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Celebrity-loved Vive Cake Boutique warmly welcomes the Lunar New Year of the Rat with a specially designed cake and two curated hampers by Founder, Ms Vivien Lau, featuring VIVE favourites and a selection of luxurious culinary treats to bring joy to loved ones.

“Cake-making has given me a platform to share my passion for making beautiful things that bring joy to people around the world.” shares Vivien Lau. “With the Lunar New Year being one of the most important festivals for the year, I look forward to presenting my newest creation and my curated hampers, to reunite families with love and blessing.”

Embodying VIVE’s signature creativity and sleek elegance, the Bloom in Grace(HK$1,080, 2lbs) is a multi-tiered creation that captivates with its Oriental decor. A light pink buttercream coats the cake, while candied colourful petals are sprinkled over its body, creating a spring-like floral design. Two fresh white orchids sit royally on top of the cake, their petals fanning out to greet those who behold the cake. Long considered an auspicious flower in Chinese culture, the orchid symbolizes wealth, fortune, fertility, and abundance – a blessing to bestow on all over the lunar new year.

Available in six different flavours to choose from, highlights include classics such as Red Velvet Buttercake with Cream Cheese, Rich Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache, and Hazelnut Cake with Hazelnut Buttercream and Chopped Hazelnut. Unique flavours to choose from include VIVE’s signature Earl Grey Cake with Earl Grey Cream Cheese, Banana Cake with Chocolate Buttercream and Crunchies, and Pistachio Cake with Pistachio Buttercream and Chopped Pistachio.

In celebration of the Lunar New Year, those who wish to gift their loved ones and colleagues with something special can choose from two specially curated hampers featuring VIVE favourites. The VIVE’s Fortune Hamper (HK$1,880) features VIVE Handmade Cookies Tin, VIVE CNY Meringue, and assortment of VIVE’s famed Taiwan Organic Tea. Hand selected favourite products by the team at VIVE complete the hamper, including Mrs Bridges Fine Cut Orange Marmalade, Organic Vilarnau Rose Reserva CAVA and a White Truffle Sauce.

For those who wish to spread the love and share the convivial atmosphere of Chinese New Year with large groups of loved ones, the VIVE’s Prosperous Hamper (HK$2,200) is the perfect gift. With VIVE favourites such as VIVE Handmade Assorted Cookies, VIVE CNY Meringue, and an assortment of VIVE Taiwan Organic Tea, this is the hamper that is sure to keep loved ones satisfied. Mrs. Bridge’s Fine Cut Orange Marmalade, Organic Vilarnau Rose Reserva CAVA, Chocomod Original Truffles and White Truffle Sauceenhance the delightful hamper.

Blush-coloured VIVE ‘red packets’ featuring the brand’s classic cake design accented with Lunar New Year’s favourite floral – peonies, represents wealth and fortune; and comes with each of the hampers.

Vive Cake Boutique’s Lunar New Year gift collection is available from 8 January – 8 February 2020; orders must be placed four days in advance.

Vive Cake Boutique has proved a roaring success story since being launched with online orders in 2014 by founder and creative director Vivien Lau, who discovered her passion and talent by chance, making her first cake for a friend’s birthday.

Her signature ‘handmade with love’ cupcakes, macarons, cookies, confectioneries and tailor-made cakes for weddings and special occasions, are all made from scratch with less sugar and finest ingredients sourced from all over the world.

VIVE’s widespread acclaim includes Time Out’s listing among the “crème de la crème of Hong Kong’s bespoke dessert makers” – with a massive celebrity and socialite following including Aaron Kwok, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Niki Chow, Sharon Chan, Miki Yeung, Ella Koon, Myolie Wu and more.

Open from 10 am to 8 pm on Monday to Friday and 11am to 8pm on Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday.  Vive Cake Boutique is located at Shop 3, 1/F, H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong, with 18 seats offering.