What a beautiful 5th birthday cake!!! It was delicious! Venus did a fantastic job with the design. read more

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Got the wedding cake from Venus and used the flowers provided by my wedding florist. The cake turned out to be just the way I wanted. Very simple and elegant. We enjoyed the cake tasting experience and picked lavender earl grey, which was unique and not too sweet. Venus was responsive and helpful and the price was reasonable. Highly recommended! read more

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May 13, 2023 Nestldown, Los Gatos Of course- another very delicious wedding cake & macaroons from La Vie Douce Design!!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! From very first booking our Nestldown wedding in 2019, to looking through so many cake colors/designs, to choosing La Vie Douce Design, to postponing our big wedding from 2021 to 2023, to all the emails back & forth, to finally meeting in person & loving every minute of working with her.... Venus has been so professional, kind, & understanding through this entire journey. My husband & I truly appreciate her time & letting us move our May 2021 wedding to May 2023 because the Pandemic. We love both of our wedding cakes, you are so talented in what you do! Each of the precious moments that were captured at Nestldown will be cherished by so many people for all the years to come. So easy to work with & if I could give her more than 5 stars, I would. Thank you so much Venus for making a delicious work of art! And we look forward to working with you again! Thank you so much. With love, The Goldsmiths read more

Venus created the desserts for my wedding and they were delicious, highly recommend. We got an earl grey cake for cutting and then a little spread for a dessert table - verrines, cupcakes, etc. with a variety of flavors. Love her flavors and she worked with the venue to make sure none of the desserts were melted or stale by dessert time. read more

Venus supplied an array of desserts for our wedding--including mango and strawberry panna cotta cups, fudge caramel custard trifle cups, and tiramisu cups. They were absolutely delicious and a hit with our guests! Venus also did a great job of making sure the desserts were delivered on time, refrigerated properly before serving, and setting them up in an elegant fashion. She was very easy to work with throughout the planning process, answering numerous questions about the various dessert options and providing recommendations on flavor combinations and dessert quantities. I would highly recommend Venus for all of your dessert needs! read more

Venus is a treasure and her cakes are magnificent. For our wedding, the most important thing for us was to have a cake that tasted at least as good as it looked. Our tasting was a blast, we got to sample a half dozen flavor combinations from Venus's wide assortment of bright and exotic offerings, while getting to know Venus, hearing fun stories, and learning that she grows her own passionfruit! Who doesn't want that in a baker? With multiple great flavors to choose from, we ultimately fell in love with a lemon + thyme cake with passionfruit curd and cream cheese buttercream. We had a very rough idea of what we wanted it to look like, a modern design with flecks of colors and rice paper flowers, and with just a vague description and a couple reference photos, Venus executed it perfectly. The finished cake was gorgeous and delicious, and the price utterly reasonable. We can't wait until we have an excuse to commission another! read more

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The wedding cake of our dreams! Venus is a true gem! We hired her initially just for our wedding cake and left the tasting with additional desserts to add to our reception menu. Her flavor choices and combos are outstanding, and we had an amazing tasting experience with her at her studio. Bonus points: she has great food recommendations too! Overall, Venus was one of the best vendors we worked with for our dream wedding, will definitely be ordering more desserts from her in the future. Thanks so much Venus! read more

La Vie Douce Design - The dreamiest wedding cake thanks to Venus with the most beautiful florals by Max Gill Design; shot by Amanda Crean Photography - Desserts Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Venus is the sweetest! I actually found her on Yelp through Asian Pearl Fremont's page. I saw a picture of her desserts and knew I needed to book her for my wedding! La Vie Douce Design has a website that's really easy to use. They have pictures and menus of all the desserts and cakes they make and even make custom orders as well. We had a tasting appointment but found out we were double booked. Venus realized this and actually offered to drop off all the desserts to us at our home almost 30 miles away! We were glad we were able to enjoy all the desserts at home for the next couple of days and loved everything we tried! We ended up ordering 120 different treats from tartlettes to strawberry mouse and tiramisu verrines. There was a wedding cake design that I LOVED and Venus was able to replicate it exactly! I was so in love with the cake (and didn't realize how huge it was!) Thank you so much for your patience and kindness! We have recommended you to all of our friends and will be ordering some delicious treats again soon! :) read more

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We had the best wedding cake I've ever had at our wedding. It was really important to us that the wedding cake actually tasted good as well as looked good. Venus creates beautiful unique flavors, and really caters to Asian palettes. The cake tasting was so much fun; some of the best cupcakes I've ever had. We settled on vanilla sponge with Earl Grey butter cream and milk tea custard dollops. Our guests LOVED our cake, and many guests went back for second and third slices. Venus was such a find, we will definitely be back to order more cake for anniversaries and events. read more

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OMG! The decorated cake and desserts were as cute as they can be. It was my granddaughter's birthday party and as usual, my daughter-in-law does parties first class. She said the desserts were priced very fairly, especially considering what I took to make them. The ladies from La Vie Douce Design delivered the desserts in a timely manner and set everything up. Being that it was a Woodland's theme, the desserts were placed on big chunks of wood with doilies. The 2 tier cake was delightful with the fondant animals. Panna Cotta was delicious! I spoke with the lady only briefly and I think she said they don't have a retail outlet, only online ordering. Everyone loved the desserts and if I recall correctly, they were all eaten promptly! read more

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We were referred to La Vie Douce by a friend and we couldn't be happier that we choose Venus to do our wedding day cake & desserts! Just looking through the past cake and dessert arrangements done by Venus it was easy to see why she is the best at what she does. Offers a variety of dessert options and flavors. For our wedding we did macaroons, mini cupcakes, panna cotta, and a small wedding cake. I think that the price also fits the bill! We were able to rent out the dessert platters and stands (since I was not planning to purchase ones myself) and it was perfect to have that option. Overall, on the big day Venus delivered and made our cake and dessert table look amazing. read more

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Venus is an artist! She has turned so many of my visions of cakes into a reality and is always so creative! I've also ordered macaroni and they're always so adorable too. Venus has done cakes for my baby shower, my son's birthday, my sister's bridal shower and my sister's pre wedding events. They're always gorgeous and exactly what I requested. The cakes are always delicious and too gorgeous to even want to eat! read more

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Venus makes the most delicious desserts! Our wedding planner had recommended her when we had mentioned we were looking for Asian-inspired flavors. We ended up ordering a small 20 serving cake just for decoration/ cake cutting, and a spread of macarons, verrines, and panna cotta as a dessert buffet. I'd say that communication was hit or miss as we tried to also order desserts for my bridal shower, but she never responded to that request. I still give La Vie Douce 5 stars because the desserts are truly that tasty and unique! read more

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Our wedding planner introduced us to Venus. And boy, Venus is so popular. I'm so glad we reached out to her months in advance. Even though she makes cakes/desserts for multiple weddings per week, she knows when she has too much on her plate because she wants to make sure each couple/ party is well taken care of. I love how her style is less sweet (for all my Asian family members) and how detailed she is with her work. We initially met at her studio to pick up our cake and dessert tasting boxes. I thought it would be a 5-minute appointment, but my husband and I had a great talk with Venus. She is very knowledgeable, you can ask her about the different clients she has had and how she tailored it. She also knows a lot about the different venues and even brought up little details to consider on our wedding day that never crossed our minds. She did mention that she might be cutting back on the number of clients so my biggest advice is to book her ASAP. Her cake/desserts were a big hit at our wedding! I highly recommend! read more

This cake was for my Dad's Birthday party. It was absolutely perfect!! Guests at the party were raving about how beautiful it was. Then, once the cake was cut and everybody started eating, people could not stop talking about how delicious it was! Everyone wanted to know where we got it. The cake was SO moist and the cannoli filling was amazing. I will definitely be ordering from you again! Thank you!! " read more

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Venus put together a delicious dessert table for our wedding ceremony -- we chose her from a list of preferred vendors because we loved the wide array of dessert options and Asian-inspired flavors! Everything we ordered was delicious, but the biggest winners for me were the macarons! She is very reasonably priced, and everything (from the tasting to set-up/clean-up) went very smoothly. read more

We found Venus on Yelp and trusted her with our wedding cake and desserts. After some initial meeting and tastings, Venus was able to turn my dream cake into reality. I wanted a very design forward cake that had clean lines and a monochromatic look. With a few photos she was able to create my perfect cake, down to the placement of the flowers. Not to mention, all of her flavors are AMAZING. we went with an earl grey tea cake with mango Buttercream. Never have I had such a light and flavorful buttercream. It was almost like a mango mousse. There were also bits of tea, flecked in the cake to amplify the tea flavor -- delicious. She makes all of her flavors by hand using real ingredients, no artificial flavors, so everything comes out delicious and fresh. She also made a few desserts for us: Mango Coco-Cotta, and a couple specialty macarons. We asked her to make blueberry green tea and peach black tea macarons, inspired by the drinks we got on out first date. Everyone said the desserts and cake were the best part of their meal. The entire dessert table was wiped out in minutes. Venus is very personable and knowledgable. She was also very punctual and professional. When it comes down to it, taste is key and we honestly have never had flavors as true and powerful as she was able to infuse into her desserts. 10/10 would recommend. read more

Venus was the first dessert sample I tried that I truly loved! My husband and I had been searching for samples from a few different places for at least a month before we found Venus, and so far all the desserts I'd tried elsewhere were very lacking in taste and quality. As a HUGE dessert person, I knew my wedding had to have top tier desserts. And though a little pricier than we would've normally gone with, both my husband and I loved ALL the samples she provided for our cake tasting and her prices were worth the quality of the desserts. Our guests loved the cake and desserts she provided, so I'm very glad we went with her business! The cake was also beautiful, and we were so grateful to have her work with us to find the right size for our wedding size and budget. Communication was a little slow at the beginning, which is to be expected from small and busy businesses, so I would recommend contacting Venus early to get everything in order. But she made sure to get in touch with us on time to finalize things before the wedding and was accommodating of some of our changes with the quantity we needed. We'll definitely be ordering from her again (especially because I didn't get to try the nutella cake again after our wedding and I'm VERY sad about that) and I look forward to the other desserts we get to try from her! If you're on the fence with what desserts to order, I highly suggest you order her cake tasting sample--it's well-worth the price and will definitely convince you of the quality of her baked goods! read more

Venus did a wonderful job with the dessert bar for our wedding! Her creations and in particular the matchamisu verrines were a huge hit with our guests. Our only regret was not placing an even larger order. read more

Venus did an amazing job with the dessert bar for our wedding. She was a little hard to get a hold of at first but it was worth the trouble because out of the 4 or 5 cake tastings we did, hers was the best for both taste and design, and competitively priced as well. At the tasting/consultation she also gave us helpful advice about portions, design, and flavors. Looking forward to booking her again (maybe for baby's 1st birthday?) read more

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You can never go wrong when you work with Venus from La Vie Douce Design! My first experience was taking the cake baking class with Venus, loved her enthusiasm and passion about baking, then my experience went from regular bday cake orders to asking her to design my wedding dessert table. Oh my, all the items on the wedding dessert table were gone under 5 mins (no kidding!) All the guests were asking me which bakery were the desserts from and praising they taste as good as they look! I think my next attempt is to take her Macaroon class and Verrine class so I can impress my guests at the next party~ read more

I don't know why it took me so long to order desserts from this place, and I'm sorry that I didn't do it sooner! What comes out of the La Vie Douce Design kitchen is MAGIC!!! :) My experience with Venus was wonderful and she definitely delivered on her deliciously famous macarons! I needed some for my sister's bridal shower and I figured that I would try my luck with her and I'm glad I did. Not only did she make delicious treats that all of the guests at the bridal shower were raving about, but she was also helpful in answering my questions and giving me advice on what I should order and how much to order to make the event enjoyable ...and also to go with the New Orleans/Mardi Gras color theme. The pricing is also reasonable, so that's a plus because you get a bang for your buck. If you want delicious desserts and fantastic service, I recommend calling Venus up now. Like right now. I can't stop talking about how great the macarons are and I kind of want to make up a fake event just so I can order more of those things. They're like little pillows of heaven. read more

La Vie Douce Design - I ordered macarons in mardi gras colors! Pistachio (green), Lavender (purple), Lemon (yellow --- not pictured), and chocolate! - Desserts Near Me - San Leandro, California

I was recommended La Vie Douce by my wedding planner to find some elegant custom macarons for my engagement party. Venus was very helpful in giving me the options and we ended up ordering 2 dozen metallic and 1 dozen navy blue, custom with painted stars for $26 each. When we picked them up, there were several issues. The silver macarons had silver dust falling off of them (they had not been shaken off) and completely coated our fingers while eating - not okay for a party with guests in cocktail attire. The gold macarons did not have this issue so the explanation we received about the falloff being due to the metallic color was confusing to me as this issue did not occur with the gold macarons. Some of the silver macarons were also not set properly and were completely off center (see pictures). The blue with the painted stars simply looked like a child had drawn on them, and not well. Our guests even made similar remarks. We actually ended up turning those upside down so guests wouldn't be able to see them so easily. The coffee macaron tasted good, but the raspberry somehow tasted like strawberry cream cheese and we weren't super impressed with the Meyer lemon either. Their website showed some cute, custom animal shaped macarons and I had flagged them for future use for my baby shower if I liked their work, but after my experience with Venus, I will be finding another company. When I expressed my concerns, Venus discounted the macarons to $22 a piece and while I appreciate her doing something to fix the problem, it was still completely overpriced and unprofessional for the amount we payed. In my opinion, we should not have been charged for the blue macarons at all. She told me that she had thought we wanted a more childlike, storybook kind of style for the custom macarons, but we were never asked what style we wanted and it was our engagement party, not a child's birthday. She stated that the responsibility was "half hers" and as a customer who received sub-par work, I did not appreciate the implication that I was half responsible for the sloppy product I received. I do not make macarons and had assumed that a reputable vendor would produce professional quality work in all aspects from communication to execution. I would not expect misshapen, sloppy stars and off center macarons for a childlike interpretation either - the fact is that it was not just a misunderstanding of what style I wanted, it was poor quality, unprofessional work and the taste was not great either. I would have been happy to receive well executed hand drawn stars but that is not the product I was given. I will not be ordering from here again and have advised my wedding planner to take them off of their list of recommended vendors. UPDATE: I had previously mistyped the cost as being $36 discounted to $32, I have corrected it to reflect the correct price as $26 discounted to $22 read more

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Venus Wei and her business La Vie Douce make some of the most beautiful and delicious little luxury desserts we've ever seen or tasted. We had La Vie Douce do the bulk of our desserts for our wedding dessert table. So much of our wedding focused on being non-traditional, but we knew that food was really important to us. We've both spent many years in the restaurant and bar industries, so we focused a lot on the food, bar, and entertainment of our wedding day. Venus is so sweet, just like the desserts. She set up a tasting box for us, worked with us the whole process on what could be done and which ideas were better for our dessert table vision. And there is so much cool variety in her catalogue - all of it so beautifully hand crafted and decorated. And she does a great job providing traditional options and specialty flavors you won't find anywhere else, especially those that bring in traditional east Asian elements. The highlight, though, and a big part of why we chose Venus in the first place - she made macarons in the shape of Totoro! My Neighbor Totoro was a big piece of childhood for both the bride and groom, and being able to surprise our guests with these adorable, delicious treats meant the world to us. read more

After having a great tasting where we loved everything we tried, we hired La Vie Douce to make the cakes for my daughters Quinceanera. They did not disappoint! The cake was both beautiful and delicious. I highly suggest trying the rose cake with raspberry buttercream. It is the best cake I have ever had and many people at the party said the same thing. La Vie Douce will be my go to cake bakery! read more

You guys are the best! This past Saturday August 5th I had ordered two shooters one was lychee and the other one was coconut mango Sago a dozen of mini eclair a dozen of duck macaroons and a dozen of baby blue macaroon and it was all incredible. The guest loved everything and even ask me for the phone number so that they can plan their next dessert bar with you guys. Everything was beautiful and very tasty you guys are very professional delivered half an hour before schedule so I would definitely use you again and again for the rest of my life. Thank you so much for making my cousin's baby shower the best one! read more

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Thanks Venus for creating the cutest baptism cake for my daughter! The lemon cake was moist & yummy!!! I highly recommend Venus, she was pleasant & easy to work with. The price is reasonable IMO. The quality of the cake & the designs were amazing. I would love to try her other treats especially the macarons :). I look forward to working with you again! read more

Three words describe the overwhelming tide of joy as I bit into my first macaron from La Vie Douce: OH. MY. GOD. I was extremely fortunate enough to have a great friend purchase a dozen of macarons for my birthday. Let me preface this review that I do consider myself a bit of a macaron fiend; I adore macarons and will go to great lengths to try them from every place possible. I've had them in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York (which were allegedly flown in fresh from Paris). I've eaten every flavor from a macaron shop if I like them. I will drop a ludicrous amount of money for a dozen macarons. As such, I like to think that I can separate the tasty macarons from the terrible. I've become wary of trying new macarons since I'm convinced only a few places can make them right. But WOW, these macarons - they just became my new favorite. I had a box of half a dozen of matcha macarons and half a dozen of rose macarons. I killed it all by myself within a few days. The macaron itself is rather large, especially compared to other places. Venus somehow got the texture of such a large macaron down pat - the cookie was crispy and chewy, and the gamache/buttercream bursted with such flavor with every bite! The matcha flavor was strong and it was as if I was eating green tea in macaron form. I was in heaven. As for the rose macaron: I don't like rose flavored things, but boy, has Venus changed my mind. The macaron was very delicious and the rose flavor was sweet but not overly so. There was even a gummy in the center, which meshed well with the macaron. After I tried these two flavors, I have a very strong urge to purchase a dozen of several other flavors all for myself. The prices by the dozen are very reasonable - I think they compute out to be between $1.50 - $2.00 per macaron! An EXTREMELY reasonable price for the quality and freshness you get from these macarons. This just might be my new favorite macaron place. Thank you, Venus, for bringing such joy into my life with your delectable treats. read more

Where do I begin?!!!! 10 STARS!!!!!!!!!! venus is my fairy sweet girlfriend!!! I was the lucky winner of her annual giveaway on Facebook. All I had to do was share the page on my page. What?!! Then low and behold, she annouced ME, ME ME as the winner of a monthly box of goodies. 2013 wasn't an easy year, but the cakes and the macaroons and the cookies from Venus made every day more enjoyable. THANK YOU SOO MUCH for all the year long boxes of treats. You are amazing and I am sending all my friends & family to you for their celebration cakes. MUCH LOVE!! read more

Support local business! La Vie Douce Design is one of the best in the dessert business. I've had the pleasure of sampling many of their desserts: cakes, macaroons, verrines, panna cotta, etc. Everything is always delicious, moist and never over-sweet. Recently, I ordered two dozen macaroons from them: one dozen chocolate and another dozen earl grey. I picked them up and was given many detailed instructions on how to store and eat them appropriately ("Treat them like a small baby! Macaroons are fragile!"). I shared them with my coworkers and I knew that I had turned at least two of them over to the dark side. Last I had heard, they were discussing how much they wanted to order! The chocolate macaroon isn't over-sweet and the earl grey is made with crushed tea leaves, giving it a genuine tea taste. The macaroons were light, flaky and practically melted in your mouth. Absolutely amazing and my mouth is watering just sitting here and thinking about them. Order from La Vie Douce Design and you won't be disappointed! They also do dessert tables for events -- and you know that the wedding season is starting to kick off. Looking for someone to give you something beautiful, memorable and delicious? Look no further! read more

During our wedding process we went through four cake vendors. My wife and I first decided on using a prefer vendor of our venue, but it seems like the vendor we first contracted with was uninterested and a bit rude; so, we decided to end the contract. When we met with Venus at our tasting, we both felt welcome. After taking a few bites of the different flavors of the cake, we were both sold. Honestly neither of us enjoy sweet, but the flavors was so delicious that we both wanted to take second bites. During the wedding, we did notice imperfection on our cake as it was a bit shorter than what we discussed it, but Venus was very honest and told our event coordinator that she is going to refund part of the contract fee. We also order lots of little sweets and dessert items from Venus, but my wife and I never got it taste as it was all gone when guest was allowed to get to it. From what we heard from the guests, both the cake and the little sweet/dessert items was the best they have ever tasted at a wedding. We would totally hire Venus again when I need another special cake or sweet for our next event. read more

Tried booking them although I was told that the date I had asked for was available. Sent a few emails and even offered to pay with a credit card immediately to seal the deal, never received a response back. Such a disappointment because they were highly recommended to me by a couple of past clients. read more

AHHHH, I loved working with Venus. She catered our cake & dessert bar for our wedding. Venus was very friendly and professional. She responded very promptly and designed everything perfectly. I would highly recommend her for any parties or weddings. We had a 2 tier matcha & red velvet cake. For our dessert bar, we had Pistachio Macaron in french blue color, fruit tartlet, and my FAVORITE mango passion fruit sago. We had so many compliments from our guest. Thank you Venus for everything! Everyone loved your desserts. read more

La Vie Douce Design is our wedding cake & dessert provider for our wedding. Needless to say, we are more than happy with their service. The look of the cake turned out perfectly, so did the taste. We've gotten nothing but positive notions from our guests who have tried them. We would happily recommend LVDD to anyone who is looking for cake & desserts for all occasions. read more

Thank you Venus for a cute macarons for my daughters party.. i will order again on my future events...i really love your vanilla bean and french rose flavor.. read more

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Venus is amazing! She did an excellent job of incorporating both the idea of a baptism and 1st birthday into a cake. I received so many compliments throughout the night about the cake. It's safe to say Venus is going to be our go to baker! read more

My first time placing an order with her, and because I didn't know her personally or she wasn't a recommendation, I risked ordering, just relying on the reviews and pictures from Yelp. And I'm glad I did. Everyone was oohing and ahhing on the fairy cake she made. I also ordered 4 dz of cake pops and dozen order of verrines and tartlettes. Everything was excellent. Thank you Venus for making my daughters birthday magical. read more

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Venus is a friend of mine from college. I've been watching her make cake and other beautiful creations for over ten years, and couldn't wait to have her apply her skills for my eventual wedding. When that day finally arrived, I couldn't have been more amazed with what she provided. My husband and I scheduled a cake tasting with La Vie Douce Design a few months in advance, and each flavor she had us try was better than the last. She even had unique spins on more traditional flavors, like chocolate with earl grey ganache. I hand drew a cake as an idea, and Venus brought that vision to life, including the cake's texture and several ornate sugar flowers. Venus also provided several delicious flavors of macarons, which were a hit with our guests. Highly recommended! read more

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I ordered two birthday fondant cakes for my sons' birthday from La Vie Douce Design. Both cakes were gorgeous! Not only did the cakes look cute, they were delicious. The first one was Cars theme and my sons were all over the McQueen and Mater. The cars were made with rice crispy inside and they looked just like the real McQueen and Mater. Even the guests were crazy over the cake and they were nonstop taking pictures. I think La Vie Douce Design makes the best macaroons. I have not tried any macaroons that are as good as the ones they make. It's big, looks very nice, and has a lot of varieties... but most importantly, it tastes darn good. The price is considered cheap when you look at the size of the macaroon comparing to those outside the stores. I highly recommend people to order desserts from them. You will not be disappointed after you try it. read more

AMAZING!!! I ordered 2 doz macaroons (pistachio & salted caramel) and 1 doz lemon passion tartlets and they were incredible! Seriously! I'm super picky about my sweets and these were definitely on point! I'll be back for more! Thank you Venus! read more