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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
and Answers:
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? I can't find good ones without some sort of
spice or raisins in it. 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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