Christina Tosi is so known nowadays for being part of Masterchef US, but her desserts are what brought her in that position. She is one of those pastry chefs that know who they are and what they make, so her Momofuku cakes are not frosted, the layers are superb though, they are intensely sweet, but packed with flavor as well. Just a joy to bake!
Torturi
{Raspberry White Cake} – Tort cu zmeura si glazura de bezea
This cake is all about leftovers. I’m talking about egg whites and frozen raspberries. I don’t like wasting ingredients, more so when it comes to egg whites. So I always store the leftover ones in the freezer in an airtight container for later use. But then I realize there’s not much to use them at since…
{Victoria Sponge Cake} – Tort Victoria cu capsune
I love desserts that have a beautiful story as much as I love creating entremets or other desserts from scratch. And this Victoria sponge cake makes no exception. Having British origins, it seems that this cake was named after Queen Victoria who was introduced to it by Anna, the Dutchess of Bedford and it soon…
{Streusel Rhubarb Cake} – Tort cu rubarba
I’m not a huge Reddit fan, but it happened that I read the other day a thread about how some food bloggers focus on photography and post recipes that rarely succeed, how they make every recipe sound like it’s the best when in fact it may not be, how they make it look more like…
{Riviera Cake} – Chocolate Lemon Cake
Inspired by the master of modern patisserie, Pierre Herme, this chocolate lemon cake must be the best I have made in 2015, if not the best I have ever made. Needless to say that Pierre Herme fascinates me, he is the Picasso of modern pastry after all and his desserts need no introduction. So when…
{Brownie Cake} – Tort cu ciocolata
A new chocolate recipe on pastry Workshop should never surprise you – it surprises me instead and I’m not kidding. What I mean is that this cake wasn’t planned at all, but I really wanted a chocolate dessert to cheer me up so I mixed this up quickly – funny thing is I didn’t get…
{Pumpkin Orange Cake} – Tort cu dovleac si portocala
I know, I know, the time of the pumpkin is over, it’s spring now, not fall, but here’s the thing: my grandma has her own tiny (not that tiny actually) garden and she grows pumpkins every single year. So a few months ago she brought me this huge, literally huge pumpkin which I stored on…
{Pistachio Rose Cake} – Tort cu fistic si trandafiri
This pistachio rose cake brings a delicate Middle Eastern flavor to your table. Pistachio, rose water and a touch of cardamom are the main flavors of the sponge while the frosting, using mascarpone as a base, is rich, but at the same time delicate due to the addition of rose water and vanilla. Truth to be told,…
{Red Wine Chocolate Cake} – Tort cu ciocolata si vin rosu
Chocolate and red wine is a combination that always tingles my taste buds. The dark, bittersweet chocolate and the ruby red wine make up the perfect picture in my mind. It’s a romantic combination, something I imagine having with my loved one on a special day or romantic dinner – although this combination is not…
{Strawberry Blood Orange Cake} – Tort cu portocale rosii si capsune
If you asked me years ago about Valentine’s Day, I would have said I hate it, it’s too commercial bla bla bla, but years have gone by and I realized that we need more and more days that celebrate love in any way, whether we call it V-Day or some other way, just let them…
{Raspberry Rose Entremet} – Entremet cu zmeura si trandafir
Despite being my favorite cakes, entremets are very time consuming. Only someone who’s ever made one knows how much time all these layers involve, how much energy you put into a cake, how much passion it takes to make it through. So no surprise that you barely find entremet recipes out there. Not only that…
{Blood Orange Polenta Cake} – Chec cu malai si portocale rosii
Food shopping is fun, I love it, especially when I need to re-stock on my baking ingredients. There’s nothing that excites me more than buying chocolate, cocoa powder, flour, sugar and various fruits to bake with. I usually go shopping with a list and try to buy only what’s on the list. Only try as…
