Vietnamese pastry chef highlights people and culture through colorful cakes
By Sarah Marcus
May 22, 2025 4:57 p.m.
Vietnamese American pastry chef Helen Hong Nguyen combines ingredients that reflect her Asian identity with western flavors to create a wholly new dessert experience.
Known online as "The Cake Batch," she uses her decorating classes as a way to highlight the AAPI community and in her words, give back to the community that has given her so much.
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