Teaching you how to make baked goods into delicious art every week. Join me for unique recipes, some goofs and fails, and crazy cake decorating techniques.
In October 1996 I was born in the bustling streets of Manila, Philippines. Before I was old enough to walk or eat on my own, my parents had moved our family to the other side of the world and the place I call home -- Toronto, Canada. That is why when my boyfriend's mom asked …
Continue reading My First Time in Philippines Since I was Born
While I was away in the Philippines, I got to spend a couple days in Manila, right by the bay. While trying to find a way to get into the Mall of Asia, I stumbled upon the Dessert Museum, tucked away in the little shopping centre attached to the Conrad hotel. I, being a dessert …
Every year when the holidays approach I think I'm going to create the most extravagant dessert table and that "this will be the year that I go all out", but every time we get closer to the day I'm burnt out from work, Christmas shopping, or I'm simply not home and have no time to …
Happy holidays everyone! As promised here is another super easy dessert that you can literally whip up and impress your dinner guests with. These meringue cookie trees not only look very festive, but they also taste like it, since they are flavoured with peppermint, and covered in candy canes. They are crisp when you bite …
*Starts singing* "...it’s Christmas tiiimmmeeee!" I know most people get in the holiday spirit November 1st but I usually save it for early December when it really starts to feel like Christmas. Since the first week of December is over it’s time to start the holiday baking! I was in the mood for gingerbread cookies …
Continue reading Soft and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cardamom Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are THE classic baked good. It was all I ever baked when I was a little kid because it was the first thing I ever learned to bake. On my latest episode of Recipe Testing, I revamped the recipe I used to use when I was 10, and eventually lead me to …
I have an abundance of pumpkin purée, pumpkin spice, and space in my belly, so I came up with this sweet and spiced pumpkin bread bun recipe. Not only does the bun taste like pumpkin and pumpkin spice, but it also looks like a pumpkin! The cutest — and most delicious bread buns you will …
I went to Montréal for my birthday last week and I literally spent the whole trip doing nothing but eating, and walking... to my next eating destination. It was the BEST. I thought I'd write about the places I visited and the goods that I ate. Since I have a huge passion for baking and …
Every year during the month of October, I allow myself to indulge in all things 'pumpkin spice'. With that comes the iconic pumpkin spice latte and after years of obsession with pumpkin spice, I've come up with the perfect pumpkin spice blend using cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves (it's the same blend that I use …
Hello friends! I haven't been posting recently since I've been doing a lot less recipe development, and a whole lot more cake designing, so I thought I'd write a post about my whole process behind designing a cake. Everything starts with an idea, of course. Usually my client will come to me with a few …
