Master chocolatier Robert Linxe is famous for boxed chocolates; he has shops all over Paris and in New York. Naturally when I bought this book I thought I was getting some great recipes for chocolates – was I ever wrong! … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged cake, chocolate, cookbook, mousse, recipes | Leave a commentBrown butter hazelnut cake with wild flower honey frozen mousse, blackcurrant grand fir sorbet, marionberry compote and whipped crème freche. Served at Sooke Harbour house March 24 2004.
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged blackcurrant, cake, desserts, Grand Fir, hazelnut, marionberry, mousse, pastry, Sooke Harbour House, whipped cream, wildflower hone | Leave a commentCaramel & Chocolate Mousse tart with crispy chocolate pearls Served at the Vancouver Club, February 2009
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged caramel, chocolate, mousse, tart | Leave a commentHeather & Ross McEachern sent us kind words and great photos of their cake “–soooo yummy.” (thank you Heather!) The bottom tier was strawberry and vanilla mousse with vanilla cake , while the top two tiers are fake cake. They … Read More
Posted in Weddings & Events | Tagged fake cake, mousse, strawberry, vancouver, vanilla, Wedding Cake | Leave a commentLast week at the Club I added two new desserts to the regular dessert tray., both using a little hazelnut.
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged banana, chocolate, financier, hazelnut, mousse, pansy, raspberry, Vancouver Club | Leave a commentToday 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
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged chocolate, cocoa, mousse, straw, valrhona, Vancouver Club | Leave a commentToday 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
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged almond, apple, apricot glaze, blackberries, chocolate, espresso, lemon, maple, marzipan, mousse, pecan, pistachio, raspberries, streusel, tart, Vancouver Club | Leave a commentToday 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!
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged birthday cake, chocolate, chocolate marquis, mousse, Vancouver Club | Leave a comment