Ksenia Penkina
Ksenia Penkina is a Vancouver pastry artist, author, and PastryClass founder who shares the science and colorful craft of mirror-glazed mousse cakes.
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Ksenia’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus her backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
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Overview
- Based in
- Vancouver, Canada
- Work
- Pastry artist, educator, author, and entrepreneur
- Known as
- The Glazing Queen
- Founded
- Haute food colors in 2018; PastryClass in 2022
Mini bio
How it started.
Before pastry, Ksenia explored knitting, painting, acting, photography, and website design. Seeing the desserts made by her pastry-chef sister sparked her interest in entremets. Studying in Switzerland gave her access to a professional kitchen, and she later learned from chefs including Frank Haasnoot, Jordi Bordas, Karim Bourgi, and Amaury Guichon.
The cakes fans recognize.
Her colorful mirror-glazed cakes brought her an online audience and the nickname Glazing Queen. Beneath those finishes, her work centers on the chemistry of ingredients and the balance of mousse, sponge, crunch, and inserts. She turned that approach into online lessons and hands-on classes around the world.
Building a pastry classroom.
She launched Haute food colors in 2018 and founded PastryClass in 2022. Her first Russian recipe book appeared in 2019; her own biography reports that its initial 3,000 copies sold in two days. Her books and classes let fans explore both the glossy finishes and the cake structures underneath.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2025PastryClass BookContributing instructor
- 2019Торты и пирожные с зеркальной глазурьюAuthor
Design and collaborations
- 2019Keep GlazedPastry collaborator with THoO / The House of Oud
- 2018Gemma and Mini-GemmaSignature silicone mold collaboration with Silikomart
Awards
Quotes
Glazing is my favorite part. However, the most important part is the cake itself.Ksenia Penkina, official biography
On the importance of what is inside her mirror-glazed desserts.
Trivia
- Her sister’s pastry work was the inspiration that drew her to entremets.
- Keep Glazed carries notes of frozen lemon, mango, Chantilly cream, coconut, and ginger crumble.
- Her Textures book uses a mix-and-match approach so readers can build their own flavor combinations.
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