High Rise Bakery

Had tons of fun making scones, drinking tea, and chatting about food at last week's scone making workshop!

Learn to make your own mini afternoon tea, booking available from my website highrisebakery.ca

I'm coming back to town (Toronto) and finally taking some orders! Ordering is available through the contact form on my website.

I know it's been a while since I've posted on here. I've been spending the last few months travelling, writing, and focusing on my academic work, but now I'm so happy to be baking again! I spent a month and a half in Germany studying Urdu, brushing up on my German, visiting family, and of course eating cake 🎂

Here I tried out a nrw almond orange blossom cake inspired by a Moroccan recipe. Made without gluten, simple and delicious!

I will be taking limited orders in Toronto starting October 20th up until mid-December, so if you want to order a cake just fill out the contact form on my website! I will also have availability in Calgary for the Christmas season. On top of that, I'm doing my scone-making workshops, also available for sign-up on my website.

Afternoon tea workshop now available!

Have you been enjoying picnic season? Yesterday I brought some scones to enjoy outside - they're perfect picnic food! I'm now offering workshops so you can learn how to make perfect British scones and cucumber sandwiches. We will also taste some high quality teas so you can be a true tea connaisseur!

Booking link at my website highrisebakery.ca

Cream Tea workshop now available! Link to book at highrisebakery.ca/workshops

Happy Sunday!

Isn't Sunday the perfect day for afternoon tea? Today I'll be doing the first cream tea workshop where you learn to make the jewel of afternoon tea, classic British scones. And of course, you can't forget the tea! So we're also doing a tasting of high quality Indian, Chinese, and British teas. I'm so excited to finally be sharing this workshop!

Link to book is on my website highrisebakery.ca

What's your favourite way to spend a Sunday?

Baking and tea-tasting workshops now available!

Many people ask me why I chose the name High Rise Bakery - and since I'm a classic nerd of course it was a 3-way pun:
▪︎ The bakery started on the top floor of a "high-rise" apartment building
▪︎ Cakes "rise" in the oven
▪︎ The "high-rising" hot air balloon from "Around the World in 80 days" shows the international variety of desserts on offer

Now that I've moved to Toronto the hot air balloon has taken on a whole new meaning - after working in Edmonton, Calgary, and now Toronto, it's starting to feel like a travelling bakery 🌍

Please join me on my journey, tasting sweets inspired by traditions from around the world.

I will be hosting tea-tasting and scone-making workshops so you too can discover international flavours and how to bring them to your table! Information available on my website highrisebakery.ca

Introducing the Sophie cake!

This was one of the first cakes that I added to my menu: a coffee chiffon with a layer of chestnut cream, frosted with creamy French buttercream, topped with naturally dyed white chocolate ganache, and decorated with marzipan.

This cake is named after Sophie Blanchard, the first professional female hot air balloonist whose creativity and gall is a great inspiration for me. As I'm setting up my business here in Toronto I only hope that I can channel some of her adventurous spirit!

I'm doing limited orders in Toronto this summer, so check out my website for the menu and fill out a contact form to order. I am also doing a baking and tea tasting workshop. Check it out on my website at highrisebakery.ca 🎂

Hello Toronto!

It's been a long road with moving cities and getting a house set up. After doing my undergrad here, I've always wanted to move back and now I've finally gotten the chance!

With things more settled, I'm getting ready to bake again and I will have some availability to bake in July before High Rise Bakery fully reopens in October. Take a look at my website highrisebakery.ca to see my cakes and other creations!

I will also have a scone baking and tea tasting workshop available this summer! Booking link is on my website.

Thank you Toronto and I hope I can bring even more joy to this city through sweets!

Time for new beginnings in Toronto!

Spring has finally come to Alberta, the grass starting to turn green and the trees finally getting their buds. Spring always brings with it new beginnings, and for me that will be a fresh start in Toronto. I'm sad to leave my friends and family here, but I hope to keep making delicious cakes and lovely new connections in Ontario!

This was a special request for the Nannerl cake (inspired by the famous chocolate Sacher torte) with an alternate design. I don't do a lot of custom designs, but I love anything on the woodland theme! Marzipan eggs sit in a nest of chocolate ganache and swiss meringue buttercream on top of a fudgy almond flour chocolate cake.

What new beginnings are coming your way?

A cute little marzipan daffodil on a classic carrot cake!

I switched up the standard cream cheese frosting for a silky smooth swiss meringue cream cheese frosting, added dates and brown butter to the cake, and layered with walnuts and Seville orange jam.

Carrot cake is such a nostalgic spring flavour! Did you grow up eating carrot cake?

I was very lucky to be able to learn how to make pastel de natas from a master at !

This deceivingly simple little pastry definitely takes some expertise to make. Many bakeries specialize and only sell pastel de nata! While it's not going on my menu anytime soon, it was definitely a fun experience learning to make this delicious treat.

Hope you all had a happy Easter!

I didn't have the chance to make a cake for Easter this year since I was travelling, but here is last year's cake. Mini eggs are one of my favourite candies, so I paired them with chocolate buttermilk cake, German buttercream, coconut flakes, and a ganache nest.

Did you have any Easter treats this year?

Join me in my baking journey as I move my home-based bakery to Toronto!

It's hard to believe it's been a year since I made my first sale! I didn't start out wanting to sell cakes, but just to make something delicious for my friends and family. But I kept on experimenting and perfecting my recipes until eventually I decided to share my baking with a larger audience.

This was a cake I made for my family in 2020: funfetti cake with swiss meringue buttercream and marzipan decor.

Moving to Toronto this June!

Many thanks to all those who have supported me in Edmonton and Calgary!

You may have noticed I have been a little MIA in my posts lately - that's because I've been going through a big transition in my life. I will be moving myself and my business from Alberta to Toronto.

The same delicious cakes and treats will be available to order from my new home in Toronto. Stay tuned for updates!

Scroll down on my blog to learn about the women who inspired my cakes!

https://www.highrisebakery.ca/highriseblog

Each of my signature cakes is inspired by traditional desserts from a different part of the world and named after an amazing woman from the country that inspired it.

And while some women make it into the history books, most do not. But, I hope to honour the traditions amazing women created by recreating them in cake.

I'm continuing to study world women's history and add to my line of signature cakes.

Which women from history inspire you?

Happy (Belated) Hinamatsuri!

I took the weekend off to spend some time with my friends and made chirashizushi, a traditional dish for Hinamatsuri/Girl's Day! Sushi rice is mixed with seasoned vegetables like burdock and sh*take, then topped with an assortment of toppings! I used shrimp with homemade sakura denbu, egg crepe, pickled radish, and more.

Do you have any favourite festive traditional dishes?

Have you heard of Hinamatsuri?

In Japan, Hinamatsuri, Girl's Day, or Doll's Day is celebrated on March 3rd each year. It is a day for families to honour their young daughters spoil them with delicious foods like chirashizushi and sweet treats. Anything pink is especially preferred! Many people also put out an arrangement of dolls to symbolize the family.

While I'm not working this weekend, I hope to make an assortment of treats to enjoy with my friends and celebrate this great tradition!

Are there any special celebrations for young girls in your culture?

A delicious slice of cake for my Dad's birthday! Fluffy chocolate cake with a cloud 9 and ganache marble frosting, meringues, and more.

Springtime might be a ways away, but it's still nice to dream of the flowers blooming and the leaves coming back!

These tiny little sablé cookies are coloured with raspberry powder for pink and matcha for green.

How are you feeling? Enjoying the long Alberta winter or dreaming of spring?

Still a few boxes available for pick-up in YEG!

Make your own afternoon tea at home with Esther's Valentine's Day Tea Box. Complete with mini cake, an assortment of sweet treats, Valentine's tea blend, and a handmade valentine card. And there's ption to order the cake or treats separately!

Tea Box includes:
-The Mini Esther:
Light and Airy Raspberry Cream Cake
-Chocolate Tart
-Cherry Chocolate Linzers
-Almond Sablé Envelopes
-Dark Chocolate Truffles
-Rose meringues
-Valentine's Blend tea

Order on my website at highrisebakery.ca

Watch me make Valentine's Day Cards for my Valentine's Day Tea Box while learning about Esther Howland, the woman who popularized the valentine in the US!

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Available in Esther's Valentine's Tea Box for pick-up in Edmonton this weekend!

These cute little envelopes are almond sablé (French shortbread) cookies decorated with white chocolate and a candy heart. Part of Valentine's Tea Box named after Esther Howland, the popularizer of the Valentine's Day Card.

Esther's Valentine's Tea Box includes a mini cake, a special Valentine's Tea Blend, these cute cookies, and even more treats. Order by Tuesday at midnight to make sure you get a box! Treats also available individually.

Order at my website at highrisebakery.ca

Available for pick-up in Edmonton for Valentine's Day!

I will be decorating this live and having a chat about Esther Howland, the popularizer of Valentine's Day cards, tomorrow at 8:30 am MST/9:00 pm IST!

Let me introduce you to The Esther. Light and airy (and made without gluten) Briancon Gateau is layered with Cloud 9 frosting, luscious raspberries, and decorated with a doily pattern in gold and white chocolate hearts.

Order now at highrisebakery.ca and tune in to watch the live on FB or YouTube at the following accounts:trails

https://youtube.com/c/IndiaTrails

See you there!

Bake up some history!

Join Amber Peters from High Rise Bakery and Gopala Krishna from India Trails live on Sunday at 8:30 am MST/9:00 pm IST.

Streaming on Facebook and YouTube.

We'll be having a chat about 19th century Valentine's mogul Esther Howland, while I decorate her namesake cake available for Valentine's Day. Hear about how Esther popularized the Valentine's Day Card in the United States by starting a small woman-owned business from her home. Join us live to learn more!
trails

https://youtube.com/c/IndiaTrails

Available as part of my Valentine's Specials for pick-up in Edmonton!

Have you ever tried a chocolate tart?

This is one of my most requested desserts, and it is about as chocolatey as you can get! A cocoa sablé cookie shell is filled with rich belgian dark chocolate ganache, and for Valentine's, topped with a golden chocolate heart.

Order by February 8th at midnight for pick-up on February 13th. You can order it on its own or as part of Esther's Valentine's Tea Box!

Valentine's Specials are up on my website highrisebakery.ca

Happy National Carrot Cake Day!

Had tons of fun with this, a carrot cake with browned butter and brown sugar for an extra rich flavour. It's covered in Cloud 9 frosting and marzipan details, winding vines surrounding a secret door in the tree stump. I wonder, what kind of creature could live there?

Did you grow up eating carrot cake? Any fond memories of this classic treat?

New blog post up about the inspiration for my Valentine's special cake and tea box!

https://www.highrisebakery.ca/highriseblog

Though Esther Howland did not invent the Valentine's Day Card, she may be the reason you buy one this February. She popularized Valentine's Day cards in the US, using the assembly line method long before Henry Ford. She employed many women when there were few opportunities for work, and ironically she never married as she turned a celebration of love into a means for her to gain financial independence without a man.

Read more about her on my blog and get you or someone you love some treats with Esther's Valentine's Tea Box, complete with a handmade Valentine's Day card. Available for pick up in Edmonton Strathcona.

https://www.highrisebakery.ca/

Available to order on my website!

Looking for the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day without the crowds? How about a beautiful Valentine's Tea at home!

Esther's Valentine's Tea Box has everything you need for the perfect spread - a mini cake, a chocolate tart, fudgy chocolate truffles, and delectable cookies, all rounded out with an all-organic Valentine's Tea blend and a handmade Valentine with the message of your choice.

Whether you're celebrating with your romantic partner, a couple friends, or an army of cats, make your loved ones (including yourself!) feel adored with all the treats made just for them.

Order online at my website highrisebakery.ca

Going live tomorrow night (in Canada)/ tomorrow morning (in India)!

I'm very excited to be chatting with Gopala Krishna, the founder of India Trails! After running very successful heritage walks in Hyderabad, he has expanded his work to focus on stories and histories from all over India.

My master's thesis focused on the late medieval art of Hyderabad and the surrounding region, and since then I've pivoted to baking cakes from home at High Rise Bakery. But, I haven't forgotten my interest in history; my signature line of cakes is inspired by historical women from around the world, and I hope to share their stories through food and conversation.

Tune in tomorrow at 9:00 pm MST/9:30 am IST for a conversation about art history, women's history, and cakes!
trails

Available to order on my website!

If you saw my post yesterday, here's a completely different rendition of the castle cake. Grey castle walls give the classic Medieval look! Whether you're a fairy princess or a fearsome knight, there's a perfect castle for you.

Design your castle at highrisebakery.ca