Roopa It was my colleague’s birthday, and she has recently gone gluten and dairy free. I think that everyone deserves cake on their birthday regardless of health constraints, so I made her this gluten free and vegan “cheesecake” based on a recipe from Minimalist Baker. I’ve made a version of it in the past, but went … More Vegan Cheesecake
Alana A little while ago Theresa, Katherine, and I got together with our man-people for dinner. We all pitched in for dinner so, as always, I volunteered myself for dessert. I was flipping through my pastry school recipes and decided that I really wanted to bring a Japanese cheesecake. Theresa and I had been planning … More Matcha Japanese Cheesecake
Roopa It’s Halloween!!! Sadly, because of work and school and general adulting, I didn’t do anything terribly exciting this year. That said, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to bake Halloween themed cupcakes! I wanted an orange and green colour scheme, so I went with a vanilla base and a matcha icing. My friend’s 6 year … More Halloween Skull Cupcakes
Roopa Let me preface this with saying these are not flavours I’m used to working with, nor are they flavours I particularly like. My friend Tim’s birthday was this past weekend, and I wanted to bake him something special. In fact, I am pretty sure I still also owe him a cheesecake. Anyways, Tim REALLY … More Matcha Cupcakes with Red Bean Icing
Alana Last week, Theresa and I made macarons. The duchess macaron recipe calls for 3 egg whites, meaning there will be 3 left over egg yolks to use. This isn’t quite enough for me to make a batch of my new found pudding recipe… or is it? I said screw it, and figured out the … More Matcha Pudding
Chateau Gateau 