The Baking Endeavor

Finally had a chance to order some pastries and OMG they are absolutely absolutely fantastic! Ordered a bunch of things to try- The miso garlic bun is to die for! Looking forward to trying the rest: monkey bread,Bánh Patê Sô-, Almond Mung Bean Danish, sesame cookie, banoffee bread, Sweet Potato Danish, chocolate chip cookie! All photo ready (beautifully crafted). Everything she creates looks as great as it tastes! Get your order in!!

Was looking for a custom cake and The Baking Endeavor was perfect! Tina was such a pleasure to work with - easy responsive communication over email, reasonable pricing, clear pickup instructions. She gave tips on flavor combos and what kind of cream to choose so it wouldn't melt in certain weather, and was very detail-oriented. We had some ideas on the design and Tina executed them perfectly. The cake itself looked exactly as we pictured it, we got an 8" 4-layer vanilla cake with passionfruit cream+curd - tasty, not too sweet, and and all our guests loved it! Look forward to working with her again for future special events that need a cake!

Tina made my wedding cake 2 years ago, and I fell in love with her cakes. Why haven't I left a review before?? Our wedding cake was matcha with hojicha cream, and I need to shout it from the rooftops: Tina knows how to use tea flavors!!! Everything tastes how it's supposed to, and it's the perfect Asian "not too sweet." So...now I've had her cakes multiple times with a combination of flavors, and they've all been amazing. Zero regrets!!

My favorite type of baked goods with such interesting flavors! Tina does such a lovely job of curating cookies, buns, and macarons. I love the matcha, black sesame, and kimchi buns, and look forward to trying more variations. She occasionally does pop-ups at the Saturday Ferry Building Farmer's Market and takes custom cake orders as well which I just might do...

ISNT SHE STUNNING? wow i love them so much. i won this beautiful roll cake from the baking endeavor's giveaway on instagram, back in may 2021. i am truly truly truly grateful for tina, the creator and baker/this breathtaking lady, to host this generous giveaway and spend her time to make this beauty for me!!SO--THIS WAS SO SO GOOD, visually, sensory--it was gone in like two days!! the tart berries and yuzu curd complimented the perfectly-balanced sweet milk crumbs and vanilla cream and all that together paired so nicely with the VERY FLUFFY and AIRY matcha cake-- i was just in awe!i highly recommend her if you want a customizable cake that is both just stunning and so balanced in texture and in taste !! LIKE SHE MAKES SHAPES AND DESIGNS IVE NEVER SEEN, LIKE HELLO? ??the hard thing is that she located in deep sunset so make sure you have a car to get yourself here!

I've been getting more familiar with Korean cuisine with Korean fried chicken, Pa-jeon seafood pancakes, Dol-sop-bop rice bowls, soon-doo-boo tofu stews, bbqs, kalbijjim and all the banchan. Our friend, Mike C, a regular at the Saturday Ferry Building Farmers Market, picked up Kimchi buns for us to try.He said the bun was from The Baking Endeavor. I googled and determined it to be part of the La Cocina incubator program, which consists of 10 Asian women chefs.Now for the bun. I loved the texture of the bun, which reminded me of focaccia. It had a slice of Spam within the bun and some kimchee on the top center of it. Generally, kimchee is a little spicy for my palette, but the amount of it on the bun was not too overwhelming and provided a nice kick to the bun.Thanks to my friend for opening my eyes to this tasty bun. I don't get to visit the Saturday Market often, but if you do, check out The Baking Endeavor for their tasty offerings.

A new stand at the Ferry Building Farmers Market on Saturdays. They seem to be riffing on cinnamon rolls and cookies with their own Korean-influenced flavors. Loved the sweet pastries, but the savory ones weren't really my jam (at least not for first thing in the morning).Matcha Bun: This was like a cinnamon bun, but with lots of matcha instead of cinnamon. I really liked how the bitter matcha tempered the sweet creamy frosting. You didn't feel like sweet overload after finishing this. Also, really fluffy bread.Black Sesame Bun: Looked really cool, like something a goth baker would make around Halloween (or anytime of the year really). Really enjoyed the very generous covering of black sesame paste on top, it was way more intense than regular frosting. The bun itself was soft and filled with tasty baked-in black sesame flavor too.Kimchi Bun: Not like a cinnamon roll at all, except the shape. Kinda reminds of those savory braided breads one can get in Chinatown with flavors like bacon & green onion. The bread itself was fluffy and soft, I think milk bread. The kimchi with gochujang packed quite a kick for a savory morning pastry! I love hot food and it's not too hot for me, but it was just kinda jolting to experience those flavors in the morning. The corn was a nice cooling complement.Garlic Miso Butter Bun: Liked this more than the kimchi bun. Tasted like a super unami cold garlic bread. It was a ring of soft milk bread with a really intense center of miso and butter and spinach (I think). Definitely enjoyed it!Sesame Cookie: Like a peanut butter cookie, but with sesame butter. It's like halva in cookie form. This pairs very nice with coffee or tea or whatever you favorite hot morning beverage is.Strawberry Milk Macaron: San Francisco has been macaron heavy for the past 5 years or so. Theirs was formidable competition. I love when people use fruit jam and they did that in the center with a milky cream by the sides. The macaron shell was a bit too crunchy for my tastes, but still had some chewyness underneath.

Had an amazing matcha bun at the ferry building farmers market yesterday! This place seems to be a hidden gem. Highly recommend!!!

Great service and cake! She was so kind and helpful with the process. And everyone loved the cake :) will order again!

Tina made our wedding cake, which was truly the BEST wedding cake we've ever had. We ordered a vanilla sponge with fresh cream, passion fruit curd, and mango bits. The cake was not too sweet and the amount of passion fruit curd was perfect. Tina was great to work with and very professional. She was very flexible with the drop off window and let me drop off my own flowers as decor for the cake. I would recommend her all of my friends and family and am definitely planning to order from her in the future!