Category Archives: Pastry & Desserts

Apple Cider Glazed Ginger Pound Cake

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Apple Cider Glazed Apple Ginger Pound Cake with yogurt sorbet, blueberry, fruit sage compote, and blackcurrant, Grand Fir syrup. Served at Sooke Harbour house Thursday April 8 2004.

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Triple Chocolate Mousse

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Today I made this nice Triple Chocolate Mousse – layered dark, milk, and white Chocolate Mousse, garnished with White Chocolate straw and Valrhona cocoa. I was a little uncertain about a step when creating the white chocolate nest, so I … Read More »

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4 Tarts and a Mousse Cake

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Today I created 5 desserts for the Club’s regular dessert tray – this is how they looked in the kitchen, before they were plated. This is my first try at photoing pastries in a commercial kitchen under bad lighting – … Read More »

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Happy Birthday Sidney!

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Today I made a Chocolate Marquis birthday cake for Sidney at the club – chocolate mousse and chocolate sponge cake, finished with a chocolate glaze and dark chocolate shavings.  Happy birthday Sidney!

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Blueberry Financier with Blueberry Sorbet

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Blueberry financier, with blueberry sorbet and mousse, with apricot coulis. Served at Sooke Harbour house, fall 2003.

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Ginger and Begonia cheesecake

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Fresh ginger and tuberous begonia cheesecake with a strawberry terrine, wild Nootka rose cream yogurt cream, strawberry puree, and a white chocolate and pumpkin seed crescent moon Served at Sooke Harbour house Friday August 15 2003

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