April and Cake Place

Happy April!

Can y'all believe it's April already? The first quarter of the year is already done. Where is 2012 going!? April is also the last month that I will be at Peking University. One more month of classes, just one more month.

My friend Rachael and I celebrated the first day of April by having a laid back day. We headed over to our favorite little cafe/study nook. After a delicious brunch, we planned out our traveling plans and hit the books for awhile. While heading back to the bus stop we saw this massive line of people waiting at a food stand. Every day, all day there is always a line in front of this food stand. Being the spontaneous individuals that we are, we got in line and decided we wanted to see what the craze was all about. All we knew about the food stand was that it sold some kind of cake but we figured that if so many people were in line for this every day, it MUST be good. (Later on a friend pointed out how it's ridiculous that we waited for something we didn't even know.)

After waiting in line for an hour and a half, we FINALLY got to the window. Rachael and I dubbed this place the "Georgetown Cupcake of Beijing." Long lines and people taking pictures as they passed by. We paid 10 kuai for a bag full of cake and immediately dug into the bag of cake. IT WAS DELICIOUS! It was made with some kind of fruit and the cake was amazing. So moist (yes, I hate this word but it perfectly describes the cake) and not too sweet.

Top (L): The "Georgetown Cupcake of Beijing" cake stand

Top (R): Rachael and I "patiently" waiting in line

Bottom (L): Happily eating our long-awaited cake

Bottom (R): Yummy cake in bag

It was a perfect cake-filled day to celebrate the start of April!