“Croquembouche” is the name of a French dessert that literally means, “Crunch in mouth.” Essentially, it is a tower of little cream puffs covered in strands of crunchy, golden, spun sugar. I learned how to make this a while ago, as a favour to someone who wanted one for an event. It was a great […]
Today’s post is a treat: delicious, cream filled pastry puffs that are easy to make and even easier to eat. What are we making, you might ask? This recipe is for profiteroles: little round hollow French pastries with silky insides and crispy outsides, piped full of your favourite custard or pastry cream. What are profiteroles? […]
This oh-so-simple recipe for homemade vanilla pudding is one of the easiest things you’ll ever make, and a definite must for your recipe collection. I’ve made vanilla pudding this way hundreds of times– and for so many different ways to serve it! If you’re looking for an easy, homemade vanilla pudding that’s smooth, rich, and […]
Here’s a simple, staple recipe that you’ll want to hang on to: Devonshire Cream. I love serving this creamy goodness on top of a fresh homemade scone with my favourite jam. I remember the first time my mom made it for us… It was like magic. Fluffy, creamy goodness on top of an already-great treat. […]
The easiest way to make mini cakes for a crowd, I’m convinced, is with this recipe for mini strawberry shortcakes. These cakes are light as a cloud (which makes it easy to enjoy them at the end of a meal), not too sweet, and full of fresh summer flavour. In my opinion, they are the […]
I confess, one of the quickest ways to get my ears perked up is to suggest that something is a “Famous” dessert. Today I want to share with you one of those: this delicious dark chocolate Austrian cake called “Sachertorte.” What is Sachertorte? Sachertorte was created by Franz Sacher in Vienna Austria. If I understand […]
If you don’t know how to do this already, here is an important recipe for your collection: stabilized whipped cream. This is the magic method to make sure that your cakes and pastries with whipped cream can be made ahead of time – without melting, separating, and sliding off of your creation by the time […]
This chocolate sugar cookie recipe is an all time favourite, and when I thought about making cookies for Valentine’s Day… I couldn’t help but make a batch of chocolate ones. Chocolate sugar cookies are rich, not-too-sweet, and easy to make. Also, bonus–they hardly spread at all (the cocoa keeps them a lot more structured), which […]
I’ve always been a coconut person. Especially when coconut is paired with chocolate… You can get me every time with that dynamic duo. Today’s recipe is for something along those lines: chocolate peanut butter balls with– you guessed it– coconut! This is not a combination that I’ve seen often out there, but I’m really not […]
Today I want to share with you this old favourite: baked mars bars. This recipe is a baked version of the Scottish treat, deep fried Mars bars. It is a pastry wrapped, ooey-gooey delicious melted chocolate bar that is topped with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. It sounds good because, yeah– you got it– […]
