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Featured, Yule logs
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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 

Cakes, Featured
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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 

Tarts
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Recipe: Raspberry tartlets with ginger and lime cream

Spring is a great season, not only because the weather changes and it almost feels like summer, but also because 

Cookies and brownies
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Recipe: Breton shortbread (Sablé breton)

Brittany is a charming region in the north of France. It is very close to the UK, with which it 

Cookies and brownies
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Traditional Christmas cookies with cinnamon

Ho, ho, ho! If you’ve been naughty this year, you’ll probably get no presents. But nothing prevents your from having 

Tarts
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Recipe: Strawberry and pistachio tart by Michalak

Normally, in bakeries you can often find a traditional round tart with pastry cream and fresh strawberries cut in half 

Tart doughs
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Recipe: Rich shortbread

The shortbread is a Scottish biscuit usually made of flour, butter and sugar with the proportions 3-2-1. I’ve used 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”)

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