Wordless Wednesday #117: Dessert Tasting, Richmond Station

saffron kulfi, smashed blackberries, pistachios

frozen yogurt, dulce de leche, chocolate wafer, smashed raspberries, maldon salt

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Cinnamon French Toast Cupcakes with Maple Buttercream

Cupcakes for breakfast? Say it ain’t so!

But these cupcakes can shamelessly (or so we’ll keep telling ourselves) be eaten up for breakfast. And why not? These Cinnamon French Toast Cupcakes are almost like their real-life counterpart. Heck, throw some crumbled fried bacon bits on top and you’ve practically got a full brunch meal right here!

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My First Ever Macarons

If everyone isn't talking about cupcakes, then they're probably talking about that other "it" sweet treat—the classic French macaron. Over the past few years, I've noticed quite a few bakeries and patisseries that have popped up around the city, offering these delectable, delicate French confections.

I appreciate a good macaron—crispy exterior, chewy interior, and light, fluffy buttercream or decadent ganache to pull all the flavours together. I've been missing my favourite macarons ever since Lemon Tree Patisserie went on an indefinite hiatus, so I thought this was as good a time as any to finally take on the first of my food goals I had set out for myself earlier this year.

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake

What was originally going to be an impressive lemon tart morphed into a fairly pedestrian-looking coffee cake.

Okay, so my laziness was purely to blame. But I was always taught to never go to anyone's home empty-handed, and I certainly couldn't show up to my aunt and uncle's with nothing to offer them, so I turned to a tried-and-true recipe that I knew would be really easy to make.

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