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Gold Lantern Baking Asian home baker in Grass Valley making treats whenever I start missing home.

It’s been awhile! I’m back in Nevada County and will hopefully be grounded here for a minute. So glad to finally be home...
08/27/2026

It’s been awhile! I’m back in Nevada County and will hopefully be grounded here for a minute. So glad to finally be home with my human and furry family!

Many of you are probably wondering about the business and with some reluctance I will have to close up shop. My initial dream was to sell the extra Asian treats I would make for myself for a little change (and mostly to meet other people who love eating like I do and sharing my extra treats so they don’t go to waste) but needing to pay quite a sum for a yearly license to run a mini business isn’t the route I initially intended for Gold Lantern. Back in Malaysia, it was easy to obtain a low cost license and sell from your home. My aunties and my mother’s friends did it so I naively thought I could do the same here. I’m happy I tried though and the people at the county’s environmental health department were very knowledgeable and helpful when it came to getting licensed.

So this is where my journey ends for Gold Lantern and I am starting to freelance again. If anyone needs any local design work I’m happy to discuss! I plan on still keeping this IG account for my personal baking and maybe still keep in touch with those of you who would like my extra treats every now and then. Will miss you all dearly and hopefully see you around town. Please say hi!

*Mooncake season is coming up! just made a huge batch of these mooncakes that I’m bringing down to the Bay Area for family. I reduced the sugar and oil and of course it’s filled with homemade lotus paste with zero preservatives 😉

FOOD DIARY: My mum’s friend mentioned that the Ang Ku Kueh from this shop in Kuching is good and we finally got to try i...
05/03/2025

FOOD DIARY: My mum’s friend mentioned that the Ang Ku Kueh from this shop in Kuching is good and we finally got to try it. I bought all 3 flavours: mung bean, peanut and coconut. All three were delicious. The rice wrapper was so soft and chewy 💕 Can’t wait to come back to Nevada County and make these again for you. 😘 Hope everyone is doing well! Miss you all! I should be back in July!

FOOD DIARY: I had to pick up some kuih on our last day in Penang. Kuih is a Malaysian dessert snack and refers to little...
03/16/2025

FOOD DIARY: I had to pick up some kuih on our last day in Penang. Kuih is a Malaysian dessert snack and refers to little bite sized ‘cakes’ which tend to be made with rice, tapioca, pandan, gula melaka and coconut milk (santan). They are such a rare find outside south east Asia unlike other Asian desserts such as mochi, boba, egg tarts, sago pudding etc. This is why I hand make them in Grass Valley California. It’s a taste of home away from home 💕 These kuihs are from a shop in Penang that has been making and selling these delicacies since the 1930s. The kuihs were delicious with my favorites being the huat kueh (sweet white rice sugar cake) and the kuih bingka (coconut tapioca cake). The seating area upstairs has a small gallery full of amazing kuih moulds, kebayas (traditional nyonya dress) and embroidery.

MALAYSIA FOOD DIARY: I was craving for something sweet today. This is called QQ Ice on the menu at a shop called Jelly B...
02/25/2025

MALAYSIA FOOD DIARY: I was craving for something sweet today. This is called QQ Ice on the menu at a shop called Jelly Beancurd in Kuching, Sarawak. It is boba, tang yuan and sweet yam on shaved ice flavored with evaporated milk. Absolute heaven. I’m definitely going to make this for myself when I get home to Grass Valley. (Sorry I won’t be able to sell something like this from my home bakery. Cottage food permits are very restrictive in our county with what we can and can’t make)

02/17/2025

Hello everyone. We are officially on a break for a few months to go back home. I will keep you updated when we are up and running again! Thank you so much for a wonderful start to 2025.

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