Category Archives: Sweet

Modern entremets and a vanilla raspberries Charlotte…

Here are some of the latest delicacies we made in the last few months. I will add more photos and recipes in the coming posts. The exam CAP is 2 months away and some of us are already looking for … Continue reading

Lemon Meringue Tart

First of all, Happy 2012 everybody! Hope you had a nice holiday, and if this year has been said to be the last one, then enjoy it as much as you can….. on these words of wisdom… start it with … Continue reading

Fabàtable in SISTER Magazine

Still from the Rose Bakery book “Breakfast. Lunch. Tea”. You should try making the pistachio cake. Look at the recipe on SISTER Magazine.  It’s so delicious it’s hard not to take another piece. But once you know how much butter … Continue reading

Fabàtable in SISTER Magazine

Last weekend I baked two recipes from the book Rose Bakery “Breakfast . Lunch . Tea” which I purchased last year in the shop as I was in Paris. I love this book! Have a look at it, it’s been … Continue reading

Patisserie School – Week 2

The second week is already almost over. The first week was nice and relaxed, whereas the second one was harder and the tempo has increased drastically. We made pate à choux a couple of times, for me more than that, … Continue reading

Ice Cream – pan-roasted figs, mascarpone, maple candied walnuts

I’ve been thinking of a refreshing recipe – an ice-cream using mascarpone for its creamy texture and to try something different than cream, some candied walnuts and caramelized figs. So there I am surfing on the net in search of … Continue reading

Strawberry Tart

Some people might think ” Strawberry tart, easy!”. Make the dough, add some vanilla custard and top it with strawberries. Well, yeah, but it takes a bit more time if you don’t want to use the ready-made vanilla custard nor … Continue reading

My chocolate mousse cake

This has been my signature cake for a few years now. The trick is not to bake it too long so that it stays fluffy and doesn’t become dry. It’s not too sweet either like many other chocolate cakes, so … Continue reading

Raspberry tartlets – pistachio crème pâtissière

In search of new inspiration I got myself a few Pâtisserie books. One of then is Philippe Conticini’s “Sensations“. It is full of amazing recipes, creativity and complicated combinations, which happen, for some of them, to be a real challenge. … Continue reading

Apple Tart with an almond-pistachio cream

THE apple pie. THE ultimate apple pie, differing from the typical but still delicious amandine apple pie, or the puff pastry based apple pie, the cream apple pie, tarte tatin classic etc.. This one would have to be on the … Continue reading