Camellia Bake Shop

STAFF PICKS - Sylvia Edition ☕️ 🍄

Have you ever wondered what we decide to eat at work? What our favourite go-to items are?

Well, here are Sylvia’s picks! Sylvia is our incredibly talented bar manager. She’s at the core of every single drink we serve: making every housemade syrup and designing every drink special we feature! Sylvia is truly a powerhouse of talent, not just in coffee but in every creative avenue she pursues (drawing, baking, tattooing, whittling, just to name a few). She’s one of those people you want to dislike because she’s so annoyingly incredible at everything she does, but you can’t because she’s also one of the kindest and most humble people I’ve ever met.

And as you’ll see - her picks are pretty great too 👌

🌼 Wedding cake season is upon us 🌼

No matter how many wedding cakes I make I swear I’m always so nervous. I think because the stakes feel so high - being attached to an event that means so much to so many people.

This cake was the perfect blend of what I’m good at; fresh floral cakes, combined with an abstract artistic flair (the bride is the most incredible artist). It pushed me out of my comfort zone a bit. I absolutely LOVE the combination of fruit and florals in the design, definitely something I’m going to do in the future.

The cake was gluten free, and consisted of a light vanilla cake, vanilla bean buttercream, homemade strawberry lemon compote, and freshly sliced strawberries. Having the combination of the fresh fruit with the cooked compote really gives the strong strawberry flavour while keeping the freshness. Truly early summer in a bite! 🍓

A massive thank you to for sourcing me these gorgeous blooms. I gave her a vague list of what I was looking for, knowing she’d pick the perfect ones, and she got it spot on. It makes me so happy being able to support local, while also supporting my incredibly talented friend.