The Art of French Pastry

A Little Bit of History It is interesting to know that St. Michel is the patron saint of grocers, mariners, par ...

29 by making different kinds of cakes in his honor. St. Honoré is the patron of millers and bakers. No special ce ...

two saints are watching over you while you are making this recipe; this should definitely increase your confidenc ...

The pastry cream for the crème légère could be flavored with coffee, caramel, chocolate, or praline paste. You can cre ...

dipped side down on a silpat so that the caramel side ends up flat. To make individual St. Honorés, cut 3- ...

onto each ring. ...

BLACK FOREST CAKE ...

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YIELD | ONE 7-INCH CAKE YIELDING 8 SLICES 2-DAY RECIPE There are many variations of this popular cake. In th ...

the components are hidden beneath the chocolate sponge, to an individual pastry to a plated dessert. But no matter wha ...

cake is the complex and subtle relationship between all of the flavors. Sweet and slightly acidic cherries with ...

successful pastries. With its German origins, it should come as no surprise that this is the cake of ch ...

international reputation. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Get out the following equipment and allow all of the ingredients to come ...

metric weights One 6¾- or 7-inch Flexipan cake mold or one 7- inch metal cake pan 1 sifter KitchenAid or stand ...

1 rubber spatula 1 sheet pan 1 paring knife 1 wire rack Plastic wrap 1 small saucepan 1 small stainless s ...

1 double boiler 1 pastry brush 1 medium mixing bowl One 3-inch cookie cutter or vegetable peeler 1 medium offset ...

using Method 2 to decorate) Cutting board lined with parchment paper (if using Method 2) Read this recipe thro ...

The reason we always remove cakes from the cake pan or Flexipan right away is that the steam from the b ...

create wet spots in the cake. UNDERSTANDING INGREDIENTS The cake component of Black Forest cake is a chocolate s ...

and I’ve increased the proportion of flour so that the sponge is on the dry side. These two factors will hel ...