July Moon Bakery & Café

04/24/2025

The Top 10 Chefs will be determined tomorrow (4/24)! With only a handful of votes separating the leaders in most groups, there’s no telling who we will see in the next round. Will Ms. Hanh make it to the next round?

🔗 You decide! Vote daily by clicking the link below:
http://favchef.com/2025/hanh-nguyen

🙌🏼 Your votes support the James Beard Foundation which cultivates a community of chefs supporting chefs—bolstering JBF’s transformative programs that promote inclusivity, sustainability, and a new standard of culinary excellence.

It’s time to turn up the heat! 🔥

04/17/2025

Will Ms. Hanh make it to the next round? You decide! Vote daily! Take advantage of 2X votes until 9PM PDT tonight. Your votes support the James Beard Foundation which cultivates a community of chefs supporting chefs—bolstering JBF’s transformative programs that promote inclusivity, sustainability, and a new standard of culinary excellence.

Only the Top 15 will advance after the cutoff tomorrow (4/17) and take the next step toward $25k, the pages of , and a cooking experience with . It’s time to turn up the heat! 🔥

🔗 http://favchef.com/2025/hanh-nguyen

04/04/2025

Happy Friday! As you may already know, Ms. Hanh is in the running to be the next “Favorite Chef” and be featured in Taste of Home magazine, take home $25k, and a once-in-a-lifetime cooking experience with celebrity Chef Carla Hall.

🔗 VOTE everyday. Share with your friends and family. Thank you for your continued love and support! http://favchef.com/2025/hanh-nguyen

Have a great weekend! 🙌🏼


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12/19/2024

July Moon FAM, are you ready for Christmas? Are the mistletoes out and the gifts wrapped under the tree yet? I hope you are!

Before we head into more of the sweet baking, holiday festivities, family gatherings, travels, etc., I want to take a moment to THANK YOU all for making time and spending resources to vote for me Greatest Baker Buddy Valastro competition and supporting The Andrew McDonough B+ FoundationAndrew McDonough B+ Foundation. Although we didn’t make it to the Wildcard Round, it has been a FUN and worthwhile experience—raising awareness and fighting childhood cancer.

Stay tuned for exciting news coming in 2025…

Merry Christmas!

Cheers,
Hanh & Family
🕊️ In memory of Alison (8 yrs old)

12/04/2024

Thank you to those who have supported, so far! 🙌🏻

Because of your generosity, we raised $140,226.36 this 💙 This money will allow us to make a direct impact on the lives of over 140 families battling !

Thank you to all of our Giving Tuesday donors and participants who made this possible! We couldn’t do what we do without YOU. When you support The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation, you help us honor Andrew and keep his legacy alive.

Learn more about how you can continue to support The B+ Foundation https://bit.ly/3ZhqZuJ

12/04/2024

Don’t forget to vote daily. Will Hanh make it to the Wildcard Round? You decide!

Hanh has the chance to showcase her work in the Greatest Baker Bake from Scratch magazine, meet Buddy Valastro, and take home $20k.

🔗 Vote daily! http://greatestbaker.com/2024/hanh-nguyen

Voters earn one (1) free vote every twenty-four (24) hours. All Voters must be at least eighteen (18) years or older.

🫶🏻 The Greatest Baker competition benefits The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation helping provide financial and emotional support to over 3,200 families of children with cancer nationwide.
🕊️ In memory of Alison (8 yrs old)

11/30/2024

Hi July Moon FAM, Happy Holidays! How was your Thanksgiving celebration? What was your favorite moment? Did you have a favorite dish or dessert that blew your mind? Share your experience and comment below...

During a season of gratitude for God’s boundless love, goodness, and unsurpassed peace, I pleasantly received an alert that I made it in the “Top 5” and as a “Group Finalist” in the Greatest Baker national competition presented by Buddy Valastro. I couldn’t have made it this far without God’s fresh grace and favor every day and the tremendous amount of support that you’ve given me. (Limited time: 2-for-1 votes today! http://greatestbaker.com/2024/hanh-nguyen)

In return and as a small token of appreciation, I would like to share my new holiday recipe for you to try at home!

Early in my childhood, growing up in New Orleans and Biloxi, my mom introduced me to pecan tarts. I love their crunchiness, texture, sweetness, and flavor. And what is Thanksgiving without a traditional pumpkin pie? I decided to marry the two and incorporated them into my favorite cake recipe. I didn’t have the patience to decorate the cake with Fall flowers and persimmons...IT WAS TOO IRRESISTIBLE! I couldn’t wait. The cake turned out super soft, moist, gooey, creamy, crunchy, nutty, and the BEST flavor combo ever! Share your pics, tag July Moon Bakery & Café, and tell me how your holiday cake turns out.

I call this new, tasty creation: “SOUTHERN PUMPKIN-PECAN CAKE”

Enjoy,
-Hanh
***Ingredients***

Cake:
1c butter softened
1/2c oil
2c sugar
5 eggs (room temp)
1/2c pumpkin puree
3c all-purpose flour
2t baking powder
1/4t salt
1/2c milk (room temp)
1/2c buttermilk (room temp)
2t vanilla extract
Baking Instructions:
Preheat over to 375 degrees. Prep pan. Cream together butter and wet ingredients. Fold in and mix the flour mixture. Bake for 25-30 mins.

Frosting:
1c butter softened
3-4c sifted powdered sugar
2-3T heaving cream
2t vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Instructions:
Cream butter with a hand mixer for 3 mins. Add all other ingredients.

Filling:
1/2c crushed pecans
1/2c caramel sauce

11/27/2024

Hi! My name is Hanh Nguyen, owner of July Moon Bakery & Café® in North Atlanta. Over two years ago, my daughters and I opened a small, award-winning Asian bakery and cafe offering specialty coffees, popular bobas, housemade desserts, and FRESH made-to-order pan-Asian foods. Divinely, we have won local and national awards and have also been highlighted on national TV shows.

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11/15/2024

July Moon FAM, THANK YOU for your continued support, love, and enthusiasm! Because of your votes, I’ve made it to the ***TOP 15*** of Greatest Baker THANK YOU!!!! 🙏🏼 This has been a WILD experience, so far! 😅

Have a blessed weekend!

Much love,
Hanh 🫶🏻

🔗 Vote daily!

http://greatestbaker.com/2024/hanh-nguyen

Voters earn one (1) free vote every twenty-four (24) hours. All Voters must be at least eighteen (18) years or older.

🫶🏻 The Greatest Baker competition benefits The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation helping provide financial and emotional support to over 3,200 families of children with cancer nationwide.
🕊️ In memory of Alison (8 yrs old)

11/13/2024

🙌🏻 Your votes matter! Will Hanh make it to the Top 15 tomorrow? You decide! She has the chance to showcase her work in the Bake from Scratch magazine, meet Buddy Valastro, and take home $20k.

🔗 Vote daily! See link in the bio.

Voters earn one (1) free vote every twenty-four (24) hours. All Voters must be at least eighteen (18) years or older.

🫶🏻 The Greatest Baker competition benefits The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation helping provide financial and emotional support to over 3,200 families of children with cancer nationwide.