Exotic
Do you hear someone refer to a “tropical fruit season”? With tropical fruits….generally we refer to summer time…….but they’re imported and are pretty much available year round, so you can use them whenever you feel. For this dessert, I wanted to highlight the sour...
Apple custard tart
A very simple tart, but really delicious. Shortcrust pastry has been unflavored with lemon zest and juice, but if you prefer, you can use cinnamon. Once you arrange the apple slices in the tart shell, a rich and creamy custard is then poured over the apples and the...
Lemon meringue tarts
French pastry chefs are famous for their “Lemon meringue tart”. Every one has his own recipe, especially for the lemon filling. In addition to lemon juice and eggs, they can use starch, gelati sheets, a lot of butter or white chocolate…. But everyone wants to achieve...
Blueberry
A creamy, stunning and gorgeous dessert, perfectly balanced with white peaches and blueberries. To moisten the sponge, I choose a blueberry home made compote, but you can use store bought jam. The dessert is not difficult to prepare, plan the steps and everything will...
Madama Doré
It never happens I prepare the same dessert in a close time. Here I can talk about a special situation…… I prepared the fantastic Madama Dorè, by Gianluca Fusto, twice in a week. It is a simple tart, but you find a combination of exceptional flavors: a frangipane...
Red cherry
Red cherry….the only way it could be called this dessert…….a cherry and white chocolate bavarian cream. Inside a yogurt chantilly, that perfectly matches with the bavarian cream, then a pistachio biscuit Joconde, that fits perfectly with cherries. A balanced dessert,...
Raspberries not baked cheesecake
Everyone loves cheesecake….. It can be prepared baked or unbaked, it can be flavored and is often served topped with fruit, chocolate or whipped cream. Usa dedicate one special day to this famous dessert: National Cheesecake Day is observed annually on July 30th. The...
Sunny
Sunny…..a cake with colors and flavors of the sun. A basil and vanilla bavarian cream, a juicy peaches jelly with a crunchy brunoise. Then a thin chocolate and corn flakes crunchy base with a vanilla syrup to soak the biscuit. The scent of basil fits perfectly with...
Modern apricot and chocolate tart
A modern tart: a crispy base, a firm but soft ganache and an apricot “cremoso”….that means, as the word suggests, a creamy texture. To stress the taste of apricots, some small silky and tasty jellies. It is not common to have four different preparations in a tart, but...
Coconut – red berries entremets
Berry and coconut……..they are often used in cakes or entremets, but they are one of the best combination: the sweet coconut flavor with sourness of berry……..simply perfect. The top of the cake is a mirror white chocolate and condensed milk glaze….to try. [mv_create...
Red berry tart
It’s sunday……time for baking. A simple almond shell and a light and refreshing red berry “cremoso”. What is a “cremoso”? It is a custard, enriched with flavor and gelatin sheets. Nothing difficult. Everyone likes red berry….. [mv_create key="233" thumbnail="false"...
Choco caramel mousse
Chocolate and caramel desserts are all irresistible and delicious. A cocoa shortcrust shell with a thin layer of soft caramel and a light chocolate mousse: not low calories, but very airy…. It may look complicated, but, as always, is definitely worth it to make....
Chocolate fondant tart
A simple and gorgeous chocolate tart…..which for sure satisfies a craving for chocolate. This tart is very rich, creamy and soft, with a strong jolt of cocoa. The recipe belongs to Ernst Knamm, the “King of chocolate”. No doubt about the perfect result of the...
Tarte Bourdaloue
Tarte bourdaloue….a french popular tart that gets the name from a street in Paris, rue Bourdaloue. A crispy pastry shell, almond filling, similar to frangipane and poached pears. I add almond flakes for an extra texture. I decided as well to use Amaretto liqueur...
Apples cake
An apple cake is not the perfect Fall dessert only……..it can be prepared along all the year. Each home baker has a secret recipe for the "best" apple cake….. This cake is the best apple cake I can remember. Super soft, thanks to the dough: infact the recipe calls for...
Yogurt and cocoa brioches
Yogurt and cocoa brioches: beautiful, delicious, and surprisingly simple to make. The dough has cocoa powder, so not so sweet, and thanks to yogurt inside, they are not so buttery. You can add to the recipe one tablespoon of sugar if you prefer a sweeter taste. For...
White chocolate and red berries panna cotta
Another single portion, another different glaze ... ..red berries glaze. A white chocolate panna cotta. A light one, not so thick like I wanted it to be, but a glaze able to give a pleasant taste and a nice color. The cranberries shortcrust pastry is the perfect...
Hazelnut chocolate domes
Glazes, glazes, glazes. Chocolate glazes, cocoa glazes, fruit glazes, but all with a common feature: they must be very shiny ... like a mirror. A simple dessert, as I wanted the focus on a perfect, super shiny glaze. A melt-in-your-mouth hazelnuts bavarian cream...