Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Cake Challenge. Restaurants, bakeries and cafes from all over the city were invited to enter their Cake creations into this challenge. Each restaurant, cafe and bakery will be featuring their cake creations on their menu from November 4-27, 2022.

How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the cake creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best cake creation for the People’s Choice award winners.
Share your experiences: Tweet (and don’t forget to tweet or instagram your photos) throughout the challenge, our twitter and instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #CakeChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your tweets during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite cake creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
How to VOTE :
- Look for our Cake challenge posters in each of the participating bakeries and cafes.
- Scan the QR code and Vote for your favourites from November 4-27, 2022
Get some friends together, visit 2 places or more to taste the different Cake creations or go solo or with a friend– just remember to VOTE for your favourites between November 4-27, 2022.
Here are the Cake creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
Le Chalet pâtisserie


Strawberry St-Honoré cake
Price: Whole Cake $58 (8-10 servings) or Slice $6.20
Created by Chef Tai
Description: Cranberry financier with lemon zest as cake base, layered with earl grey infused crémeux, crunchy feuilletine, and strawberry white chocolate mousse with hibiscus jello cubes. Topped with coconut mousse, earl grey cream puff, and fresh cranberries.
Offered: Takeout only
Available: pre-order 24 hours in advance, pick up only. Thursday to Saturday 12-4pm, Sunday to Monday 2-4pm. DM order via Facebook page and Instagram, or email to lechaletpatisserie@gmail.com, or text 778-807-8281
e-transfer payment only.
Le Chalet pâtisserie
417 Industrial Avenue, Vancouver
Tel: (778) 807-8281
Web:https://www.facebook.com/lechalet.patisserie/
Instagram @lechalet.patisserie
Cassandra Cake Co.

Food Network Fav
Price: $4 a cupcake
Created by: Cassandra and Emily
Description: Foodnetwork winning flavour- chocolate cake with a chocolate orange ganache, salted caramel crispearls, vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream with candied orange peel and candied walnuts.
Offered: All the time
Available: Pre order available, takeout and dine in while supplies last
Cassandra Cake Co.
2331 Marpole Ave #105, Port Coquitlam
Tel: (778) 285-2253
Web: https://cassandralcurtis.wixsite.com/cassandracakeco
Instagram @cassandracakeco
Lyra Lou Cakes

Pistachio Ube Gateau Opera
Price: Whole cake 6” $40
Created by: Chef Lyra
Description: Pistachio Ube and Calamansi Gateau opera
Offered: Weekends only and cakes must be preordered at least 2 days in advance, here is the link to pre-order
Available: To be picked-up at bakery.
Lyra Lou Cakes
102-14370 64 Ave, Surrey
Tel: (604) 503-5534
Web:https://www.lyraloucakes.com/
Instagram @lyraloucakes
Aiyaohno Cafe

Ume Forest Cake
Price: $7.50 per slice
Created by: Bev and Greg
Description: 6 layers of thin chocolate sponge, umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine), ume ( marinaded plums), whipped cream, coated in chocolate, salted chocolate chocolate ganache, brownie crumb, and matcha for garnish
Offered: everyday but have to preorder preferably 1-2 days in advance by phoning them.
Available for takeout or delivery (ask for delivery cost when placing order)-
Aiyaohno Cafe
425 Carrall St. (visit us at the takeout window), Vancouver
Tel: (604) 652-7555
Web: www.aiyaohno.com
Instagram @aiyaohno.cafe
Our Media judges for this challenge are:
AJ Heraghty
Influencer
Instagram @ajfoodiesaiyan
TikTok @ajfoodiesaiyan
Corey Lee
Instagrammer and Influencer
Instagram @sweettoothguy
tiktok @sweettoothguyishere
Rebecca Coleman
Food Writer, Social Media, YouTuber and Cookbook Author
Twitter: @rebeccacoleman
Instagram @rebeccacoleman