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Tip: how to make a parchment paper piping cone

Say you want to write “Happy birthday” on a cake. How do you do that? Well, with a parchment paper 

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Back to basics: how to fill a piping bag

The single most important technique I’ve learnt since I started baking back in 2011 came from a chef at Lenotre 

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Tip: how to roll out a tart dough into a square

Ever since the beginning of time, tarts have been round. They can be big, small, with straight or sloped edges, 

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Tip: what to do with leftover tart dough

When you make a tart, it is very likely that you’ll end up with some scraps, that is pieces of 

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How to match chocolate and fruits?

Chocolate and fruit is a perfect match, but is it true in any case? Of course in pastry there is 

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Hi, my name is Rob, I work in IT but I love baking and I also got a pastry diploma. I created this blog to keep track of my journey from complete beginner to world pastry champion (I'm not there yet).

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Recipe: Pistachio macarons (with Italian meringue)

Some time ago I decided to make green macarons and so I bought a powdered green colouring (which for some

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This is one of the pastry “secrets” that differentiate a home-baker from a “pro”. I’m talking about this super-shiny chocolate

Recipe: Pistachio paste

Now that I don’t have to “study” for my pastry exam anymore and I don’t have to prepare the old-fashioned,

Recipe: Mille-feuille (Cream Napoleon)

You can’t go more classical than this! The mille-feuille is a traditional French pastry that can be found in any

Recipe: Chocolate Royal cake (“Trianon”)

So yes, last month I celebrated my birthday. 29 years. For the third time. For some, a birthday is a

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