Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
Here’s a great tutorial on creating a simple fondant character face from Zoe and Zoe’s Fancy Cakes. Not only is the instruction clear and the face super cute, but her voice is perfect. I could literally listen to her all day long, I love her …read more
Chocolate feathers! Great video tutorial on making white chocolate feathers. This video comes by way of ‘How to Cook That’ by Ann Reardon. Decorate cakes or dessert platters with the finished feathers. Steps to Make the Chocolate Feathers Lay a silicone sheet on your work …read more
How to put together a super easy and great looking dessert, Raspberry Millefuille via Gordon Ramsay. Begin with taking a sheet of puff pastry, thawed out if frozen. Lay it flat on a non-stick baking sheet. Dust it with a nice even dusting of powdered …read more
From BuzzFeed – 10 life changing baking hacks, for your rushed baking pleasure. +Renee SheltonTwitter: @121degreesCPastrySampler.com
A little pastry fun here: how to make a decorative cupcake topper: a hot dog and drink! While today is National Hot Dog Day here in the U.S., these cupcakes are perfect for any day for a summertime sweet treat. 🙂 Video is from Pink …read more
Pan de Meurto From Bakemag.com – six different authentic Hispanic breads for your bakery applications. Included: bolillo, concha, elote, pan de meurto, whole wheat bolilo, and whole wheat telera. The whole wheat telera and the whole wheat bolilo recipes include both small and large batch …read more
Another great video from Albarock: Technique du cornet au chocolate – cornet techniques with chocolate. His recipe for the chocolate: for the amount of chocolate in weight, add in 10% of that in oil (example – 100g of chocolate, add in 10g of oil). Melt …read more
Short video on how to glaze marzipan. The recipe from the ExpertVillage video is below. Marzipan Glaze Recipe 2 tablespoons corn syrup 1/4 cup water Bring to a boil. Pour into a dish. Dip or brush the pieces with the glaze. Enjoy!
Here is a helpful video – simply how to make isomalt jewels. Begin with heating isomalt dry, without any water. If you’ve been tempted to try it and haven’t done it yet, this video does a great job taking you through the basics. It is …read more
