Bearing the name of the patron saint of French pâtissiers, this crown-like confection of pastry and crème is a cake in a venerable tradition. The French word gâteau, meaning cake, comes from the old ...

For the decoration, melt the white and plain chocolate in 2 separate bowls set over 2 pans of gently simmering water. Dip 12 of the fresh cherries into the plain chocolate and leave to set on a sheet ...

A serendipitous trip in the Basque Country led Dorie Greenspan to this irresistible dessert. By Dorie Greenspan Fourteen or so months into Covid-times and more than 450 days since we left our home in ...

Author Aleksandra Crapanzano, who lived in Paris as a child, has written a charming new book on French confections. In "Gateau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes," she tells the story of ...

Gateau Basque is kind of like a tart, or a pie, or a cookie -- and the filled cake is one of the more unusual desserts in cookbook author Dorie Greenspan's repertoire. "It's a dry cake, but delicious, ...

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Doubling as a delicious maths problem, France's easy-to-make yoghurt cake recipe relies on volume measures facilitated by the ubiquitous 125g terracotta yoghurt pot. France is land of ornate pastries, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Gâteau de Sirop, or “Syrup Cake,” is a Louisiana delicacy with a rich Southern history. As the main producer of sugar and cane of the country, Louisianans embraced cane syrup ...

Gateau Ghost is serving up gourmet pastries and brunch items on College St., and it all started with resurrecting the humble, shell-shaped, sponge cake. Amidst a pandemic layoff and feeling exhausted ...