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No-bake cheesecake with fig and damson plum confit

September is the month of figs and Damson plums. Believe it or not, this is the first time in my life 

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Chocolate madeleines

Way before coming to France, I knew of small pastries called madeleines. And the reason, strangely, is because I studied 

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How to make a modern version of a classic: Black Forest

If you have followed some of my previous posts, you know I like elaborated cakes with many different layers. Yes, the 

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How to make a dark chocolate cake with a white chocolate core

Good artists borrow, great artists steal. Now I am very modest (of course, what were you thinking!) but I think 

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Video: Carrot cake

I could not explain how, but my colleagues framed me and forced me to make a carrot cake for a 

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My very first video: Tiramisù (with pasteurised eggs)

Guys, you simply cannot imagine how excited I am about this post! First of all, I’ve just made the most amazing 

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Framboisier (Creamy raspberry cake)

I’ve had quite a busy time in the last weeks. I was abroad for work for around 20 days, went 

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The Opéra cake

I admit I’m totally late in posting this on my blog: I made an Opéra cake for my friend’s New Year’s 

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A birthday rainbow cake

My friend Gillian is very easy to please: she just likes complicated cakes!!! Before I had this blog, she commissioned me a 

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

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

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