely.
balsamic & strawberry- perfect!
love the combination of bacon & choco
unique
moist cupcake. interesting flavor
very original
KAKAIBA!
cupcake tasted more like thick banana bread
strawberry balsamic topping is good
not enough bacon, strawberry was very good
icing was of quality, nice buttery taste
so-so…
Bacon & maple mini cakes bottom’s a bit dry & tough
didn’t like vinegar in cupcake! Didn’t work!
bacon sample was excellent
right topping!
the best
don’t be fooled. these little munchies pack a lot of flavor!
very inventive and tasty, well cooked and good
organic 🙂 amazing strawberry
yummy!
love the roasted strawberry!
impenetrable!
who knew bacon would be so good as a dessert
better bacon
new tastes, good!
yuck!
interesting and innovative
surprisingly good
sweet
one product is good the other is bad
great combo
not memorable but ok naman
good twist w balsamic vinegar
it is something different, love the flavors
something different. different in a good way
it’s something different and really tasty
the saltiness and sweetness of the cupcake blends really well
I love the bacon-manly cupcake
excellent! not too sweet
the supplier explains the products
bacon&cupcakes don’t match
roasted strawberry -really good
strawberry nice! Bacon and maple, 2 pts
fair

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P.S. Each UTT winner will receive:

a Rockwell UTT Winner Certificate;
a winner feature in Our Awesome Planet; and
a guaranteed spot in any of the Mercato Centrale markets. 🙂

P.P.S. The next Ultimate Taste Test event will be held in mid-November.

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3 thoughts on “Baked by Anita Mini Gourmet Cupcakes!”

Spanky Hizon Enriquez says:

October 19, 2011 at 8:08 am

cupcake pa lang, ulam na : )
Bacon Maple is DaBest!!!

Celia B. Elumba says:

October 21, 2011 at 11:16 am

yey, Anita1 theree cheers1 congratulations and all best.

Amity Young says:

October 26, 2011 at 4:30 pm

Anton, you might want to group the comments into positive and negative. Spanky: 🙂

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