Vancouver Cheesecake Challenge

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge. I have invited bakeries and cafes from all over the city to enter their Cheesecake into this challenge, some entered their house recipe and others created a special Cheesecake creation just for this challenge. Each bakery and cafe will be featuring their Cheescake creation on their menu from June 10 – July 3, 2022.

How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the Cheesecake creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best creation for the People’s Choice award winners. 

Share your experiences: Share your photos on Instagram and TikTok throughout the challenge, our instagram and TikTok address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #CheesecakeChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your social media sharing during the challenge.

Voting criteria –  some things to help you judge your favourite cheesecake creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.

How to VOTE :

  1. Look for our Cheesecake challenge posters at each of the participating cafes.
  2. Scan the QR code and Vote for your favourites from June 10 – July 3, 2022.

Get some friends together and visit 2 places or more to taste the different Cheesecake creations or go solo or with a friend– just remember to VOTE for your favourites

Here are the Cheesecake creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.

Just Cakes Bakeshop

Eggless Espresso Cheesecake

Price: $7.05

Created by: Riley Drews & April Byland

Description: JCB presents this rich and creamy cheesecake, with a kick of espresso – perfect for a sweet pick-me-up! It features a chocolate crumb base, a slow cooked chocolate caramel layer, light and fluffy espresso cheesecake, vanilla Chantilly, and a chocolate espresso crumble on top. 

Offered: Tuesday-Sunday (open 12-6pm Tues-Sat, and 12-4 on Sunday)

Takeout available.

Just Cakes Bakeshop

#5-7548 120 Street, Surrey

Tel:604 503 5577

Web: https://www.justcakesbc.com/

Instagram @justcakesbakeshop

And

Just Cakes Bakeshop

17767 64 Ave Unit #103, Cloverdale

Instagram @justcakesbakeshop

Small Victory Bakery

Spring Blueberry Cheesecake

Price: $7

Created by: the team

Description: A decadent ‘no-bake’ cream cheese filling piped onto an almond crust, with homemade blueberry confit, and topped with fresh local blueberries.

Offered: all the time

Small Victory Bakery

1088 Homer Street, Vancouver

Twitter: @sv_bakery

Instagram @sv_bakery

and

Small Victory Bakery

3077 Granville Street, Vancouver

Twitter: @sv_bakery

Instagram @sv_bakery

And

Small Victory Bakery

Amazing Brentwood, Burnaby

Twitter: @sv_bakery

Instagram @sv_bakery

Lyra Lou Cakes

Torched Banana Turon Cheesecake

Price: $6.50

Created by: Lyra & Abe

Description: Creamy New York cheesecake based & inspired banana turon flavour, topped with a dollup of delicious burnt butter yema (condensed milk custard), topped & torched in cinnamon sugar dusting, topped with sliced, cooked & sweetened banana cinnamon, finishing it off with a drizzle of caramel sauce.

Offered: Available daily, limited quantity (Pre-order only for a dozen or more)

Takeout and delivery details: Takeout and UberEats

Lyra Lou Cakes

102-14370 64 Ave, Surrey

Tel: (604) 503-5534

Web:https://www.lyraloucakes.com/

Instagram @lyraloucakes

Our Media judges for this challenge are:

Deanna Woo

Blogger and Instagrammer

Instagram @deannawoo

TikTok @deannawoo

Jacqueline Chui

Food and Travel Blogger

Twitter @jacquelinechui

Instagram @jacquelinechui

Roanna Young

Instagrammer and blogger

Instagram: @foodiegramca