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This berry cream layer atop a buttery and earthy shortbread combo is, without a doubt, a matcha made in heaven. Enjoy these berry matcha cream bars!

Author Kat Lieu shows us how to make a trio of the easy, delicious Asian desserts like mochi that have earned her a dedicated following online.

This comforting Black Sesame Soup recipe is an excerpt from “Modern Asian Baking at Home: Essential Sweet and Savory Recipes for Milk Bread, Mochi, Mooncakes, and More; Inspired by the Subtle Asian Baking Community,” a cookbook from Renton’s own Kat Lieu.

By Renton’s own

By Renton’s own Kat Lieu

A recipe from “Modern Asian Baking at Home: Essential Sweet and Savory Recipes for Milk Bread, Mochi, Mooncakes, and More; Inspired by the Subtle Asian Baking Community”

A recipe from Renton’s own cookbook author Kat Lieu.

These are the Asian desserts you need to be baking this summer, from microwavable mochi to berry matcha cream bars.