Ingredient: Eggs

  • Banana Punch Cake

    Banana Punch Cake

    Banana punch cake! Punch because of the Caribbean flavors of rum, vanilla and orange that are incorporated into the banana cake, an American classic. Bananas need to be over ripped; this is when they give their strongest flavors. Banana bread became popular in the US during the 1930s, in the middle of the Great Depression.…

  • Paris-Brest

    Paris-Brest

    Paris-Brest, is a pastry that comes in a shape of a circle filled with hazelnut cream with toppings. As of today different versions exist with various kind of cream and nuts like pistachios and almonds… Unfortunately for the many English speakers out there, despite how it’s pronounced the dessert itself has no resemblance to a…

  • Butternut Squash Pie

    Butternut Squash Pie

    Think of food in the autumn and anything with pumpkin seems to be the star of attention, but for me it is the Butternut squash! The Butternut squash pie has a very smooth and creamy consistency and the mix of spices make it really nice with a hint of almondy taste. Originally from North America,…

  • Humpy Madeleine

    Humpy Madeleine

    The madeleine, traditionally eaten without any additional flavors, is typically enjoyed with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate. Easy and quick to make, this childhood favorite is baked into soft shell-shaped cake and can also be made with chocolate chips, chocolate coated, lemon peel, orange or orange blossom! There are many legends and stories…

  • Vanilla Chocolate Flan Patissier

    Vanilla Chocolate Flan Patissier

    Couldn’t decide if I wanted a flan patissier with vanilla or chocolate. So I made both in one, creating this nice two-layered vanilla chocolate flan patissier. Flan has so many different variations with each country having its own flan, egg tart, pasteis de nata and so on… It initially is based on British custard cake than…

  • Vanilla Chocolate Marble Cake

    Vanilla Chocolate Marble Cake

    A vanilla chocolate marble cake is a cake with layers of different colours a bit like the crystalline rock of the same name. The different coloured layers are obtained by mixing different dark and light batters. These batters can contain different ingredients such as vanilla, chocolate, coffee, fruit or spices so you are not limited…

  • Cherry Pistachio Tart

    Cherry Pistachio Tart

    The cherry pistachio tart recipe came into my mind when I was reminiscing about what I ate every summer holiday in the south of France at La Salvetat from pastry chef Flipo. The nutty pistachio taste goes very well with the tartness and sweetness of the cherries The types of cherries usually used are morello cherries,…

  • Carrot Cake

    Carrot Cake

    Carrot cake recipes were found in the 19th-century cookbook in Switzerland. According to the Culinary Heritage of Switzerland, it is one of the most popular cakes in Switzerland, especially for children’s birthdays. Carrot cake became prevalent in the UK during the Second World War because sugar was rationed in the army. The sweetness from the carrots…

  • Sticky Toffee Pudding

    Sticky Toffee Pudding

    Sticky toffee pudding is made from a classic cake batter with boiled dates added in. This dough is then traditionally baked in a pudding mould (bowl), not in an oven but in a saucepan, just like the Christmas pudding and many other puddings. It is served hot and topped with a caramel sauce. In this…

  • Raspberry Baba au Rhum

    Raspberry Baba au Rhum

    Time for some boozy dessert! Raspberry baba au rhum is not the kind of dessert you have for breakfast or the dessert you give to children but a spongy cake soaked in rum and pastry cream. Instead of the usual vanilla pastry cream or whipped cream on Baba au rhum I chose to use the…