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Copyright, 2015

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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Video: Almond biscuits. Dipped in chocolate. Plus me.

As many times before, I found my fridge full of egg whites. The majority of recipes I love use only 

Yule logs
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How to make a modern yule log in a mold (with coconut, passion fruit and mango)

And here we are again, Christmas… the golden time of the year for pastry chefs! Each country has its own 

Cakes, Featured
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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 

Creams, custards and sauces
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How to make a chocolate mousse with pasteurized eggs

One of my favourite cakes is the Chocolate Royal, a marvelous and elegant entremet with a chocolate mousse and crunchy 

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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 

Tarts
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Video: Pumpkin pie (tart, actually)

Last year I was invited to a real Thanksgiving dinner hosted by a real American with real American food. It 

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Video: Marble cake

I’m really getting into video making in these days! And although the result is not as perfect as I’d like, 

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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 

Creams, custards and sauces
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Brigadeiros (Brazilian chocolate fudge truffles)

Last year I went to São Paulo for work and it didn’t take me long to fall in love with Brazilians: 

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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: Diplomat cream

In the past, I wrote on the blog about Chiboust cream or mousseline cream, which are variations on pastry cream with the

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