The season of all things open air is in full fling in Paris. With Paris beach (don’t laugh , it’s quite cool with palm trees and some sand. It’s not a bad attempt), cinema, concerts, dancing along the Seine and of course the most important the PICNICS.
I’ve been wanting to make this recipe for a [...]

Remember the ‘cake which did not make the blog’, well here it is. I made it at home today.

Everything went pretty well. The cake sponge didn’t melt on me which meant I could pipe without too many problems. The raspberry mousse set perfectly and I even managed to do it in 2 1/2 [...]

So this is it, the last cake on the course. And what a nightmare. Chocolate ganache, chocolate glazing (didn’t turn out quite right, wasn’t quick enough) and a chocolate rose. And to top that off we had a tough chef teaching. Ouf! I’m finished.

It’s chocolate all the way until the end now. This and another chocolate cake and than that’s it. Chocolate ganache sandwiched between a light pistachio sponge with more chocolate ganache covering it and to top it all off, a chocolate glaze.
Typing this is turning out to be a bit troublesome, I cut myself on [...]

No, it’s not supposed to be a giant daisy. It’s a puff pastry pie filled with almond cream.

Also known as ‘Galette des Rois’ or ‘Three Kings cake’. Normally eaten at the beginning of January to celebrate the arrival of the three kings. They are sold with a golden crown and a small figure [...]