On recipes – It is part science, art, and happenstance. It is the happy magic of pantry ingredients falling into place crumb by crumb. My first steps towards creating and re-creating flavors and profiles I play with. Notes that linger on my mind. Reminders and guidance for how to recreate the magic time and time again. My own little ways of bringing together, unconventional, new, or bizarre. The search for that perfect crumb, the intersections of flavors new and old, the meeting of my sweet world with yours. To our joint adventures ahead. Let’s play, let’s bake.

cakes

lemon poppy seed spelt chiffon cake
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lemon poppy seed spelt chiffon cake
$5.00

One of my favorite cake creations of all time. This is a comforting cake full of life, energy, and softness. It’s delicate, bright, and good all of the time. Perfect for all occasions and all times of day. Look forward to waking up to it for breakfast, enjoy it for lunch, or cap off a beautiful dinner and day with it.

blueberry shiso corn sour cream cake
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blueberry shiso corn sour cream cake
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The softest, most tender, moist cake crumb of my life. Paired with the sweetness of blueberry and mild awakening from shiso. This is a cake to enjoy slowly, to devour with care, to share and savor with everyone I know. It's so special.

chocolate malt fudge cake and french fry buttercream
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chocolate malt fudge cake and french fry buttercream
$5.00

For when you are tired of the usual cakes and want to truly have fun in the kitchen. For when you want to eat something you’ve only dreamed about. For when you want to eat salty and sweet. For when you want to live out your childhood dreams. For anytime. For you.

triple french fry chiffon cake
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triple french fry chiffon cake
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French fries in the buttercream, chiffon cake layers, and the milk soak. It’s a salty, sweet cake full of childhood nostalgia and whimsy. It’s both a simple and complex cake that is sure to bring a smile or two.

strawberry guava funfetti cake
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strawberry guava funfetti cake
$5.00

The iconic funfetti cake – with a few twists that bring it new life, a tropical life. This cake brings in the sweetness and tang of summer strawberries and tropical guava, followed by the joyous notes of sprinkles and a tiny splash of almond extract. A true celebration cake and definitely a good reason to bake.

Jollypong & burnt honey cake
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Jollypong & burnt honey cake
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Jollypong is a Korean cereal that tastes like honeyed grains. This recipe turns it into a cake full of the snack's flavor – each bite full of heart, warmth, and the wonder of magicking cereal into cake. You can subsitute Jollypong for another similar cereal like Cheerios or Honey Smacks.

jasmine oat chiffon cake
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jasmine oat chiffon cake
$5.00

I wake up most mornings staring at my bowl of oatmeal and wishing for cake instead. I look across my kitchen window and see the jasmine bush in full bloom and decide quickly: it's time for cake. This is inspired by a bowl of morning oats and our jasmine bush – softness and ethereal happiness in cake form.

This recipe offers a variety of ways to create the jasmine flavor and my recommendations for how to best achieve it.

peach graham cracker cake
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peach graham cracker cake
$5.00

This cake embodies the transitionary period between summer and autumn – when I’m quite ready for cozy spices but the bounty of summer stone fruit still calls. It meets me right in the middle. In between my farmers market trips to admire all of the produce and my camping trips full of s’mores. With this cake, I hold on to summer just a little bit longer.

chocolate & oolong brown sugar rye pound cake
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chocolate & oolong brown sugar rye pound cake
$5.00

Two recipes in one – buttercream and cake. A cake for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, and snacks in between. Oolong is matched with brown sugar and chocolate, a beautiful cascade of flavors all in one. Baked as a loaf, it beckons for warmth and cozy.

banana, fennel, & dulce de leche cake
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banana, fennel, & dulce de leche cake
$5.00

I love new and beautiful flavor pairings – and to me, that is this cake at its heart and core. Have you ever had these flavors together? If not, you must and need to! Banana and dulce de leche are rich and lush. The fennel adds a beautiful note to further wake up the senses. Pure joy. This recipe has 2 versions: one using cottage cheese and another using sour cream.

double sweet corn berry cake
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double sweet corn berry cake
$5.00

Most corn cakes incorporate corn in the cake layer itself. Great. But, I wanted more – I wanted corn in the buttercream too. I wanted to double the corn and increase the corn per bite ratio. With this cake, I have fun with making my own milk, pushing the boundaries of buttercream, and having all of the corn I want. It’s always so delightful when playing around the kitchen results in sunshine like this.

brown sugar french fry cake with fudge frosting
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brown sugar french fry cake with fudge frosting
$5.00

You are intrigued about the idea of making a cake with french fries but you’re kind of just a little scared of it too. This cake is for you! In this cake, the french fry adds moisture and depth to the cake without a strong french fry flavor. Combined with the thick frosting, this is a delicious cake that is too easy to eat.

banana brown sugar chiffon tres leches
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banana brown sugar chiffon tres leches
$5.00

Think of the banana bread’s softer, more delicate, milky twin. This cake is a soft ode to the beautiful richness and creaminess of banana. A celebration of tropical flavor in a dainty way. Each bite is soft and endearing.

banana milk chiffon cake
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banana milk chiffon cake
$5.00

Banana milk is my favorite type of milk. It is superior to strawberry or chocolate. It is a magical, golden liquid full of childhood wonder, slight sweetness, whispers of somewhere more tropical. Banana milk is a whisper throughout this cake – the banana milk brings a tender softness in texture and flavor for a supreme cake that is a joy to make and eat. It’s light, airy, and golden.

almond poppy seed strawberry cake
$5.00

Nothing says summer like a strawberry cake! For weeks now I’ve been dreaming of baking a light and fresh cake full of strawberries. This cake pairs the roasted strawberries with almond extract and poppy seeds, a favorite pairing of mine for any baked good.

corn cream bee sting cake
$5.00

What is a bee sting cake? Why is there yeast in the cake layers? What is the best way to describe this cake? To me, it’s what a donut cake would be like. Yeasted brioche layers with a luscious corn cream. Donut cake. Yes, quickly!

carrot cake with miso brown butter frosting
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Carrot cake is always a yes in my book. When it’s on the menu, it’s really quite hard not to choose it. In this recipe, I infuse an already-great thing with some of my favorite flavors like maple syrup, miso, brown butter, and slightly heavier on the spices. This is my ideal carrot cake.

 

cheesecakes

saltedrye cheesecake zine
$20.00

a 26 page collection of all five of my cheesecake recipes with some of my thoughts on cheesecake, poetry, and additional cheesecake photos presented in a digital zine format!

  • Thai milk tea cheesecake

  • Ube cheesecake

  • Pistachio cheesecake

  • Sweet corn cheesecake

  • Pandan cheesecake

pistachio basque burnt cheesecake
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pistachio basque burnt cheesecake
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A double layer of pistachio cheesecake, full of nutty warmth and the lightness of cream. A cheesecake of contrasts – from burnt to barely baked. Every bite is an experience in delicateness.

sweet corn burnt basque cheesecake
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sweet corn burnt basque cheesecake
$5.00

I’m not sure where the desire and need to put sweet corn in everything came from but here we are. Sweet corn in everything and anything I put my hands on, specially sweet applications. There is something so whimsical and delightful about sweet corn in bakes. I wanted to make sure this truly focused on the corn so this recipe uses corn in three forms/ways. The cornier, the better - right?

pandan cheesecake
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pandan cheesecake
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Pandan reminds me of a tropical vanilla, a new twist on a classic. To me, this cheesecake is the meeting of the new world and the old world. I love how refreshing and light every bite is.

Thai milk tea burnt basque cheesecake
$5.00

This is one of the flavors I will always gravitate to. For me, it’s a mixture of comforting and exciting. A balance between earthy and creamy in this cheesecake. I enjoy eating this chilled on a hot day.

ube burnt basque cheesecake
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ube burnt basque cheesecake
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Ube is the most vivid dessert flavor from my childhood. Before I knew about chocolate or vanilla, I was deep into the depths of ube. A mild sweetness so unique it stands on its own. As a cheesecake, it becomes even richer.

 

donuts & breads

sweet corn brioche donuts
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sweet corn brioche donuts
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I’m always delighted to find donuts with a new or uncommon flavor that I’ve never seen before. Sweet corn pastry cream-filled donuts are a no brainer to me. It’s where summer whimsy and my donut obsession come true. Where else can I find sweet corn donuts if I don’t make it myself? So many levels of rewarding.

apple cider old fashioned donuts
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apple cider old fashioned donuts
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Apple cider donuts are my all time favorite donuts. I've been determined to make my own – an apple cider donut with so much flavor that rolling it in sugar or glazing it is optional. It's best eaten plain, to really appreciate the tang of the apple cider flavor and sit in that glory. These donuts keep fairly well and are best eaten once they have come to room temp. It’s beautiful and perfect. It’s my dream.

guava cream brioche donuts
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guava cream brioche donuts
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Guava should be a more common flavor across the board. Every cake, bread, cookie, and donut should come in guava. It's such a lovely flavor that begs to be eaten. In this pastry, it's a soft cream that is enveloped by soft brioche.

peaches & sweet corn rolls
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peaches & sweet corn rolls
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Can it get more summer than sweet corn and peaches together? I wasn’t sure this combination would work but I was curious and I dove head first into it. Luckily, my playing around worked out – this is delicious. Corn in both the frosting and dough. Peaches in the filling and topping. It’s a double double immersion into both of these summer favorites.

banana milk cream donuts
$5.00

Have you ever had banana milk? It’s perfect. I want it to be available everywhere, all of the time. I continue my love letter to banana milk by combining it with my other love, donuts. How do you make something great even better? By putting them together! Each bite is luscious, creamy, and filled with so much of that banana milk flavor I love and adore.

Thai milk tea cream donuts
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Thai milk tea cream donuts
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I always tell myself to bake and eat more Thai milk tea-flavored items. This is me finally taking that seriously and welcoming it full-force into my life. I love that these are fluffy bites full of a vibrant orange cream.

whole wheat focaccia
$5.00

If it’s not outrageously thick and fluffy, I don’t even want it. I want extra, extra thick focaccia. None of those thin ones that barely exist. I want a focaccia I can fully bite into and feel a bounce. I want it to hold all of my sandwich ingredients and all of my hopes and dreams. That big of a focaccia.

 

scones

ube halaya toasted rice scones
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ube halaya toasted rice scones
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This recipe was born out of a spontaneous weekday morning and a desire to treat myself to some warm scones and a bit of play time in the kitchen. No ube extract, some toasted rice flour, and smears of butter. It's a good one and I want more of it already.

caramelized sesame & banana  buckwheat scones
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caramelized sesame & banana buckwheat scones
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I've dreamed about these scones for as long as I can remember. I want them for breakfast and for an afternoon snack. It's my answer when I want something quick and can't wait the week for the bananas to turn their sweetest and near-black.

 

cookies & bars

almond spelt whisps
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almond spelt whisps
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My dad only requests one cookie from me each year and it is this. Easy since I love it too and it’s such a quick one to make. I add a whisper of almond extract to complement the flavor of spelt flour. I love how light each cookie is - it melts in the mouth and leaves me with so much happiness.

apricot & pine nut spelt thumbprints
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apricot & pine nut spelt thumbprints
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Thumbprint cookies are one of the most stunning cookies to exist. It’s a classic with so much potential for remixing, re-inventing, changing, dressing up, or down. In this take, I pair apricot with pine nuts for a bright cookie reminiscent of summer sweetness from the stone fruit jam and nutty richness from the toasted pine nuts. It’s a bit of everything in a winter holiday cookie.

double sesame buckwheat chocolate chip cookies
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double sesame buckwheat chocolate chip cookies
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I have a deep love for thick, cakey chocolate chip cookies. But, I love them more when they are a tiny bit more interesting. In this take on the classic, I add in multiple variations of sesame and buckwheat flour. Still a classic, just a little bit more to love.

earl grey clementine mooncake cookies
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earl grey clementine mooncake cookies
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I fall in love each year when the mooncakes roll around. Each one a stunning work of art from flavor, technique, textures, and design. This take on the mooncake is my shortcut to having a piece of it too. Full of butter, flavor, and the awe of each pattern.

 
ube halaya Ritz treat
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ube halaya Ritz treat
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Out with the rice krispies, in with my favorite Ritz crackers. This substitution makes for the perfect salty sweat treat, my ultimate baking motto. It's so good I ate half the pan in one sitting! Good thing it takes less than 30 minutes to make.

gingerbread Ritz toffee bark
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gingerbread Ritz toffee bark
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Salty, sweet, crunchy, full of spice, deep molasses, nutty, and enveloped in toffee and chocolate. This is my favorite holiday cookie full of layers and a symphony of flavors and textures.

pineapple passionfruit almond linzers
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pineapple passionfruit almond linzers
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I love and hate linzer cookies. Hate them because they are more work and effort than the usual cookie. But, I also deeply, deeply love them because of how they look and taste. After I finish putting together my cookies and stare at them for a bit, I always think to myself, “ That was so worth it!” My heart is full each time and I want to keep making linzer cookies.

ube madeleines
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ube madeleines
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Ube madeleines, for when I want quick and easy bites of cake without the fuss of cake layers and buttercream. This comes together so easily and quickly. Before I know, moist and soft bites of cake are in my mouth.