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How to make and decorate patisserie style cakes suitable for lots of different occasions. Plus recipes and tutorials for cookies, pies, treats and more!

Tutorial: How To Lattice A Pie

From her outstanding new book, Pie Style, Helen Nugent demonstrates for us how to lattice a pie in her tutorial below. “Is there anything prettier than a latticed pie?” Helen asks. “I don’t think so. Whenever possible, I like to lattice my pie tops on parchment paper, and then slide them onto the pie when […]

Rocky Road Scotcheroos Bars

From her brand new book – The Chocolate Addict’s Baking Book – author Sabine Venier shares with us one of her favorite quick treats – just one of the 75 chocolate recipes packed in to this terrific book: “This recipe wakes up my inner kid! I’m thrilled to share my marriage of two beloved childhood […]

Pistachio, Blackberry & White Chocolate Layer Cake from The Luminary Bakery

Rising Hope is the brand new cookbook from the wonderful Luminary Bakery, a social enterprise founded in London to support disadvantaged women, including those who were homeless, imprisoned, or sex trafficking victims, by teaching them how to bake. The six-month training course Luminary Bakery provides for these struggling women facilitates personal and professional development – […]

A Delightful “Petits Fours” Recipe

Petits fours are the quintessential final flourish with which to round off an elegant dinner party but also make a superb gift for special occasions or even as part of an afternoon tea. Cheryl Wakerhauser of the Pix Patisserie fame has put together a fabulous collection of recipes for petits fours, bon bons, macarons and other […]

Vegan Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Terrazzo Frosting

Sarah Hardy’s newly published book, Vegan Cakes, is a breath of fresh air. Full of exquisite recipes for beautifully decorated cakes, bakes and desserts, plant-based eaters no longer have to compromise on flavour or sheer decadence to satisfy their sweet tooth. Some of our favorite dreamy cakes, fancy bakes and decadent desserts in the book […]