Category: Desserts

A simple but elegant and scrumptious dessert dish that’s perfect any time of the year – fruity and sweet pears baked in puff pastry –

A mouth-watering cake that combines fresh summer fruits with sweet sponge and creamy filling. Seriously moreish and utterly delectable! The basil gives it a bit

How to make an utterly delicious frosted pistachio cake. Decorate the top with fresh berries and nuts, and even pretty edible flowers and this easy

The great chef Escoffier made a cake that resembles Le Fraisier around the 1900s, but it was the famous French pastry chef Gaston Lenôtre who

In the little town of Haute-Rives, home to the astounding Palais Ideale, a palace built from pebbles by a postman (it’s a whole other story

Éclairs are one of those wonderful and iconic French pastries that are deservedly famous around the world. Popular with the traditional ‘creme pat’ filling, a

A quick and easy very delicious praline recipe by Kit Smyth. Often used in patisserie recipes, it’s also great for making praline shards for decadent

Deliciously creamy chestnut puree is a firm favourite in France. It features in lots of desert recipes from rice pudding to cakes and ice cream

Snow eggs, a frothy concoction, is an any time of the year simple dessert despite it’s name. The snow is a floating island of sweet

This absolutely delicious adaptation of a classic French pain perdu by Chef Rachel Howard features chocolate and a rich toffee bourbon sauce. It’s utterly, utterly