Berries and Kumquats with Honey Sauce
Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
Recipes
Blackberry Financiers
These buttery and nutty financiers are a classic mignardise to serve after dinner, or on a pastry table. These are best served fresh. [yumprint-recipe id=’1′]
Tips for Building a Structurally Sound Cake
Through all the cakes I’ve done, just about every disaster has occurred and everything that could have happened has happened. Luckily, I’ve learned greatly because of them. Here are my tips on building a cake that is structurally sound, and great to look at, too. …read more
Cookie Jar: Lucky Stars
Lucky Stars.Image from a 1950s advertising cook booklet. Lucky Stars Recipe by Renee Shelton Recipe adapted from “Fun-Filled Butter Cooke Cookbook”, a 1950s booklet with recipes from Ann Pillsbury’s Recipe Exchange. Yield: 2 to 3 dozen, depending on star size. Ingredients 1/4 cup butter 1/4 …read more
Three Different Chocolate Pudding Recipes for Chocolate Pudding Day
In honor of the upcoming National Chocolate Pudding Day, here are a few recipes to satisfy your sweet tooth. The first is for an upside pudding cake: a baked pudding with a sauce underneath. The other two are for stove top puddings: one with egg …read more
Bonfire Toffee or Treacle Toffee
This is on my list of ‘to do someday’ – Bonfire Toffee. It goes by other names, such as Tom Trot, Plot toffee, treacle toffee, and claggum. It is made and enjoyed on Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes Night, in the UK, but I’m sure is quite lovely any …read more
Chocolate Truffles
I’m in the mood for chocolate truffles now. Coated in chopped pistachios would be nice, thanks. Sash and Satin – DIY Chocolate Truffles from Sash and Satin on Vimeo.
Quickie Guide to Ombre Piping
I’m sharing this article from Modern Baking magazine I read this morning. Bob Brougham from The Cakery in North Aurora, Ill., shares his tips for piping ombre designs on cakes. Simple techniques but ones that will help pull off successful shading from dark to light. …read more
Peanut Butter Cookies
I wish peanut butter cookies weren’t so addictive. They aren’t my favorite cookie, and if they are on a cookie platter, I might pass them up for something else (like a chocolate chip or any macaron). Having said that, peanut butter cookies have that flavor …read more
Orange Glass Tuiles – Super Versatile Thin, Transparent Cookies
Here’s a super easy recipe for glass tuiles. Glass tuiles are transparent, crisp, thin cookies and while they can be eaten alone, are typically used as a garnish for other desserts. The picture at the right is not the greatest for showing off these cookies, …read more