Hello 2017! Thanks to everyone who supported my (second) Christmas cupcake shoppe and believed in me enough to buy my cupcakes and feed them to your friends and families! I am super excited for 2017 but I will miss all the baking adventures I had in 2016! Here are a few baking related things I learned … Read More
Happy pumpkin season! Pumpkin season marks the one year anniversary of my blog’s “rebirth” and also my cupcake side-business idea! Yay! I updated the “Shoppe” section of my blog. Please check it out if you are interested in ordering some homemade cupcakes from me 🙂 Pumpkin dessert makers know, you can’t just make one type … Read More
This past Tuesday was a significant milestone for my boyfriend and I. He successfully defended his PhD after 6 years of hard work. People who have done PhDs know this is not an easy task. I am super proud of him. He is a great speaker and he presented his work with confidence and passion on Tuesday. … Read More
I posted on Instagram a while ago about these butterbeer cupcakes and promised they will be on the blog “soon”. I apologize I didn’t mean for “soon” to be two months later. I wanted to wait and write about my experience baking for the wedding at the same time, also for the next three weekends after … Read More
Time goes by way too fast. I remember when my friend asked me earlier this year to make cupcakes for her wedding in August I felt like I had plenty of time to test and experiment. Uhhh…how is it July already?! I am super excited for August though, it will be a busy baking month. … Read More
I had a cupcake order this week for the bf’s coworker goodbye party. I am so happy to be baking cupcakes for her because she was my first customer! I made the pink and green cupcakes for her daughter’s one year old birthday.  That was when I just started to make cupcakes. I am so thankful for her … Read More
This is not the first time I blogged about chocolate and salted caramel. I made similar ones three years ago for my boyfriend’s lab party.  Because I didn’t get to eat one back then, this cupcake has been on my baking list for a long time. Looking back at that salted caramel cupcake…I seriously needed to … Read More
There is so much matcha love in Toronto right now. Tsujiri, Uncle Tetsu matcha cafe, Nohohon Tea Room are just some of the new matcha related openings. Â This matcha latte lover here is loving it. Because of all the new cafe / tea shop openings I gave myself a little food mission – try as … Read More
I had a love-hate relationship with cake pops until now (I hope after reading these tips and tricks… it’s more love than hate). They are so cute and delicious to eat but making them look pretty is a challenging and frustrating process. I’ve experienced pretty much all of the fails you could experience while making cake pops. … Read More
Happy 2016! Hope everyone had a lovely and relaxing break! My break was wonderful. I got to spend a lot of time with my family back in Ottawa. It was so good to eat home cooked Chinese food again. When in Toronto we do cook with Asian ingredients but we also add bunch of random … Read More
Happy holidays! The past two weeks have been a little crazy…in a good way! It all started a few months ago when I attended the Etsy road show. I was inspired by all the DIYs and really wanted to start a side business of my own DIY of baked goods. My friends suggested I could … Read More