Disney-inspired desserts for all seasons

SUGARPLUM Pastries’ chef Lovely Jiao has unveiled a fairytale-themed collection which consists of eight-foot dessert towers, lighted anti-gravity cakes, and twirly whirly rotating toppers. The Cinderella-inspired piece features a pumpkin carriage supplemented with intricately handmade gum paste flowers and butterflies, a royal crown, and a glass slipper. The Beauty and the Beast collection features the prince’s six-foot tower with lighted balconies and stained-glass windows. This series includes cupcakes reminiscent of Lumiere and Cogsworth, sugar cookies in shapes of the Enchanted Rose and Mirror, as well as Grey Stuff pavlova that gives a burst of airy marshmallow, whipped cream and fruits in every bite. Also offered is the illuminated and rotating sculpture of Arendelle, the Norwegian kingdom in Frozen. The presentation includes The North Mountain, the Ice Palace, the Frozen Lake and the Valley of the Living Rock. The fantasy-filled four-tier hand-painted Tangled Cake invites spectators to reimagine the dreamy boat scene of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. Meanwhile, those who wish to veer away from the traditional chiffon may go for the pastel meringue tower evocative of The Little Mermaid. For more intimate celebrations, the chef offers mini cakes, chocolate cakesicles, dainty lollicakes, and macarons inspired by Disney princesses, from Mulan and Pocahontas, to Elsa, Snow White, Belle, Ariel, and Rapunzel. Lovely Jiao has a culinary degree from the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management (SHRIM) and worked at Makati Shangri-La and F1 Hotel Taguig before establishing her own brand, Sugarplum Pastries, in 2011. For inquiries, contact sugarplum_pastries@yahoo.com or 0917-516-1411 via Viber or visit www.sugarplumpastries.com. They are also on Facebook (@ sugarplumpastriesph) and Instagram (@sugarplumpastries).