Gateau St. Honore

On Fridays, I don't have any school. So, what do I like to do? Let me think..... Bake, of course! What else?
Well, today I undertook a project I have been planning to master for a long time. To make a Gâteau St. Honoré!
What is this you may ask.... It is a classic french dessert consisting of Puff Pastry, pâte à choux, Crème Pâtissière (vanilla and chocolate), and Caramel. It is named after the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs, St. Honore.
Here is the finished Dessert!

 

Another Fun Week of Baking

 

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Chocolate filled Croissants

Lemon Sponge cucakes frosted with a blackberry french buttercream, and topped with lemon zest

Beautifully flaky and golden croissants!




Peach and Almond Struedel



A Napoleon made with fresh peaches, phyllo, and creme anglaise







What I've been up too.......

I'm still here, baking away! These last few weeks have been very crazy. This week was my first week back to school. I wanted to give you all a little update of recent projects. Here are a few!



Butter Horn Danish



Espresso Chocolate Eclairs



Cherry Cheese Danish

 

A first Birthday Cake!


 

Puff Pastry in the making.





Dylan's third birthday Cake!