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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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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, 

Yule logs
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Recipe: “Totally hazelnuts” Christmas yule log with praline mousseline cream

And here comes again that time of the year! The time of crazy shopping, snow, colourful lights and decorations all 

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Recipe: Marble cake

It was the end of a lazy Sunday afternoon when I felt the need of a cake (ok, I admit 

Pastry experiments
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My first wedding cakes for my first client!

I know, I was absent from the blog in the past days, but I was utterly justified:  I was working 

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Pastel de tres leches – Tres leches cake

Last weekend I was invited to a Peruvian lunch (the food was amazing by the way) and I decided (why 

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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 

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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

Recipe: Chocolate mirror glaze

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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