My brother Philippe asked me if I'd bake a cake for his wedding. As I had baked the cake for his first wedding (and was best man, too) it was a testament to my brother's faith in me. So of course I said "yes." We chose to make it a carrot cake in...
At work, I get a lot of requests for classic Americana diner cakes. They're difficult to translate to the French Pastry shop where our club usually orders, and I rarely have the time to prepare such cakes at work, myself. Truthfully, even with a crew of...
Hankering for pound cake, I made a batch using chocolate chips provided by spice shop master, Lior Lev Sercarz. More specifically, I incorporated his #39 Reims spiced-chocolate. Normally reserved for hot cocoa, below are photos of the quatres quarts au chocolat...
Looking for a new dessert at work, I was inspired by online photos from Swedish baker Beesham Soogrim. They were for a apple cake that looked rustic, delicious, and elegantly simple; apples baked on top of a batter, then sprinkled with cinnamon, sugar and dotted...
Torta Caprese is a almond and chocolate torte from the Island of Capri. Akin to flourless chocolate cake, it's made with butter, sugar, eggs, and covered with a hard chocolate glaze. Having recently tried a sample, I tried to replicate the cake with olive...
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