La Vie Douce Design

During our wedding process we went through four cake vendors. My wife and I first decided on using a prefer vendor of our venue, but it seems like the vendor we first contracted with was uninterested and a bit rude; so, we decided to end the contract.
When we met with Venus at our tasting, we both felt welcome. After taking a few bites of the different flavors of the cake, we were both sold. Honestly neither of us enjoy sweet, but the flavors was so delicious that we both wanted to take second bites.
During the wedding, we did notice imperfection on our cake as it was a bit shorter than what we discussed it, but Venus was very honest and told our event coordinator that she is going to refund part of the contract fee. We also order lots of little sweets and dessert items from Venus, but my wife and I never got it taste as it was all gone when guest was allowed to get to it. From what we heard from the guests, both the cake and the little sweet/​dessert items was the best they have ever tasted at a wedding. We would totally hire Venus again when I need another special cake or sweet for our next event.

I don’t know why it took me so long to order desserts from this place, and I’m sorry that I didn’t do it sooner! What comes out of the La Vie Douce Design kitchen is MAGIC!!! :)
My experience with Venus was wonderful and she definitely delivered on her deliciously famous macarons! I needed some for my sister’s bridal shower and I figured that I would try my luck with her and I’m glad I did. Not only did she make delicious treats that all of the guests at the bridal shower were raving about, but she was also helpful in answering my questions and giving me advice on what I should order and how much to order to make the event enjoyable… and also to go with the New Orleans/​Mardi Gras color theme. The pricing is also reasonable, so that’s a plus because you get a bang for your buck.
If you want delicious desserts and fantastic service, I recommend calling Venus up now. Like right now. I can’t stop talking about how great the macarons are and I kind of want to make up a fake event just so I can order more of those things. They’re like little pillows of heaven.

AMAZING!!! I ordered 2 doz macaroons (pistachio & salted caramel) and 1 doz lemon passion tartlets and they were incredible! Seriously! I’m super picky about my sweets and these were definitely on point! I’ll be back for more! Thank you Venus!

Where do I begin!!!
10 STARS!!! venus is my fairy sweet girlfriend!!! I was the lucky winner of her annual giveaway on Facebook. All I had to do was share the page on my page. What?!! Then low and behold, she annouced ME, ME ME as the winner of a monthly box of goodies. 2013 wasn’t an easy year, but the cakes and the macaroons and the cookies from Venus made every day more enjoyable.
THANK YOU SOO MUCH for all the year long boxes of treats. You are amazing and I am sending all my friends & family to you for their celebration cakes.
MUCH LOVE!

I cannot stop thinking and raving about the little apple cake La Vie Douce Design made for my daughter’s birthday. We had a very hungry caterpillar theme and basically she made for a us an enormous apple cake with a little cute bite removed from a cute hungry caterpillar. As well as an innocent little caterpillar curled up next to the bright red apple, complete with stem and leaf. Bravo!
She answered my emails and answered all my questions quickly as the big day approached. I picked up my cake from her no problem.
Oh, and the taste? Fantastic! Not too sweet at all. Moist, delicious, fluffy, and smooth creamy strawberry filling.

Three words describe the overwhelming tide of joy as I bit into my first macaron from La Vie Douce:
OH. MY. GOD.
I was extremely fortunate enough to have a great friend purchase a dozen of macarons for my birthday. Let me preface this review that I do consider myself a bit of a macaron fiend; I adore macarons and will go to great lengths to try them from every place possible. I’ve had them in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York (which were allegedly flown in fresh from Paris). I’ve eaten every flavor from a macaron shop if I like them. I will drop a ludicrous amount of money for a dozen macarons. As such, I like to think that I can separate the tasty macarons from the terrible.
I’ve become wary of trying new macarons since I’m convinced only a few places can make them right. But WOW, these macarons — they just became my new favorite.
I had a box of half a dozen of matcha macarons and half a dozen of rose macarons. I killed it all by myself within a few days.
The macaron itself is rather large, especially compared to other places. Venus somehow got the texture of such a large macaron down pat — the cookie was crispy and chewy, and the gamache/​buttercream bursted with such flavor with every bite! The matcha flavor was strong and it was as if I was eating green tea in macaron form. I was in heaven. As for the rose macaron: I don’t like rose flavored things, but boy, has Venus changed my mind. The macaron was very delicious and the rose flavor was sweet but not overly so. There was even a gummy in the center, which meshed well with the macaron.
After I tried these two flavors, I have a very strong urge to purchase a dozen of several other flavors all for myself. The prices by the dozen are very reasonable — I think they compute out to be between $ 1.50 — $ 2.00 per macaron! An EXTREMELY reasonable price for the quality and freshness you get from these macarons.
This just might be my new favorite macaron place. Thank you, Venus, for bringing such joy into my life with your delectable treats.

Love the presentation and the macaroon class. Venus is very inventive and really shows her passion for all things macaroon.

This is the only place we go to for all our dessert needs! We recently had Venus create our wedding cake masterpiece and could not be happier on how it turned out. We got many compliments from our guests and they were anxious to find out who did such a great job on the cake. We highly recommend her!

Venus offers a large variety of desserts, I’ve tried many and enjoyed them all. In addition to making delectable desserts for clients, she recently started offering classes teaching students how to make Parisian macarons among other sweets. So, together with a few friends, we embarked on a fun and entertaining day.
For the class, Venus provides recipes and a handy resource list so we know where to buy ingredients, baking tools and equipment. For the first half of the class, she went over a list of macaron cookbooks she recommends and showed us how we can package macarons in a variety of ways. Following that, she did a demo of making the macaron shells first, using two different methods, after which we split up into teams of two (there were six students total) and proceeded to make the macaron shells ourselves, with her guidance. Venus also showed us how to decorate the macaron shells, either before you bake them or after they are done baking. She also demonstrated how to make 2 different fillings for the macarons we made.
I highly recommend this class for all those who want to know how to make Parisian macarons. It is really helpful to actually watch a live instructor go through the process. Venus is thorough in her teaching and offers lots of detailed knowledge and guidance. You also get to learn hands-​on, not just by watching a demo by the instructor.
Now I know why her macarons are so good :)

You can never go wrong when you work with Venus from La Vie Douce Design!
My first experience was taking the cake baking class with Venus, loved her enthusiasm and passion about baking, then my experience went from regular bday cake orders to asking her to design my wedding dessert table. Oh my, all the items on the wedding dessert table were gone under 5 mins (no kidding!) All the guests were asking me which bakery were the desserts from and praising they taste as good as they look!
I think my next attempt is to take her Macaroon class and Verrine class so I can impress my guests at the next party~

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La Vie Douce Design is one of the best in the dessert business. I’ve had the pleasure of sampling many of their desserts: cakes, macaroons, verrines, panna cotta, etc. Everything is always delicious, moist and never over-​sweet.
Recently, I ordered two dozen macaroons from them: one dozen chocolate and another dozen earl grey. I picked them up and was given many detailed instructions on how to store and eat them appropriately («Treat them like a small baby! Macaroons are fragile!»). I shared them with my coworkers and I knew that I had turned at least two of them over to the dark side. Last I had heard, they were discussing how much they wanted to order!
The chocolate macaroon isn’t over-​sweet and the earl grey is made with crushed tea leaves, giving it a genuine tea taste. The macaroons were light, flaky and practically melted in your mouth. Absolutely amazing and my mouth is watering just sitting here and thinking about them.
Order from La Vie Douce Design and you won’t be disappointed! They also do dessert tables for events — and you know that the wedding season is starting to kick off. Looking for someone to give you something beautiful, memorable and delicious? Look no further!