The end of 2018 and the start of 2019 saw a new trend rising in the pastry world – going back to the roots of pastry, using the best ingredients available and focusing more on quality and not quantity. I saw viennoiserie rise incredibly, but I also saw pastry chefs bringing baking more into their…
Vanilla
{Vanilla Lemon Cake} – Tort cu vanilie si lamaie
2018 started with a brand new trend in the pastry world – number cakes (I named the post vanilla lemon cake as this one is not actually a number, but the recipe applies to any number or letter cake as long as you have the right cutters). I am sure you’ve seen them before –…
{Black Sesame Entremet} – Entremet cu susan negru
My dessert or cake trials start like an adventure. I often try out recipes that taste wise come close to my favorite flavours (caramel, praline, pistachio, citrus fruits or other fresh fruits, chocolate), but more often my trials involve ingredients (or techniques) that I haven’t tried before. To me, this kind of tests are what…
{Rasperry Opera Cake} – Prajitura Opera cu zmeura
Opera is one of the best cakes I have ever made, one that has a huge success at every class I make it. I have tried a lot of other variations, some were delicious, some I wished were never made. This Berry Opera however, belongs to the first kind – delicious, vibrant, fresh! It’s a…
{Tonka Apricot Tart} – Tarta cu tonka si caise
The season of apricots may be over, but not the season of tarts. I mean, look at this beauty! One can always find an excuse to bake such a delicious dessert! This tonka apricot tart is anything you’ve ever dreamed of in terms of how a tart should be: crisp pate sucree, moist and fragrant…
Croquembouche
French pastry is the ultimate way of making desserts! And it’s not just me saying it! The thing with French pastry though is not only that it produces great desserts, but also the fact that learning a certain technique can prove useful later on or it can lead the way to another great technique. I do…
{Infiniment Vanille Tartlets} – Mini tarte cu vanilie
Following my last post focusing on vanilla, here comes what I believe to be one of the best tartlette recipes I have ever made and tasted! I’m not even sure what makes these infiniment vanille tartlets so delighful: maybe it’s the creamiest texture ever or the intense vanilla flavor or perhaps the vanilla studded filling…
{Ginger Pear Cheesecake} – Cheesecake cu pere si ghimbir
I don’t know why it’s been this long since my last cheesecake. I just forgot how tasty and creamy a dessert like this can be! And that is too bad because my son absolutely loved this cheesecake, so much as to say it tops off chocolate! Imagine that – a cheesecake is better than a…
{Infiniment Vanille Cake} – Chec cu vanilie si migdale
Vanilla is the one flavour in the world that has almost the same purpose as salt – to support all the other flavors, to bring them out, it’s the one aroma that plays the role of a cord between them all. Whether it is chocolate or raspberry or matcha or perhaps mango and orange, there’s…
{Vanillekipferl} – Fursecuri cu nuca si vanilie
2017 is upon us, but I still have recipes from last year to catch up on. Now I’m not one to bake cookies too often, but I’ve baked so many this year! Some were older recipes, like my all time favorite chocolate chip cookie or the delicious chocolate spritz cookies of Pierre Herme, but some,…
{Amaretto Diplomat Tart} – Tarta cu vanilie si Amaretto
I love tarts and tartelettes, but there’s one thing I’m not too fond of – making the crusts. I’m usually a very patient person, I like to work slowly and do the job well, but when it comes to these crusts, I’m a totally different pastry chef. So I’ve been looking for options and found…
{Matcha Fraisier} – Fraisier cu ceai verde
Fraisier is a cake that needs no introduction! It’s delicate look, its amazing and fresh taste, it’s gorgeous colors – everything recommends it for a summer dessert! Especially since in the summer we find all these gorgeous berries easier than any other season! I’ve avoided this cake for far too long and when I finally…
