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Earl Grey Japanese Cheesecake Topped with a Tangy Lemon Cream

A Fluffy Japanese Cheesecake with a Western Twist Japanese cheesecakes seem to be all the rage right now in Vancouver. With the opening of the world-famous, Uncle Tetsu, in my hometown I was really craving a nice fluffy and moist Japanese cake. Instead of driving to the mall and lining up for hours (yes, literally), […]

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Dragon Ball Macaron Surprise Cake with VIDEO & TEMPLATE

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of creating another “Macaron Surprise Cake” due to a request from a client. It’s been quite a while since I posted the original tutorial for this cake and I didn’t have any other opportunities to make another one since. There just always seem to be so many new projects that call for my […]

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How to Make a Big Macaron Cake

  “Never trust a girl who doesn’t eat desserts.” Luckily, I don’t have that problem in my foodie friend Nora, or otherwise known as @nomnomyvr on Instagram. Three weeks ago, she asked me to bake her a big macaron cake for her birthday. At that time, I was super busy with other events and I told her […]

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Japanese Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

We just finished moving into our new home and we’ve only been here one week. Initially, we had no plans to host a Housewarming Party so soon. However, the opportunity for us to do so came up sooner than anticipated because all our family members happened to be in town, including my favourite aunt who […]

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Macaron Surprise! Cake

It was my friend’s housewarming party and she decided to have a potluck. As usual, I offer to bring the desserts. Not that I’m the baker in the group or anything but one thing is for sure, I’m definitely not the cook! I like bringing cakes to festivities because it always seem to bring people […]

Canada 150 On Canada’s 150th birthday today, I’d like to pay a little tribute to this country which I’m lucky to call my home. (Read about my Canada150 Afternoon Tea experience here.)  I know you’re probably thinking why I didn’t post an accompanying photo of a maple leaf or other well-known images symbolic to the […]

Wake Up to a Big Cup of Coffee… Macarons! What is better than starting your morning with a big cup of coffee macarons? Rich, dark and sweet, it’s the perfect way to brighten up anyone’s day. These coffee macarons are packed with flavour since there is coffee and chocolate not only in the filling but […]

I’m sure you can tell bears are one of my favourite #macaronart animals. My love affair with teddy bears and stuffed animals, in general, started when I was young. Eventually, over the course of my life, I ended up accumulating many a bears and to hubby’s consternation, our bed has slowly been invaded by little stuffed […]

My “Dessert Weight” It’s July 3rd today and I want to share a little bit of my one-month weight loss journey that I started in the beginning of June. I tried to lose my “dessert weight” – basically the weight I think I’ve gained from eating desserts, and the weight from overeating stemming from the […]