Tart Dough, Pâte Sucrée, Sweet Dough. Call it what you will, this is a versatile dough is perfect for your favorite tart or miniature tarts. This is essential recipe comes together in minutes. Pâte sucrée is a super versatile…
Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) is my favorite cake frosting. This is the exact recipe I used for 10 years in my wedding cake business. Why this is my favorite buttercream Italian Meringue buttercream has the perfect balance of rich…
Fill your Easter basket with these Coconut Macaroon Easter Eggs. The surprise passion fruit “yolk” makes these coconut Easter eggs are unlike any other macaroon cookie. After 10 years of talking to people every day about their favorite cake…
Passion Fruit Curd is just one variation of this adaptable recipe. Fruit curds can be made with citrus fruit, mango, passion fruit, pineapple, and others. Curds are easy to make and so versatile in the kitchen. My custom cake…
I can’t tell you how often I have people say to me, “Oh, I don’t like to bake. It’s too precise and you have to follow a recipe to the T.” Well, that’s kind of true and kind of…
Irish Brown Bread is hearty and savory because it’s made with whole wheat flour. A smear of butter and some marmalade turns this bread into the perfect breakfast treat.
Irish Coffee Trifle! Chocolate ladyfinger cookies are soaked with a coffee/whiskey syrup and layered with coffee pastry cream. A dollop of lightly sweetened cream and a few chocolate shavings are the perfect finish. Traditionally, Irish Coffee is made with hot coffee…
A number of years ago I was interviewing for a job at a critically acclaimed restaurant. The restaurant didn’t have a pastry chef (as many don’t, I’m sorry to say). They were making some desserts in-house and buying the…