I Baked A Birthday Cake On A $5 Budget | Delish

[@delish]

Realized we cut it but the grand total was....... (drumroll pls) ... ... $4.27!

[@sebeckley]

Wabi-sabi cake.

[@hotkristaleice]

Please give June her own show and series!! She's good and we can all relate to cooking on a budget in a small kitchen!

[@Olhamo]

@@sebeckley yes! classicly. That’s a great name for it.

[@Nirmadify]

By the way, you need more butter in your meringue. It's weird and totally the opposite of what you'd think but it will thicken

[@cc941]

My favorite was a Soviet/Russian cake called Bird's Milk (yeah, I know 🤣). Ptich'ye moloko (птичье молоко). Chocolate with milk souffle. Mmmm....

[@lifeoflycan2037]

Petition to Make Budget Eats a KZbin Original Series where June goes up against other chefs to see who makes the best & cheapest version of the same dish. That would be Everything.

[@dotnb]

It would too! Perfect for these times!

[@lifeoflycan2037]

@@dotnb I couldn't agree more.

[@LaGrossePaulik]

Excellent idea! Plus I adore her style, she's funny and also have great tips. I honestly have incorpored several new tricks thanks to her that I use most of the time now, and cheap is always a good news...

[@angelaphinn9929]

Ooh, I would definitely watch that series!

[@janster7777]

I have watched her two budget eats about 10xs. I now own bonito flakes.😈 My favorite ne word is Okinomyoki!

[@a.s.9237]

"I don't have a cake stand, home kitchen!" Casually has a blow torch.

[@FerMac24]

Hahaha I guess she's not really a baker and a blow torch is used in many other things rather than the cake stand

[@veghead05]

😂😂😂

[@Olhamo]

And some really excellent appliances! Wish I had a Vitamix. You can get a small blowtorch though, quite inexpensively, to use for creme brulee, and assorted art projects.

[@pep_z780]

can’t you get one for like $20 or something?

[@amandathode4540]

And a major mixer. Lol.

[@mkrikorian1234]

When you beat the egg whites, you are unfolding the egg proteins and creating pockets of air that are stabilized by the addition of sugar, using a copper bowl, or adding an acid (these last two interact with the sulfur bonds of the proteins). But, the butter competes with the proteins at the air-water interface of the air bubbles, which makes the foam weaker. Salt also decreases the strength of the foam because it interferes with the protein interactions that give the foam structure.

[@thank9stars]

Thank you!

[@martaledbetter2911]

Loved this video. My favorite traditional cake is SO 1960s but here it goes. White cake and white frosting, two layers and in between, vanilla pudding and crushed pineapple. I can guarantee it was all from a box, but it tasted great to a kid. I also loved my Cuban abuelita's orange/lemom rum cake. It was a sheet cake in which you would punch holes with toothpicks. Lay cinnamon sticks on top. Then pour a pretty liberal amount of rum on it every 3 to 4 days. Keep it in a drawer with cheesecloth on top. After a couple of weeks, the rum would crystallize and the cake texture would be very moist but not wet. It was great and had a real kick. Haha.

[@allons-yalice9567]

Hmm, I was always taught to add a pinch of salt. Why science contradicts granny's advise?

[@valerienguyen6538]

@@allons-yalice9567 salt brings out the flavor is sweet applications. A small pinch won’t hurt the structure too much.

[@jamilaisaeva7096]

Hello June. My mom and I just watched all of your videos and she really liked your personality, cooking skills and she was impressed how economically you use your products. We are from Azerbaijan that’s why I’m writing to you from the name of my mom because she doesn’t know English. Therefore she forced me to write comment and to thank you for the great content. She also sends Hi to Aaron and wishes best to you both.

[@troybee7815]

I like how the torched sorta-rengue ended up looking like the exterior of the raw taro root. Happy accidents. Nice job, June!

[@thank9stars]

😱😊🥳

[@jenniferatwell9698]

Yes! I was thinking the same thing!

[@lilianbratt1308]

My favorite homemade cake is Brazilian Carrot cake, where the raw carrot is blended together in the dough making it a beautiful yellow color, almost orange color and the frosting used is a traditional chocolate frosting using sweet condensed milk, butter and chocolate. It’s different but delicious and soooo simple to make.

[@str4ngeattractor]

It's my favorite comfort dessert too!

[@Angelina-gz9wr]

Thanks for the suggestion. I’m Brazilian-American and I never heard that before

[@zenaidamcr13]

I had a version of this cake but done with almond flour and with sprinkled nuts on top... I almost diedddddd

[@Archiele19]

My favorite too!

[@laurahauser6421]

June, our world is a better place with you in it!

[@loyalsausages]

I love how June cautions against all these rash cooking decisions that, when faced with the same dilemma 30 seconds later, she's like... "F-it, let's just do it!"

[@regenorakel]

I haven't really appreciated my birthdays since when I was a child, but just this year I realized I can bake myself any cake I want for my birthday, and that made me care a bit more about having a birthday.

[@JaclynMorris22]

I had a black forest cake every year for my cakedayuntil I was 12 and finally asked my mom why we had them when I disliked cherries. She told it was her favorite cake so that's what she always bought. That year I started baking my own cakeday cakes (pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting)

[@padminimayur4049]

Wait. Your mum never asked you what cake you'd like?

[@JaclynMorris22]

@@padminimayur4049 I have two older sisters and she went back to work after I started kindergarten. It probably just slipped her mind that I hate cherries and I did like chocolate cake.

[@tailsandteeth6903]

Can June just have her own show now? She's such a delight! Squee!

[@hannalutz5929]

You have to add more butter in little bits and then you have to whip it for 10-20 minutes until it’s stiff again. Happy birthday 🎁

[@newsfresh5947]

Oh amazing. What is science for it

[@laurabarr-kyrzyk676]

You were trying to do Swiss meringue buttercream which needs the butter mixed in in small pieces to the hot mixture until it is all cooled, at least 10 mins. It also takes more than 1 pat of butter LOL.

[@thank9stars]

@@laurabarr-kyrzyk676 right right, totally wouldn't have worked with this budget, I should've just left the butter out. Silly me!

[@haydengrable8502]

@@thank9stars are you going to make videos on your personal channel?

[@IsThatTizzie]

It also helps to hold something cold to the outside of your bowl to help stiffen if you dont have time for the 20 min wait. My teacher said he likes to use a bag of frozen peas when at home.

[@powerpuff4ever]

I love that I don’t need to be subscribed to Delish for June videos to show up in my recommended feed. Happy Birthday, June!

[@beccawolf7182]

For my 18th birthday my grandmother made me an all lemon cake. It was a lemon sponge with a lemon simple syrup candied lemons a lemon cream in the middle covered with whip cream and edible yellow flowers. By far the best cake I've ever had.

[@Elisaroseps]

I was vegan for a brief stint in college (ah, college) and asked my mom to make a banana cake with coffee flavored frosting and BOY did she deliver. Amazing vegan cake and an underrated flavor combination and I think about it all the time.

[@elizabethquan4702]

Great mom memory!

[@Wooplot]

Re-make it!

[@Olhamo]

tell her!

[@ghold6810]

Sounds amazing! Share the recipe!

[@jaminwaite3867]

Like british banoffee

[@dimplescris1]

This girl is so talented!

[@MK-it2gv]

Mango mousse cake covered on the outside with thin slices of perfectly ripened mango. Only in Hong Kong! Yummmmmm

[@xcrystalsunshine]

Sounds amazing

[@Vera-kh8zj]

Charming. Adorable. Loved the fact she presented the "failure". This is real. Happy belated, June!

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

Happy Cake day June! My absolute, most favorite, cakes were my Mama Rosie's "chocolate " cakes. If you have ever seen a "Smith Island" cake, you'll have an idea what they looked like, but hers was even better. They were the thinnest yellow cake layers baked in cast iron pans, with a boiled cocoa icing between the layers and covering the exterior. Hers had at least 12 layers. Truly magnificent. She was from rural NW Florida, very close to the Alabama line, and these cakes are deservedly revered there. After that, Mrs Ruby's caramel cakes and Mama Rosie's coconut cakes are next in line. Sadly, all are now just beloved memories.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

There was a wedding so sad that even the cake was in tiers Happy cakeday June!

[@lequinntessential]

I really like how she keeps everything real, imperfect yet thoughtful, and positive, especially in the face of criticism and setbacks. Subscribed for June

[@s8a2b]

“June this is family show!” Then her face omg lol!!

[@dianamedina2348]

I’m diabetic so the best cake that I can have is a frozen watermelon as my bread and whip cream and berries as my frosting 🧁 🍉 and hey I ain’t mad at it 😋 I love fruit!

[@angiead]

Yeah this seems like it should have been a Swiss meringue buttercream. I usually gently whip my egg whites and sugar in a Bain Marie until they hit like 71c (160f). Then whip it to stiff peaks in a stand mixer. Before adding the butter the meringue and the bowl need to be cool. I think essentially what happened was your meringue was too hot, the butter melted and then deflated everything.

[@bonnieriley3585]

Mmmm - my favorites - Swiss butter cream.

[@SavhannasSpirit]

My favorite birthday cake of all time was a tie - two different cakes from my childhood being raised in San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley. There is a bakery on Alum Rock Avenue called Peter’s Bakery where they make the most delicious cake on the planet - burnt almond cake”. It’s legendary. But, their lemon cake with coconut crunchies on the sides is a very close tie for first. June, happy belated birthday and your cake was gorgeous!!!! I’m glad you made it the way you would like it. I’m so impressed with your skills - baking, cooking, chefing…just amazing creativity and intelligent, passionate making of all things food. You’re an inspiration during these dark times we are experiencing. I’m so grateful to have found your channel. I love you and Aaron. Keep up the insanely impressive work!! Cheers!

[@elansyarif]

sis literally said no fat should touch the egg whites but she added butter lmaooooo🙈

[@thank9stars]

😭

[@memo-dt8xx]

She was tryna make an Italian meringue buttercream

[@ninasfieber9688]

Not fat for whipping the egg whites - after that you want to add the remaining ingredients :)

[@Wooplot]

It was after she had whipped the eggs whites to stiff peaks though. The issue isn't mixing fat with egg whites, the issue is with mixing it with the egg whites before you have whipped it.

[@AlexHuntercreativememory]

The only problem was the fact that the meringue was still warm when she added it. The oil and egg whites is just when you are whipping the egg whites originally.

[@PodsofWar]

I like how we all forgot about the $5 thing by the end

[@madisonl3401]

Favorite cake is a Russian Napoleon cake! Thin, crispy sheets of dough soaked in condensed milk with 7 or 8 layers.... OMG it's so good😭😭😭

[@missnataliepea]

I’m absolutely in love with her. MORE JUNE!!!

[@noraa.616]

June, about the butter: You didn't add the yolk since it had fat in it, so likewise butter shouldn't have been added since it would have weighted down the meringue you made with the fat content that's in the butter. But who cares about having a softened meringue; the result was still really good!

[@lexigristchuk973]

My favorite cake is my grandma's recipe. It's a lemon pudding cake with lemon whipped cream and topped with strawberries in their own syrup. It's sweet and fruity and moist. Best cake ever

[@KatelynRoseable]

Honestly one of the best cakes I’ve ever had was our wedding cake. White cake with alternating layers of taro and lilikoi. Perfection.

[@yjolly5156]

Hi June!!! I just want to thank you for posting all these videos and inspiring creativity in my 8-year old Brayden. COVID self-isolation has been so hard on him but he has found a creative outlet through you! Every night, he gets his reading out of the way early so he can watch a June cooking video for “bedtime story” time. And the next day, we come out of our work spaces to find something new he’s concocted (or 2 or 3 or 4 things) - all inspired by you June! Thank you thank you for your inspiration! I’m sharing a few photos...I think you’re his favorite KZbin star!

[@yjolly5156]

Sorry I can’t figure out how to attach photos but he’s made everything from curry to biscuits to donuts to tons and tons of pancakes and cookies...all inspired by you! Again thank you for showing our son that cooking isn’t intimidating and encouraging creativity - we have had some of the weirdest (yet delicious!) meals ever through his June-inspired meals!

[@jelanphear]

One of the best cakes I’ve ever had was a buche du Noel in Paris on Christmas Eve probably 12 years ago. It was incredible with all the different layers!

[@JackieGrubs]

The "moment of inspiration" with that music lol! PERFECTION

[@aclementine9928]

I love Marks and Spencer's birthday cakes, they're colourful in a plasticy way, they're relatively cheap (£5 for a smallish one), they have a one-sheet coat of icing obviously made in a factory that you could peel away from the cake part in one go, a fluffy vanilla sponge interior and sweet and tarte jam in the middle of the layers, they're very sweet, almost too sweet really, but oh my I love them and they take me right back to childhood

[@Rowhuggles01]

marks and sparks birthday cakes all the way! Every day!

[@ravent3016]

The best birthday cake I ever had is a three-way tie - a fresh raspberry charlotte made with homemade lady fingers, a Black Forest cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte) I had when I was living in Germany, and a white peach mousse cake that was sublime. A runner-up was a from-scratch German Chocolate cake made with the recipe on the Baker's chocolate.

[@Olhamo]

white peach mousse cake SOUNDS sublime!

[@HisforHaha]

June! Happy Birthday! It's always a great day when you post a video! MY favorite cake of all time is the Berry Chantilly from Whole Foods! I love how the frosting isn't incredibly sweet! Just a huge fan of it!

[@celestewatson4874]

Happy cakeday June! You are a gift to us every single day! Favorite cake: a weird coincidence cake. It was a southern caramel cake, purchased by an in-law cousin for a family reunion outside of Nashville, TN. But when we rode along to pick it up, the baker, unbeknownst to the hostess, lived in the former childhood home of my husband (60 yrs previously)!!! All the way on the opposite side of Nashville, 35 miles away!!! And truthfully, it was the best cake I've ever had, and I am not a carmel fan at all. I could not stop eating it!

[@stefaniamalatesta8076]

This lady has been getting me through quarantine.

[@jacquelinehustedt6215]

June I f'ing love you!!! I love that you have recreations, not failures, failures are what happened when we don't try, recreations are a change in place and plan . We thought we were making castle cake with cake turrets, nope they fell apart but you can use waffle cones as turrets. That is life, or at least my life in the past. Your awesome and I adore watching your shows! I love you zen moments with the item you never cooked with. You remind me cooking is fun and why I love playing with it so much! Thank you! J

[@sarameyer3162]

I love this cake for June, but she deserves a glorious cake for her birthday with no price tag attached!

[@prestonsays]

Taro everything is good! Also, I appreciate you just “going with it.” Cake looked delish, regardless.

[@mojinxx]

Buttercream videos on YT suggest continuing to whip the eggwhite/molten sugar mixture while ice packing the bowl until cool. Then adding butter, but hey, you worked it out. Happy belated birthday June! Most delish🤭- Homemade from scratch German Chocolate Cake.

[@yfzhou8074]

FINALLYYYY Someone who loves taro as much as I do!

[@kundera30]

Brooklyn Blackout cake - chocolate pudding, cake. cake crumbs, soft and delicious

[@apriljohnson1514]

My sister makes my cakeday cake: German Chocolate Cake. I've had this cake since I turned 10 and I'm 57 this year. She made a new recipe about eight years or so ago and it's the best version of GCC ever. Thank you, my lovely little sister!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

I was going to tell you guys a cheap birthday cake joke.. But it was a little *crummy.*

[@AbsolutelyAdorableStudio]

You have the best puns lol!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

@@AbsolutelyAdorableStudio ty 😁

[@lizlemon3698]

I was going to spare your life... *Then you made that joke*

[@misyevans6675]

Yesss 😂😂

[@jillferretti6374]

🤣🤣🤣

[@toniecat1028]

When I was a little girl and all the time I was growing up until I left home (18 years old) my mommade me angelfood cake with strawberry & wipped cream filling through the pinched out center, with whipped cream for frosting -------------- my favorite!! I've never had it since. Hope your day was a happy one, June!

[@daisydherata1272]

Happy cake day ! :) When I was a teenager (and living in France), we used to buy a raspberry dark chocolate mousse cake at a local bakery. It was sooooo good !

[@alexandravincent1886]

Happy belated birthday!! That was such a pretty cake. This is my favorite show. The best birthday cake I ever had was kind of like yours, layered with merengue buttercream and every layer was a different fruit jam. The top was a rainbow of color. I wish I took a picture. My grandmas chef friend made it

[@MilaMilaMila]

Meanwhile in Australia the blueberries alone might be $5

[@JaimeeL901]

I had the same thought! She was saying budget cake, then she picked up bluebs.. I was *confused in Australian*.

[@Zhishan929]

Jaimee-Louise Warner I think that the street fruits of New York and Chinese supermarket is very cheap (at least in America). You can always switch out blueberries for cheaper fruits from your country.

[@ALTJ1986]

Food is generally more expensive in Australia than in US (firsthand experience).

[@Raja-bz4yw]

Jesus... Blueberries at Walmart are definitely not $5 here wow

[@Ze-e]

Thought the same! In South Africa any berry besides strawberries are ridiculously expensive 😫

[@mariaanna9848]

"I don't have a cake stand because home kitchen" *pulls out blow torch* hahahahaha

[@lauradas1792]

"Chinese Birthday Cake" is my absolute favourite kind.

[@OrlaHoulihan]

My fave cake is super simple: 2 layers of light sponge, a layer of raspberry jam topped with a thicker one of whipped cream (very lightly sweetened) in the middle, topped with a dusting of confectioner's sugar.

[@Memacis1995]

Favorite cake: dark chocolate with chocolate whipped cream between the 4 layers covered with dark chocolate ganache! Lol, if you can't tell i LOVE chocolate! !!!!!

[@LunaILena]

Oh, my! I need that cake! I love chocolate too!!!😍😍😍

[@thank9stars]

Thai is definitely Aaron's dream cake

[@kamilaf7527]

All the best for your birthday, June! Wishing you lots of health, love, happiness and many amazing, delicious recipes!

[@Min-tl2wt]

She has me when she sings *everybody in quarantine* 😆

[@MaikaClarke]

Chocolate cream torte. Several layers of chocolate cake and a creamy cream cheese frosting. For me, it's all about the frosting. Frosting: In one bowl cream the following together: 8 oz softened cream cheese, 2/3 cup brown sugar, & 1 tsp vanilla. In a second bowl make whipped cream. Mix about 1/3 of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture to loosen it, and then fold in the remaining whipped cream. If you like a less sweet frosting you can reduce the sugar to your taste, I've done this 1/2 cup brown sugar but I'm sure you could add less if you wanted to. Also, you can make a chocolate version of this frosting by adding 3Tbs. cocoa to the cream cheese before creaming it. Now layer in cake or eat it with a spoon, whatever you are moved to do. I usually eat at least a few spoonfuls while I'm working on the cake. PS if your cake is a little dry drizzle each layer with a little bit of simple syrup, just like a professional pasty chef would do. Sometimes I'll add layers of jam or ganache to the cake. And sometimes I'll add fresh fruit to the center layer. So many delicious variations.

[@lolaskw2795]

Favourite cake: Romanian layer cake with sweet chestnut puree, tort de castane

[@AA-gr6yt]

My favorite cake I've ever had was a white cake with raspberry filling from a little bakery in Oregon City, Oregon called "His Bakery". They're out of business now, but it was such a perfect, light cake. Not too much frosting. Not too buttery. Just perfection.

[@meursaultscourtroom8886]

The lemon pudding cake my Aunt made when I was a little, hmmm the best.

[@michellemorrowallen8505]

My Nanny’s (grandmother) homemade caramel cake! She used a yellow cake box mix for the cake, but made the caramel by burning (white granulated) sugar in a cast iron skillet. She made them for everyone’s birthday, and ALWAYS used square cake pans, because you got more icing on the corner pieces!

[@dianeconibear9682]

Divine! Your sponge looks so Chinese-bakery delicate mmmm. Re: the soupy filling post- 2 Tbsp of butter. Maybe it's like Swiss buttercream: it starts with a slightly cooked meringue, beaten til cool. Then LOTS of soft butter is beaten in, a Tbsp at a time. After the first few chunks of butter the whole thing turns soupy and you think it's ruined. But after a pound of butter is beaten, the buttercream bounces back and morphs into a silky smooth, shiny buttercream with suppleness and structure. And it's so, well, obviously BUTTERY. Maybe that's what happened?? Happy birthday!!!

[@TheLoveweaver]

Exactly!

[@d.r.monroe5966]

I have two favorite cakes. My first is a super dark chocolate cake that has a slight bitterness from all the dark chocolate. The filling is lime curd and cranberry curd in concentric circles. The frosting is a cranberry lime swis buttercream. The second favorite cake is one my pastry chef sister developed from my favorite dessert I make often - cranachan. It's a whiskey oat cake filled with raspberry jam and whipped cream, and topped with whiskey buttercream. Decorated with rasperberries and a little homemade vanilla granola.

[@bl6973]

“A libra” Explains the ludicrous expanse of similarities to my mom

[@scotlandfan79]

Happy Cakeday, June! My most delicious cake ever was a pumpkin cheesecake (half of the cheese mixture mixed with pumpkin & pumpkin spice) with a gingerbread crust, topped with honey roasted, salted peanuts & cashews. Just SO GOOD!

[@dorifrance4937]

Happy Birthday from one Libra to another! This cake looks delicious.

[@JoannaTsay]

Happy birthday June! I am also a Libra! Taro is one of my favorite foods and when you naturally colored it with the blueberry purée I was like 🤯. My favorite cake is one I used to ask my mom to make me for my birthday- date nut cake, but with chocolate chips sprinkled in. So moist from the dates and not too sweet but with a little chocolate and a lot of nostalgia. Love all your videos!

[@ellymartinez2427]

June is always so knowledgeable of food science! What is her training?

[@angelamccabe6447]

Once I made an Italian Cream cake from scratch for my hubby’s birthday cake. Spiced layers with a sweet pineapple and coconut filling and then frosted in cream cheese frosting dusted in toasted pecans and coconut ! It was a dream!!

[@asiagoodman2591]

One of my favorite memory of a cake is when my grandma applied frosting to a still-warm cake [by mistake], and the frosting melted into the cake. That was one of the best tasting mistakes ever! Still today, I apply the frosting on my still-warm cakes.

[@LifeIsPrecious555]

buttercream cake with burnt almonds slices, fruits slices in the cake (strawberries, kiwi, orange, and banana), and chocolate glaze (drizzle) on the cake.

[@berry7590]

They always say that egg whites don’t whip when there’s fat in the mixture, that’s why they say wash your bowl before making whipped egg whites . That might be the reason. Happy cake day 😂

[@milynayang]

The meringue was too warm when she added the butter or the butter was too soft.

[@dr.nabilamoin]

*Not a professional. I just love to bake and learned some things from practicing.* So, I feel like probably the reason why your frosting deflated and got runny was because of either of the 2 reasons or both: A. You didn't add enough butter. B. Your butter's temperature was a little above room temperature. I'm speaking from my experience of making swiss meringue buttercream, when I add butter to the whipped egg whites and sugar mixture, I make sure my butter is at room temp. and my mixture has completely cooled off. Initially when adding butter(I add 1 cube at a time) it does get a bit runny and deflated then as I add the rest it firms up and becomes stable. Also, I try to work in a cold room with the AC on when making this. Hope this helped. I love your videos June! *Happy Belated Cakeday* 💜

[@savannahjohnson7218]

They have this "Cloud Nine" Cake at the bakery in my home town. They do whipped cream instead of frosting (which I prefer since it isn't so heavy). Its so good. I need to try and make my own whip with coconut cream since they haven't come out with a vegan option yet!

[@nahoumabara3712]

MIZZ JUNE LITERALLY MAKES ME SO HAPPY! ❤ HBD!!!

[@supersleuthsally]

“Home kitchen!” 5 minutes later breaks out the torch.

[@rygregory]

You have one birthDATE. Your birthDAY does come every year. It’s just semantics. Just enjoy your day.

[@eliollo5625]

The bundt cake with raspberry icing my mom made me for my fifth birthday.

[@elenarevello4034]

Happy Birthday Junee! Sorry for the late. I couldn't wait any longer for a new video of yours and you finally made one. You're the best

[@jml4774]

The best piece of cake I ever had was a tiny slice of a cake in a small village in France (St. Zachary.) It was chocolate with feuilletine and hazelnuts. Yum.

[@lindarichardson1874]

Anything chocolate, tripple chocolate! My favorite!

[@selenay7842]

Aaron back at it again with his passive aggressive comments. I'm pretty sure he would've liked that cake if it was covered in chilli sauce instead of cake frosting 😄

[@balentay]

I legitimately don't get this comment. He was making a joke and being upfront that he didn't like the flavor. That's not a bad thing 🙄

[@mariafret185]

@@balentay He likes his food really spicy! he uses chili powder in a lot of his cooking, Selene probably meant the comment as a joke lol :)

[@lovelyy-babyy]

@@balentay Issa joke

[@balentay]

I don't see how the phrase "passive aggressive comments" is a joke, sorry

[@shineonsunfish]

@@balentay Especially considering how totally rude everyone has been in the comments about Aaron and his opinions in the past. It made me really sad that he was unwilling to share his thoughts in the latest video and was so overwhelmingly positive - I'm also a more adventurous home cook (obviously not as talented as June!) and have made some less than successful dishes. It's not an insult to say you don't like something.

[@yilinliu2238]

Happy birthday, June! You are such an amazing human being!

[@lauren8627]

In Australia berries are often $6-7 a small punnet 😂. Cream is cheaper here. I loved this episode, how interesting using TARO cream!

[@kelseylovesart]

Pastry chef here: the reason the meringue deflated is because eggwhites dont hold air with fat added. If you were going to add any butter you should have added enough for it to become a rich buttercream frosting instead of trying to keep the light meringue texture. Its either a lot of butter or none if you want a spreadable texture. Im sure what you made still tasted good though :)

[@qiongchen79]

Happy cake day June! Taro cream is brilliant I’ll definitely try that since I love taro bubble tea and taro ice cream. Grew up in China, I also like light sponge cake with whipped cream and fruits! I also like Japanese cheesecake, and tiramisu, anything that’s not too sweet or heavy. For the frosting, I think 2 tbsp of butter is not enough to stabilize the meringue. But if you keep adding more butter, it will eventually turn into a stable Italian buttercream. You can fold whipped cream into the buttercream to make it lighter.

[@ashleysinniah6789]

One of the flavors for our wedding cake was a dense moist chocolate cake with peanut butter cream filling, covered with an Italian meringue buttercream. It was made by a home baker and delicious. The best cake i've ever had. Had it for three anniversary since that day.

[@lindakimberly7297]

tres leches cake that was more like quatro leches--coconut milk was added with the others. absolute deliciousness!

[@vidhubhatnagar2722]

Green tea cake is SO darn good. I love June videos

[@sprshedina]

That cake looks DELISH! I'd loved spice cake for years. So much so that my family would call me "grandma😭. On my 21st Bday my cousin made me a Hummingbird cake. Babyyyyyyyy!! So rich, yet light. So flavorfully yummy...Love at first bite😋🥰🥰😋.

[@Rayleneg1]

June is brilliant in the kitchen and so enjoyable to watch. Always so impressed by her creativity

[@anissageddes6034]

Taro looks like what we call Dasheen in Jamaica It's definitely Dasheen. So weird, we would never think to use it for dessert

[@TheLoveweaver]

Is it Dasheen? Who would have thought? Now, I want to try to make it something sweet out of it now.

[@sxp0137]

In Asia so many dessrts have taro.

[@jessschafer1328]

Most amazing cake: a melt in your mouth fluffy lemon cloud cake with strawberries between the layers, and a whipped vanilla infused cream frosting. Simple and perfect.

Best cake: I dont know how to say in english but in México we call it mostachon. Its bomb! You can google it, 100% my favorite

[@ashamakeny2112]

Can’t stop watching. I love June she’s amazing & I’m learning so much

[@Dashzap]

Favorite cake: chocolate cake from an old recipe which incorporates strong coffee in the batter and brown sugar frosting

[@estherclara7818]

Porto’s bakery fruit tart! It’s SO good! Porto’s puts a yellow sponge in their fruit tart, so I consider it to be a type of cake! Happy cake day!