Patisserie blog
If you have made the last recipe I posted (French Salted Butter Cookies), you may have ended with a lot of unused egg whites. Did you know you can freeze them? If you did, then this Chocolate/Hazelnut Giant French Financier recipe is then perfect to […]
I haven’t posted a recipe on my blog for a while, not only because I didn’t really have the time but also because I couldn’t chose which one I wanted to do… I finally chose for this easy yet enhanced recipe : a marbled chocolate […]
This Vegan Banana Bread is definitely the best way to use overripe bananas. And even if you have just bought bananas that are not ripe enough, you can cook them for about 20 min in the oven at 130˚C to soften them. So no excuse […]
It’s Halloween again !!! The only time of the year when I can bake something really gross (visually…) and the only time I allow myself to work with fondant because it does not have to look perfect. I have never been a fan of […]
The “Gâteau Basque” or Basque Cake is a speciality from the Northern Basque region in the South-West of France. Its original name in Basque language is “etxeko bixkotxa” and is basically made of a soft but crispy almond dough filled with custard cream and […]
Usually not my favorite classic cake because the ones I had taste so far contained too much kirsch to cover the plain taste but this version with a mascarpone chantilly and just a bit of cherry liquor is really delicious! I chose to make […]
I know I’m new on the blogosphere but I have seen the leopard cakes, brioches and cookies for 2 or 3 years now and I finally decided to give it a try. I was not disappointed : it’s fun to bake, it’s delicious and […]
The last time I went to Paris, I brought back some literature. No Molière or Beaudelaire… just some magazines about patisserie. In one of them called “Patisserie et compagnie” (N˚22), I found this easy and quick recipe. I’m usually not a fan of ginger […]
“Instead of screams, I swear, I can hear music in the air… The smell of cakes and pies is absolutely everywhere” – Jack in The nightmare before Christmas, one of my favorite movie, especially at this time of the year. Well, the smell of cake and […]
My favorite season has arrived… Autumn and its particular sensations like walking on fallen leaves from the trees, drinking hot cocoa while watching a movie and listening to the rain outside… “Gezellig!” as Dutch people like to say for everything that is enjoyable, nice, […]