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Milk chocolate, caramel and apple yule log

Christmas time is the best time of the year to bake. Seems like everybody wants to do it, and everybody

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

How to make homemade Oreos

I have never understood the passion that food bloggers have for Oreos! I think they taste a lot of sugar and not

Video: Strawberry, rhubarb and almond tart

If there is one thing I like in pastry is… challenges! Any new recipe or experiment, especially if it comes

Video: Croissants

One day my Italian friend Chiara asked me to teach her how to make croissants. I agreed right away, because

Video: Simple round brioches

That’s it, I’ve made the purchase of the decade: my new stand mixer. It took me years to make up

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Enriched yeast doughs
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White bread loaf with orange zest and chocolate chips

In my endless search for a breakfast treat, I came across a simple recipe by Christophe Felder: a sweet white 

Tarts
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Tourte aux blettes – Swiss chard pie from Nice

Last month I registered on the Daring Bakers website. It is a community of people passionate  about cuisine and pastry: 

Cakes
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Chocolate pound cake

In my endless search for a breakfast treat, I came across this recipe on my book by Iginio Massari: a 

Cakes
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Fraisier – Creamy strawberry cake

It’s spring time! Well, almost, since it is snowing in many parts of France, but anyway strawberries are here! One 

Creams, custards and sauces
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Vanilla mousseline cream

Many modern cakes are filled with a mousseline cream. It is derivated from pastry cream, but it is less jelly, 

Tart doughs
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Almond and orange sweet tart dough

I was planning to bring a cake to a party a couple of weeks ago, but time was tight so 

Pastry shops
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A Saint-Honoré for Valentine’s Day

I’ve just seen this video by Arnaud Lahrer from Paris: he has prepared four different Saint-Honoré cakes for Valentine’s day, 

Quick breads
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Pancakes on Mardi Gras

Did you know that Mardi Gras is also called Pancake Tuesday? I didn’t, because the tradition of eating pancakes on 

Crêpes
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Banana, raisin and chocolate crêpes

Tomorrow I’m invited to a crêpes dinner, to “celebrate” the Chandeleur (ok, it’s just an excuse to eat a lot). 

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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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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

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

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