Raspberry Lemon Tarts

These tarts have a layer of crushed raspberries on the bottom, then filled with lemon curd and topped off with luscious whole raspberries. I started running low on them so I did some with just three raspberries on top which I think still look adorable.

Moving On

The best thing to do when something in your life crumbles is to just pick yourself up and keep moving on or at least do your best to. I need to keep working. Keep myself distracted from all the negatives and move forward with the rest of my life.

This wedding cake is probably my favorite of all the ones I've done. Very simple and elegant and above all, clean. Covered in just buttercream, the inside is vanilla sponge cake filled with lemon curd and fresh raspberries. A cascading shower of pale pink rose petals are the highlight .

Here's to moving on and more baking:)

Everyone Could Use Some Chocolate

Chocolate cupcakes with rich chocolate frosting and crunchy chocolate pearls.

Monkeying Around

Vanilla sponge, chocolate wafer, ganache, vanilla mousse (tastes like vanilla ice cream, so good!), chocolate mousse. Covered in buttercream with a semi-island theme. The monkey was the star though:)

Lemon and Vanilla

This is a cake done for a function for tonight. Lemon and Vanilla layered cake. Vanilla sponge, tart lemon curd, topped with a vanilla mascarpone cream. Served with a vanilla crumble and strawberry salad.

A Hawaiian Dessert Buffet

Last night, I went to a fabulous Luau themed birthday party that included, shell leis, hula dancers, fire throwers, and a whole roasted suckling pig! I provided the desserts in a buffet style along with some beautiful fruit platters done by my friend. The birthday cake had a coconut sponge cake, coconut mousse, pineapple lime compote, and coconut cream cheese frosting on the outside and coated with shredded coconut.

These chocolate shells were filled with chocolate mousse and decorated with crunchy chocolate sticks.
I had some strawberry guava sorbet sandwiches and mini banana splits that had a cherry compote, homemade vanilla ice cream, and caramelized bananas. Pineapple macarons filled with a roasted pineapple jam. Coconut marshmallows atop the cake platter.
Mini pavlova shells filled with whipped cream, fresh fruit and passionfruit pulp.

Angry Birds Part Two

Another take on the Angry Birds Cake I did before, this time with more pigs and obstacles. The interior is a fluffy red velvet cake with lots of cream cheese frosting.

Crab and Salmon Cakes

Crab meat, salmon, mayo, green onion, finely diced red onion, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Panko crusted and pan fried.

Japanese Cheesecake with Sauteed Cherries

Making the most of the B.C. cherries right now, I sauteed them with some butter, sugar, and a splash of cassis. Served over a slice of soft Japanese cheesecake.

Steamship Cake

Every year, Theatre Under the Stars puts on amazing shows. This year was "Anything Goes" and takes place on a ship. This was a huge cake I might add, and probably weighed close to 40lbs! The base "waves" were made from royal icing and the cake was a hazelnut cake with chocolate mint frosting. I really wanted to add the rails so I made them out of isomalt. The steam columns were rice krispies squares ( I had fun eating the trim).