Charlotte is a classic French dessert, that usually contains a cold mousse and fruits, surrounded by lady fingers. I love the combination of strawberries and lemon, so my charlotte is a strawberry-lemon charlotte. A French charlotte is light and fresh, and is easy to make: you don’t even have to […]
Desserts
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Tarte au Sucre is a speciality from Northern France, the city of Lille and its surroundings. Though it is called a tart, it is more akin to a sweet pastry. It ressembles a brioche with a sugary creamy filling. Tarte au Sucre is very much sweet comfort food, a very […]
These almond raspberry tartlets are delicious and they look amazing. They are also very quick and easy to make. The perfect sweet treat for your guests, served as an appetizer or a dessert. You can buy tartlet shells at your grocery store, which makes the tartlets even easier to […]
The Gateau de Savoie is a light airy cake, named after the Count of Savoie who invented it in the 14th century. After the French revolution, two parisian chefs came up with the idea of using starch instead of flour, making the cake even more airy. Gateau de Savoie is […]
This Chocolate Tart is a French classic. It is delicious, and quite easy to make. The perfect dessert for chocolate lovers! A few notes about the recipe Though you could use heavy whipping cream, I decided to use sour cream for the chocolate filling. It turned out delicious. Since […]
This is my French contribution to Super Bowl Party Food: Nutella® Soufflé! Easy to make, and delicious! Plus, because it is a soufflé, it is actually quite light, while still having the delicious taste of Nutella®. This is a dessert everyone loves, including kids! Great party food, or a fun […]
The Tarte Tropezienne was created in the beautiful town of Saint Tropez, on the French Riviera. As the story goes, famous French actress Brigitte Bardot fell in love with the dessert while filming a movie there, and suggested the name “tarte tropezienne.” The cake was thereafter named “tarte tropezienne.” It […]
Pommes au four (French for baked apples) come in so many different flavors. My favorite recipe is simple, but absolutely scrumptious: baked apples in a light caramel sauce. It requires few ingredients, is easy to make, and totally delicious! An easy dessert for the whole family to enjoy! Pommes au […]
In France, on the festival of Epiphany on January 6, it is customary to eat a King cake called Galette des Rois (roi means king, in French). The galette is a puff pastry filled with frangipane. It contains a small hidden object (usually, a small figurine or a bean). Whoever […]
Poires Belle Hélène is a French dessert consisting of pears poached in sugar syrup, served with melted chocolate. It was created by French chef Auguste Escoffier in the 19th century, and named after the operetta La Belle Hélène by Offenbach. Poires Belle Hélène is a simple, yet refined dessert. Often […]
I love this delicious pear tart filled with a sweet almond paste. It is one of my favorite French desserts! The tart was invented in a pastry shop on Bourdaloue street in Paris, hence the name Tarte Bourdaloue. This French classic is absolutely delicious! Recipe I tried many recipes for […]
Chocolate Mousse is a delicious, yet light, French dessert. The two main ingredients are dark chocolate and eggs. There is no butter and no flour, which makes it a very light non-fattening dessert. And it is still deliciously sweet! It is easy to make, and you can prepare it in […]
Bûche de Noël, which literally means Christmas Log, is the traditional French dessert for Christmas day. Christmas figurines or other Christmas decorations are usually placed on the log. It comes in all flavors, and there are many different techniques to make the cake. For my bûche de Noël, I chose […]
These pretty apple rose tarts are so beautiful, they look like roses! But don’t be fool by their appearance, they are actually easy to make once you know the technique. And the result is impressive: delicious, and beautiful! Just made them for my in-laws, and they were so impressed! You […]
With Thanksgiving coming up, I thought it would be perfect timing to share a French version of a Cherry Pie: a Cherry Tart from the region of Alsace (East of France), hence the name “à l’alsacienne”. In Alsace, it is customary to add a creamy mixture to fruit tarts. The […]
As we are approaching winter, I am looking to make cakes with fruits that are in season in the winter time. Clementines are in season from November to February, so I got the idea of making a clementine cake. I had never made a cake with clementines before, and I […]
Chocolate and Pear go so well together, I really wanted to make a delicious cake that combined both flavors. Finally got around to doing it. This is a quick and easy chocolate-pear cake that delivers results!
Crème Brulée, which literally means “burnt cream,” is a French dessert consisting of a rich custard cream base, topped with a hard caramel. The contrast between the hard caramel and the soft cream makes for a deliciously impressive dessert. I assumed that such contrast would be very complicated to create. […]
Looking to bake a last minute cake, that isn’t your typical chocolate cake or fruit cake? Try French walnut cake! The other day, I decided at the last minute to bake a cake for dessert, but we were out of baking chocolate and fruit. Then I remembered we had a […]
This is the perfect time of the year to make an apple cake! This particular apple cake has a little something that makes it extra delicious: frangipane! This sweet almond paste with a light rum flavor perfectly complements the golden apples, which makes for a one-of-a-kind cake. Enjoy!
The chocolate moelleux cake is a cake with a liquid chocolate center. We believe its origins are French, though a US-based chef claims he invented it in New York in 1987. This has been disputed by a well-known French chef, who stated that such a cake had already existed in […]