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Japan now has cat-shaped cheesecake – Too cute to eat, or too delicious not to?
- Casey Baseel
May 15, 2020 - Tweet
Neko Neko Cheesecake is a dessert so nice they neko-named it twice.
- Japan
- (All Hearts • cake • cats • Cheesecake • COK • cute • food • Jiyugaoka • sweets)
The most terrifying but delicious Studio Ghibli sweets yet: The Princess Mononoke monster cake
- Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2020
A raging god to make your stomach rumble.
- Japan
- (anime • cake • crazy • food • Hayao Miyazaki • Mont Blanc • Princess Mononoke • scary • Studio Ghibli • sweets)
Celebrate the Hinamatsuri Festival in sweet style with treats from Cozy Corner!
- Kay
Jan 26, 2020
Japanese confectioner Ginza Cozy Corner will be offering some gorgeous treats for Hinamatsuri — Japanese Girl’s Day.
- Japan
- (cake • Disney • Ginza Cozy Corner • Hinamatsuri • sweets)
Japanese crane game serves up actual slices of cake – and we got some!【Photos】
- Shannon McNaught
Dec 6, 2019
Forget about stuffed animals and candy bars – now it’s time for gourmet prizes!
- Japan
- (Arcades • cake • COK • cool • crane game • food • game • SNJO • sweets • UFO catchers • video games • Yokohama)
Using Final Fantasy’s Buster Sword to cut your wedding cake is the best way to start married life
- Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2019
Cosplayer’s wedding video has Final Fantasy VII weaponry and music, feels like a romantic RPG cutscene.
- Europe, Japan
- (awesome • Buster Sword • cake • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • swords • video • video games • weddings)
Japan now has Ronuts, donuts topped with slices of cake for two-in-one dessert decadence
- Casey Baseel
Jul 4, 2019
Mister Donut doubles the deliciousness by teaming up with a beloved Japanese cake shop.
Ginza Cozy Corner offers sweet magic in the form of beautiful Aladdin-themed cakes
- Kay
Jun 20, 2019
These delicate Aladdin-inspired cakes look as enchanting as the movie.
- Japan
- (Aladdin • cake • collaboration • Ginza Cozy Corner • movie • sweets)
Sanrio characters now available as adorable cut-out baum cakes!
- Kay
May 28, 2019
These baum cakes that can be “cut-out” into Sanrio characters are fun, sweet and almost too cute to eat.
Starbucks’ retro Japanese kissaten menu debuts deliciously mature coffee gelatin cake【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
May 21, 2019
Plus the perfect old-school coffee to drink with it.
We bought a Rilakkuma custard pudding cake and found out what a carefree bear tastes like
- Koh Ruide
Mar 18, 2019
Sweet, fluffy and a little chewy, apparently.
- Japan
- (cake • convenience store food • custard • cute • dessert • Lawson • Rilakkuma • snacks • SNJO • treats)
Godiva Japan unveils beautiful cherry blossom party cake, but you won’t find it at fancy stores
- Casey Baseel
Mar 14, 2019
Gourmet chocolatier is selling its mouthwatering sakura/matcha combo where ordinary people go to satisfy their sweet tooth.
- Japan
- (cake • cherry blossoms • chocolate • convenience stores • Godiva • green tea • hanami • Lawson • matcha • sakura • sweets)
Pink sakura-flavored baum cake from Nenrinya looks delightfully delectable!
- Kay
Mar 10, 2019
This limited edition sakura baum cake perfectly fits the description “pretty in pink” while looking incredibly tasty at the same time.
A Valentine’s Day shock has our reporter Seiji saying “I want to die”
- Casey Baseel
Feb 16, 2019
Our often-single reporter gets a startling surprise from his girlfriend, and eats something he’s never had before.
- Japan
- (cake • chocolate • COK • Find Seiji a Girlfriend Project • funny • romance • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • sweets • Valentine's Day)
Starbucks Japan’s cherry blossom powder donuts, sakura-topped cakes bloom onto the menu
- Casey Baseel
Feb 16, 2019
Four new Sakuraful Food desserts are here to get spring started early.
Pokémon Wedding Plan being offered in Japan, complete with beautiful Pikachu wedding cake
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2019
Organizers hint that the beloved anime/video game franchise’s mascot himself might make an appearance on your special day.
- Japan
- (anime • cake • chapels • cool • cute • marriage • Pikachu • Pokemon • romance • video games • wedding plan • weddings)
We investigate 7-Eleven’s new Crunchy Chocolate Mille Crêpes Cake, shiver with decadence
- Katy Kelly
Oct 26, 2018
We’re struck senseless by the seductive dessert, and take an array of scintillating shots to show off its sexy side.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • cake • chocolate • COK • convenience stores • Go Hatori • SNOJ • sweets • taste test)
Kitty Rollcake Tunnel and Fruits Tart Cushion promise purrfectly pampered (and palatable) pets
- Krista Rogers
Sep 27, 2018
These sweet-treat accessories will add a decorative and mouth-watering flair to your pet’s home just in time for the winter holidays.
Exclusive piping hot baumkuchen at Haneda Airport is the delicious treat all travelers must try
- Koh Ruide
Sep 20, 2018
Remember to try out this soul warming, irresistible delicacy before you leave the airport.
- Japan
- (baumkuchen • cafe • cake • delicious • Haneda Airport • Nenrinya)
A faster, easier way to make cake: Use a rice cooker【SoraKitchen】
- Casey Baseel
May 29, 2018
Meg steps into the SoraKitchen, and steps back out with a strawberry shortcake in record time.
- Japan
- (cake • COK • cooking • Meg • rice cooker • SNOJ • SoraKitchen • sweets)
Japanese confectioner Ginza Cozy Corner launches unique campaign involving… chopsticks!
- Kay
Mar 19, 2018
The popular Japanese sweets maker suggests a bold new way to eat cake.
- Japan
- (cake • chopsticks • Ginza Cozy Corner • sweets)
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