Candy striper cupcakes & Macaron!

An early afternoon potluck at my dear friend Tara's house (with her hilarious kid Esme) called for a fun little dessert. I made cocoa-cr...

Crazy times for Coco Cake: Night For All Souls

Crazy day! This evening was Vancouver's Night For All Souls event at Mountainview Cemetary, a truly beautiful and contemplative evening ...

Tokyo Banana-- Sing To Tune of "Buffalo Soldier"

In 2001 a small obsession began. This obsession began in Tokyo, Japan in a tiny hotel, staying with my sister on tatami mats. We are a Chine...

A Lovely Fall Wedding Day... with Coco Cake!

For my good friend Miko's fall wedding on a sunday Thanksgiving afternoon, the pressure was on to devise the cutest of cupcakes for the ...

Summer of '69

I could look at old photos forever. I just love them. Especially pictures of my parents! They were married in a church in Vancouver, with th...

Gems Of Times Past

Glossy pink seven-minute frosting, those beloved maraschino cherry chunkers in festive red and emerald green floating in a chiffon cake. Plu...