Easter dessert

Here is a light dessert that worked really well after a heavier Easter meal:

Lemon mousse with Langue de chat

Croissants class

What a pleasure to do this hands on class for such a talented student.

T. had the "feel" for the dough.

Here is the final product:

Birthday celebration

I felt very honored to make this birthday cake for a 90 years young man.

Aranygaluska is the name, it's a traditional Hungarian cake.

Norman, the birthday boy, asked me if I could recreate a cake from his childhood that his Hungarian grand mother used to make, so I did some research and called a good friend who happens to be half American and half Hungarian, I got a recipe and after a couple of trials was ready to serve it and the verdict was: just like in Norman's memory. 

I was so happy to have "nailed it"!

Spring treats

Mini vanilla cakes with chocolate ganache and fresh raspberries

Cakes for a cause

These 2 cakes were auctioned off at The Everett Chorale's Gala tonight

Gluten free orange and almond cake

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Vanilla and raspberry cake with Swiss meringue buttercream

Double chocolate love

White chocolate mousse over dark chocolate mousse with a "hearty" sugar cookie dyed with beet powder

Valentine's day tartelettes

Happy Valentine's!

Mini vanilla cream tartelettes with a heart of kiwi 

(here the cream is coloured using beet powder)

were ordered to celebrate a 70th birthday on Valentine's day