Tag: creme patissiere

Desserts

S’mores Pie

I am just back from my holiday in Canada. While I was there I had the opportunity to make a couple of videos with Grace and Claire again.  The first of these is this recipe for a S’mores pie which is a favourite of Grace.   So she is the star of this video as she […]

Pastries

Chocolate & Creme Patissiere Brioche Swirls

I recently made some brioche buns which were a great success, so trying to build on that today I made some Chocolate & Creme Patissiere Brioche Swirls.   These will take the same brioche recipe but then instead of creating the Brioche a Tete the dough will be rolled out and covered in creme patissiere and […]

Cakes

Boston Cream Cupcakes

Having enjoyed Boston Cream Doughnuts when I have been in Canada and the USA I wanted to make something with that taste.  Not wanting to do doughnuts I thought firstly of Boston Cream Pie, but then decided on some nice simple cupcakes instead. I haven’t actually had much time over the past few weeks, for […]

Cakes

Basque Cake/Gâteau Basque

Pottering around on the internet, as one is wont to do, I saw a recipe for something called Basque Cake or Gâteau Basque , of which I hadn’t heard before.  So I set about improving my, clearly lacking, knowledge.  In that endeavour I found the recipe which I have used, at Bruno’s Kitchen, where Bruno Albouze made one […]