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Articles and Features:
Guide
to Plating Desserts
Dégustation and
Tasting Menus
Chocolate
Percentages from Different Manufacturers
Building the Cake: Tips and
Guidelines for the Decorator
Designing
the Cake: Tips for the bride from a baker.
In
Pictures: Building the Eiffel Tower
In Pictures: The Music
of a Chocolate Violin and Viola:
Making Sweet Music in a Pastry Kitchen.
In Pictures: Chocolate
Box:
Creating
the box and the chocolates.
Letter from
the Editor: Recipes Are Addictive
Questions,
Answers and Pastry-Baking Articles:
The
Pie Family and All the Cousins All
about pies, tarts, galettes, croustades and the like.
What
are paramount crystals? Description, info and link to purchase.
How long do Cannolis keep? And what are good fillings for them?
Pictures, info and recipes.
What are tuiles? Recipes, info, links, and pictures as examples
are included.
What's
the purpose of using baking soda in some brittle recipes?
Info, tips and recipes included.
How
do I get my cake tiers straight?
This question and other cake building
questions are answered with the article Building
the Cake: Guidelines for the Decorator.
What
flour should be used in making crêpes? Recipes,
info, tips and links included.
What are Madeleines? Info,
tips and recipe included.
I have a recipe using cornflour. What is it and can I substitute
it?
Definition, info and recipes included.
What's in a buttercream?
Definition,
classifications and recipes included.
What is Kadaife? Definition
and recipes included
I want to build a gingerbread house. What are some good resources?
Internet links of templates and recipes included
I've heard of penuchi
but don't know what it is. Is it a candy of sorts?
Definition
and recipes included
What is a petit four? I've seen it labeled on a lot of things.
Definitions
and references included
Is there a way to turn a regular ice cream vegan?Recipes
included
How can I make candied orange rind? Recipes
included
What are churros made of? Recipe included
I saw "guimauve"
on a menu. What is it?
Recipe included
What
is in pastillage? Recipes included
What's a good
recipe for pound cake? Recipes included
What is canele?
Is it a shape or a dessert or what is it?
Links for recipes and a step-by-step picture blog
Is gingerbread a
cookie or a cake or a bread? Recipes
included for cakes, breads and cookies
What variety of apple
is best for apple pie? Apple
variety info,
sources from cookbooks and links included
What is
a good plain rice pudding recipe? Recipe
included
Can I use margarine
in puff pastry instead of whole butter? Recipes
and diagrams included
Where are
some sources to buy good chocolate? Online
sources with information
What is Kosher
salt? Links included
Is dark brown sugar
just darker sugar than light brown sugar? Recipes
included
Can I make fondant?
Recipes included
I've seen 10x on
your site. What is it (I know it's sugar) but what does it refer
to? Recipes included
Information
and Charts:
Tip
Conversions: Matching Ateco Tips to Other Brands for Easy Replacing
Sugar
Stages
Temperature
Conversions
General
Oven Chart
Measures,
Equivalents and Substitutions
Conversion
to Metric
Metric
Units of Measure
Conversion
to US
Equivalency
& Common Measures
Ice
Cream Scoop Measures
General Can
Sizing
Recipes:
Recipes:
The Basics
Recipes: Breads,
Quick and Yeast
Recipes: Cakes
Recipes: Cookies
Recipes: Crusts
and Pastry Doughs
Recipes:
Frostings, Icings, Toppings
Recipes: Frozen,
Ice Creams, Sorbets, Frozen Desserts
Recipes: Desserts,
Specialty and Creams
Recipes: Pies
and Tarts
Recipes: What
the...? Category of strange and unusual ingredients
Index of Recipes
Industry
Recipes
Index
of Industry Recipes
Recipes for Tea Pastries
and Tea Sandwiches
Picture
How-To's from Wedding Cakes:
While all cakes show decoration information and
techniques, these are detailed instructions.
How
to create a lattice-style basketweave design on a cake
How to build a royal
icing lattice to cover columns on a tiered wedding cake
Making uniform rolled
fondant braids for borders
Creating a design on
cake from a fabric swatch
How to make a heart-shaped
cake without the use of heart-shaped pan
Fitting a rhinestone
strip onto a wedding cake
Making pastillage curly-ques
for decoration
Featured
Recipes:
Crème
Brulée
Chocolate Mousse with Browned Butter Burgundy Cherries, Pound
Cake Crostini
Honey
Madeleines
Orange
Glass with Marinated Oranges and Candied Orange Zest
Old
Fashioned Chocolate Black and White Cake
Rich
Cake with Milk and Butter Icing
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