Pastry Maestra
Free Video Tutorials on Baking, Pastry making and Creating Desserts. Have a sweet life!
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ne thing that always takes my breath away is a display of those perfect French-style decorated entremets [ɑ̃tʁəmɛ] (for modern pastry chefs, an entremet is a multi-layered mousse-based cake with various complementary flavors and varying textural contrasts)! That glossy glaze and delicate chocolate piping on the top, ah, be still my heart!
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n this post you will learn how to make dark, chocolate flavored Madeleines, and since I love the combination of chocolate and orange, I am sharing this recipe with you.Now – if you are a person that always needs a ‘good’ reason, you can say that Madeleines are a must with your afternoon tea (or coffee for that matter). Me personally – I don’t need any excuse; I simply nibble them all day long.
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ikipedia says: “A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person’s ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, one is required to put pieces together in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct solution of the puzzle.” I say that in a puzzle chocoluzzle, one is required to put as many pieces in one’s mouth as one can, in order to arrive at the sheer bliss! Which definition works for you?
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ou know how I always say that the origin of such and such cake is unknown, a mystery, a controversy? Well, not this time! The whole story about the Sacher cake is well documented and historically confirmed, so here it is.
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mmm, ganache! Wonderful, luxurious, creamy, silky, pure chocolate pleasure! And what a wide variety of treats you can do with ganache! Rich truffles, chocolate ganache cake, chocolate ganache tart, sauce for your ice cream or dip for your cookies… And the best of all – it is really simple to make it; only two ingredients, and you just have to follow some rules.
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oday I’m making super delicious gluten free and egg free Black Forest cake! My cake consists of gluten free and egg free chocolate cake, white chocolate mousse, cherry jelly, and white chocolate whipped ganache. Yummy!
