Tag: filling

Pineapple Coconut Gateau Basque

Pineapple Coconut Gateau Basque

Are you familiar with gateau basque? The technical explanation of a gateau basque is that it’s a dessert from the Northern Basque region of France, made up of a short pastry crust and filled with pastry cream and/or cherry jam. The more accurate/fun explanation of 

Maple Spelt Pancake Cake

Maple Spelt Pancake Cake

Is there anything that screams breakfast more than a stack of pancakes dripping with syrup? To me, pancakes are a special treat reserved only for the most leisurely of weekend breakfasts. I wanted to make a cake reminiscent of an easy, slow weekend morning, complete 

Posset – The old school dessert we’re bringing back

Posset – The old school dessert we’re bringing back

I have a thing for fillings. That’s a weird thing to say, but I just love the science behind the different flavors and textures of anything that could fill a tart shell: ganache, lemon curd, pastry cream, curd – all those good guys. Because I