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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

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Lemon Macaron Cake

Vanilla cake with lemon buttercream and decorated with lemon macarons.

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Tiramisu

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

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White Chocolate Earl Grey Mousse

White chocolate and earl grey mousse cake with a mirror glaze, decorated with raspberries.

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Mango Passion Fruit Mousse

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

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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. 

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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.  

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Fresh Ontario Peach Tarts

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

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Chestnut Maple Walnut Cheesecake

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

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Keto-friendly, Marion's Kitchen's Inspired Miso Cheesecake

Miso flavoured cheesecake with a spicy shichimi togarashi powdered, sweeten with monk fruit sweetener 

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Strawberry Mascapone Cheesecake

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

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Black Forest Cupcake

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

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Dark Chocolate Halloween Cupcake

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

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Salted Caramel Macchiatto Cupcake

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

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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. 

 

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Smores Cupcake

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

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Blueberry Mousse Cake

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

 

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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. 

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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. 

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Honey Lemon Meringue Tarts

Mini tarts filled with honey lemon curd and topped with a honey italian meringue.

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Lemon Meringue Cupcake

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

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Morning Buzz Croquembouche Cupcake

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

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

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Keto-friendly, Strawberry Cheesecake

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

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