
Baking Portfolio
Yes, I bake! I am a self-taught pastry chef. After art school, I decided to explore the art of baking and loved it. The following are some my baking creations. You are welcome to follow my food adventures through my instagram @aznfoodnerd

Lemon Macaron Cake
Vanilla cake with lemon buttercream and decorated with lemon macarons.

Tiramisu
Kahlúa soaked lady fingers with mascarpone cheese, topped with dark cocoa powder.

White Chocolate Earl Grey Mousse
White chocolate and earl grey mousse cake with a mirror glaze, decorated with raspberries.

Mango Passion Fruit Mousse
Mango and passion fruit mousse cake with mango jelly and topped with half of a peach slice.

Vegan Mango Tofu Cheesecake
Mango and tofu vegan cheesecake made with cashew cheese and coconut cream.
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Vegan Panda Tiramisu
Cashew cheesecake with coconut cream and vegan ladyfingers.
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Earl Grey Garden
Earl grey tea infused panna cotta topped with oreos cookie crumble and mint leaves.
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Peppermint Bark Macaron
Pink macarons filled with dark chocolate and peppermint ganache and decorated with candy cane sprinkles.

Raspberry Lychee Mousse
Raspberry and lychee mousse cake with lime curd and raspberry, lychee, and rambutan pieces and topped with toasted Italian meringue.
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Ube and Buko Pie
Buko (young coconut) pie topped with ube (purple yam) cream.
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Peaches and Cream Éclaire
Fresh écalire with white chocolate cream and topped with Ontario peaches and mint leaves.

Fresh Ontario Peach Tarts
Mini tarts filled with vanilla bean pastry cream and topped with Fresh Ontario Peaches.

Chestnut Maple Walnut Cheesecake
Walnut Maple mousse cake wrapped in a chestnut maple cheesecake with a walnut cookie crumble crust.

Keto-friendly, Marion's Kitchen's Inspired Miso Cheesecake
Miso flavoured cheesecake with a spicy shichimi togarashi powdered, sweeten with monk fruit sweetener

Strawberry Mascapone Cheesecake
Strawberry shortcake inspired vanilla layered cake with a vanilla flavoured mascarpone cheese filling.

Black Forest Cupcake
Dark chocolate cupcake with kirsch soaked cherries, whipped cream, and chocolate shavings.

Dark Chocolate Halloween Cupcake
Dark chocolate cupcakes with some dark chocolate buttercream with a variety of candy decorations.

Salted Caramel Macchiatto Cupcake
Salted caramel and coffee cupcake topped with caramel buttercream and topped with peanuts and sea salt.

White Peppermint Macaron
An icy coloured macaron with white chocolate and peppermint ganache.
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Cookies and Cream Cake
Chocolate cake with whipped cream, topped with mini oreos.

Smores Cupcake
Vanilla cupcake topped with toasted marshmallow and decorated with graham crackers crumble and chocolate drizzle.

Blueberry Mousse Cake
Creamy blueberry mousse cake with a vanilla cake topped with fresh Ontario blueberries.

Adriano Zumbo's V8 Cake
8 layers of vanilla cake. Vanilla crème chantilly, toasted vanilla brulée, vanilla jelly, vanilla glaze, vanilla ganache, brown sugar crumble, vanilla macaron , vanilla dacquoise, vanilla chiffon cake and finally a vanilla almond crunch.

Reinvented Neopolitan Cake
Dark chocolate and raspberry mousse wrapped in a mango mousse with a vanilla chiffon cake and decorated with chocolate-dipped raspberries and fresh mango pieces.
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Piña Colada Cupcake
Pineapple cupcake with Malibu buttercream and topped with coconut shavings and dried pineapple.

Honey Lemon Meringue Tarts
Mini tarts filled with honey lemon curd and topped with a honey italian meringue.

Lemon Meringue Cupcake
Lemon cupcake with a toasted italian meringue top and decorated with sprinkles.

Morning Buzz Croquembouche Cupcake
Mocha cupcake with espresso buttercream topped with mini choux-filled espresso crème chantilly and drizzled caramel.

Coffee flavoured tart with a peanut, walnut, and pecan praline, filled with peanut butter diplomat cream and topped with dark chocolate ganache.

Keto-friendly, Strawberry Cheesecake
Keto-friendly almond flour cake topped with strawberry cheesecake and topped with cocoa powder and sweeten with monk fruit sweetner.