Course: Dessert
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…
Salted Caramel
If you have enjoyed the raspberry macarons or if you want to try something different, you should try the salted caramel version! The macaron shells are the same from the raspberry macaron recipe. Just replace the raspberry jam with this salted caramel recipe. It’s sticky, sweet, and smooth; it’s madness, it’s just so good! Yes,…
Orange Chocolate Mousse Cake
Decided to combine chocolate mousse and a cake to create an orange chocolate mousse cake. I didn’t want the orange flavor to be too strong so it’s only in the base. The 2 other layers are pure chocolate. Optional: You can change the recipe to include chocolate in all 3 layers; same with the orange…
Raspberry Millefeuille
Millefeuille is another pastry that you can find in any boulangerie in France. Commonly flavored with vanilla pastry cream, I made this raspberry millefeuille for Valentine’s Day (I know I’m late) with raspberry pastry cream. I decided to use the raspberry pastry cream to have a refreshing flavor of raspberry to it and to add a romantic…
Caramelised Apple Cake
Have you heard of or tried a caramelised apple cake before? If you haven’t you should! First off, the middle of the cake consists of nice caramelised apples and then it’s topped off with caramel over it. Optional: can add raisins, rum or cinnamon.
Cardamom Infused Lemon Curd Cake
Cardamom and citrus are always an enjoyable combination with tea. So I combined these 2 flavors into a cardamom infused lemon curd cake. It comes with a spongy texture along with a creamy one making it a great tasty contrast. The curd recipe is based on the one made for my sweet & sour lemon…
Fistik Sarma
I had the best Fistik Sarma during my recent trip to Turkey. It was soft with a strong green pigmentation and a dominant taste of pistachio. I wanted to replicate this recipe once I got back home, but was only able to find recipes in Turkish. I had to watch a few videos to get…
Raspberry Macarons
For this week I’m baking raspberry macarons, another classic of French patisserie. It’s one of the most popular desserts among people in France and recently has gained popularity worldwide. If the recipe is followed thoroughly, macarons are not hard to make. For this recipe the Italian meringue was used because it leaves the macarons with a…
Galette des rois
The ‘Galette des Rois’ is typically a French tradition that celebrates the Epiphany. This celebration derived from the night the three kings (wise men) Gaspard, Balthazar, and Melchior, voyaged to pay their tribute to one of the world’s most famous enfant born on earth, bringing with them gifts. This tradition has lost much of its…
Brandy Snaps
Brandy Snaps are a popular dessert in the UK. It doesn’t require a lot of ingredients and it is not very technical but they are so good. Having fresh ginger instead of powdered ginger makes a big difference. I would also recommend dark chocolate compare to white chocolate because the snaps are very sweets and a…