Lolly Bag Cake Plus Five More Courses at Asian Dessert Degustation

Bernard Yu and Yen Yee of Melbourne's LuxBite and Anna Polyviou of the Sydney Shangri-La have at least two things in common. One is that they are quickly developing an international reputation for being outrageously talented pastry masterminds. The other is that they're offering to whip you up five courses of eastern sweet treats at their 2013 Asian Dessert Degustation.

When renowned dessert heavyweights like LuxBite and Polyviou collide, we can hardly imagine the deliciousness that must ensue. One thing we do know is that you will walk away with a slice of Bernard Yu's 'Lolly Bag Cake', made famous on this season of Masterchef and featuring no less than seven layers of scrumptious lolly-inspired goodness (mere mention of the mandarin Jaffa ganache, musk-mallow and freckles crunch layers have us floating away on a sugar high).

With a glass of sparkling, delectable canapes and those five whimsical courses of Asian desserts, not a sweet tooth in this city will want to miss this candy collaboration.

The Asian Dessert Degustation is on at the Shangri-La Hotel (176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks) on August 7 and 8 at 6.30pm. Tickets are $125. For bookings call Bonnie on (02) 9250 6247.