I’ve watched the Viral Youtube videos of Vietnamese Jelly Cakes being made and wow are they ever stunning. These beautiful 3D flower cakes are made by injecting milk jelly into blocks of agar jelly. The flowers look suspended in time. Absolutely beautiful and it’s been on my mind for years until I saw a Vancouver Instagram account – Cakes in Bloom selling them from their home business.
After blogging for 10 years, there’s really not many new items that really excite me that I need to share right away. Cakes in Bloom is that exception and I want to tell everyone.
They sell cup minis, cube minis, 5.5inch cake and 6.5 inch cake ranging from $12 to $65.
What are Flower Jelly Cakes?
These jello desserts are made of a base of agar jelly with hand piped flower petals, then sealed off with a flavoured base. Each cake is unique and made of a variety of all natural foods and no artificial food colouring at all. Green is made of matcha, white is coconut milk, pink is dragonfruit, etc. It is vegetarian and they can make it vegan too.
They have a few different flavour options – original milky pandan, milk tapioca, coconut milk tapioca, lychee, pineapple, and passionfruit (limited time only).
Behind Cakes in Bloom
The mother and daughter duo behind Cakes in Bloom have been perfecting this craft since 2018. The mom learned the skill in Taiwan and has been creating cakes as a hobby. It took some time to practice and perfect the technique.
After getting lots of positive feedback from friends and family, they decided to make it public as an at home business. They wanted to share it with Vancouverites since there’s nothing else like it here.
Creating these stunning 3D jelly cakes help tap into her creative side as she’s always been an avid cook, baker and adored the craft of jello art.
Taste Test
The look is fantastic but how does it taste? There are many different flavours you can choose from, but we got milky pandan. It was subtle but paired nicely. It isn’t too sweet and has a good aroma of pandan. The top layer with the clear jelly and flowers don’t have too much taste, but the flavoured base has all the flavourings. You gotta eat it together.
We also tried the lychee flavour and it was good too. As for the texture, it’s a big block of jello so there’s not much texture, so keep that in mind.
Final Thoughts
Overall, the jelly cakes are stunning and it’s a unique gift to give to a friend or family member. We enjoyed it and will buy more in the future.
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https://www.instagram.com/cakesinbloom.van/
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I’m thinking about getting a the cake next time!!