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    French-inspired Pastry for the home baker!

    Join me on a Baking Journey through Cakes, Pastries, Breads and Desserts with a French touch.
    Gain confidence in the kitchen with detailed and easy-to-follow recipes, no matter your skill level!

    Trending Recipes

    • Close up on a tartlet on a grey surface.
      Lemon Curd Tartlets
    • Stack of baked shells.
      How to make Tartlet Shells
    • Close up on a glass jar with the coulis and a silver spoon
      Easy Mango Coulis (3 Ingredients)
    • Blind-baked pastry from above on a marble surface
      Savoury Shortcrust Pastry for Quiche and Tarts
    • Almond Cream in a small Glass Bowl over a pink plate
      Almond Cream Filling
    • A quenelle of namelaka seen from above.
      Namelaka

    Fresh out of the kitchen

    • Ice Cream in a dessert cup inside a small white dish with striped napkin in the background.
      Mascarpone Ice Cream
    • Close up on a small tart placed over two white coaster.
      Raspberry Frangipane Tartlets
    • Front view of a slice of cake topped with fresh raspberries, with a bite taken off.
      Almond Raspberry Cake
    • Applesauce cake cut into slices on a large white plate.
      Applesauce Crumb Cake
    • Close up on cake crumb showing the baked raspberries inside the lemon cake.
      Lemon Raspberry Loaf Cake
    • Swirls of creme legere piped inside a small glass cup.
      Crème Légère (Light Pastry Cream)

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    • Breakfast
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    Bonjour,
    I'm Sylvie! Originally from the French-speaking part of Belgium, I have been living in Melbourne, Australia since 2014. I love sharing my passion (obsession?) for French Pastry and encouraging curious home bakers to try new things in the kitchen through clear, detailed and easy to follow recipes!

    Join me on my Baking Journey!

    Learn more about me →

    Fall time recipes

    • Close up on a slice of speculoos tiramisu on a small white plate.
      Speculoos Biscoff Tiramisu
    • One speculoos cookie sitting upright against a stack of cookies.
      Homemade Speculoos Cookies (Biscoff)
    • Close on up on a stack of cookies over a wooden board.
      Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
    • Cake on a large white plate placed over a wooden cutting board.
      Easy Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
    • Mousse cup on a marble coaster over a light orange background.
      Orange Mousse Cups
    • Mousse cup on a white plate surrounded by oranges.
      Chocolate Orange Mousse

    I am so excited to share that my debut cookbook

    "Bite-Sized French Pastries for the Beginner Baker"

    was released in December 2023!

    Read More & Order Here
    cover of the cookbook.

    French Recipes

    • Sliced almond tart on a white plate.
      French Almond Tart
    • French toast baked in a white oval dish seen from above, placed on a rectangular cutting board and topped with fresh berries.
      Croissant French Toast Bake
    • Close up on the cream piped in a swirl inside a glass dessert cup.
      Stabilised Mascarpone Whipped Cream
    • Grid with 4 photos of mousses.
      15+ delicious Mousse Recipes
    • Pistachio tart seen from above with 4 slices cut off.
      Pistachio Tart
    • Swirls of praline mousseline cream piped inside a yogurt glass jar.
      Praline Mousseline Cream
    See more French Recipes →

    Cakes

    • One slice of cake on a small white plate with a silver fork.
      Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake
    • Close up on a loaf slice sitting on a cutting board.
      Pistachio Raspberry Loaf Cake
    • Two dacquoise sheets on top of each other seen from above.
      Dacquoise Sponge (Biscuit Dacquoise)
    • Stack of 3 slices of cake seen from above on an oval white plate.
      Easy French Yogurt Cake (Gâteau au Yaourt)
    • Cake on a white plate with 3 slices cut out.
      Mango Mousse Cake
    • Loaf on a marble tray with three slices cut off.
      Orange Loaf Cake
    See more Cakes Recipes →

    Tarts

    • Close up on the quiche seen from above with 3 slices cut out.
      Leek Quiche with Gruyère
    • Passion fruit tart on a large white plate surrounded by fresh passion fruits.
      Passion Fruit Tart
    • 45 degrees angle view on the tart placed on a round marble tray over a light peach surface.
      Apricot Frangipane Tart
    • Finished tart placed on a large white plate over a white surface.
      Raspberry Tart
    • A hand picking up one slice from a cutting board
      Easy Puff Pastry Apple Tart
    • Tart topped with fresh blackberries on a sheet of baking paper over a round wooden board.
      Rustic Blackberry Tart (Blackberry Galette)
    See more Tarts Recipes →

    French Pastry Basics

    • Chocolate whipped cream piped into a high swirl inside a glass dessert cup.
      Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting
    • Silver spoon dipped in a small glass jar filled with hazelnut butter.
      How to make Hazelnut Butter
    • Pistachio cream dripping from a small spoon inside a glass bowl.
      Pistachio Pastry Cream
    • Close up on the cream piped inside a glass cup.
      Mousseline Cream (Crème Mousseline)
    • Paste placed in a small glass cup over a small white plate.
      Pistachio Paste
    • Compote in a small white bowl with a sliver spoon - seen from above
      Easy Peach Compote
    See more Pastry Basics Recipes →

    Cookies and Biscuits

    • Half a truffle seen from above sitting on strawberries and other truffles.
      White Chocolate Strawberry Truffles
    • Close up on a truffle with a bite taken off.
      Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
    • Close up on one cookie on a pink surface surrounded by freeze dried strawberry crumbs.
      Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
    • Stack of cookies over a small wire rack.
      Chocolate Chip Almond Cookies
    • Close up on a cookie placed over white baking paper.
      Strawberry Shortbread Cookies
    • Cookies laid on a light grey surface.
      Lemon Curd Cookies
    See more Cookies Recipes →

    Choux Pastry

    • Eclair sliced in half showing the chocolate custard filling inside.
      Mini Chocolate Éclairs
    • Close up on a choux filled with piped chocolate cream.
      Chocolate Choux Buns (Chocolate Cream Puffs)
    • Chouquettes stacked in a grey bowl.
      Chouquettes (French Sugar Puffs)
    • Head on shot of a choux sliced in half and filled with vanilla cream.
      Choux au Craquelin (Crispy Cream Puffs)
    • 3 profiteroles with chocolate sauce on a black plate
      Classic French Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce
    • Close up on a choux bun filled with cream over a beige plate
      Choux à la Crème (French Cream Puffs)
    See more Choux Pastry Recipes →

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    Bonjour! I'm Sylvie, a Belgian Aussie living in Melbourne, Australia. I love sharing my passion for French Pastry and empowering all home bakers through easy to follow recipes.
    Join me on my Baking Journey!

    More about me →

    Fall Recipes

    • Applesauce cake cut into slices on a large white plate.
      Applesauce Crumb Cake
    • Close up on a slice of speculoos tiramisu on a small white plate.
      Speculoos Biscoff Tiramisu
    • One speculoos cookie sitting upright against a stack of cookies.
      Homemade Speculoos Cookies (Biscoff)
    • Close on up on a stack of cookies over a wooden board.
      Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
    • Cake on a large white plate placed over a wooden cutting board.
      Easy Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
    • Mousse cup on a marble coaster over a light orange background.
      Orange Mousse Cups
    See more Fall Baking →
    More Fall Recipes

    Popular Recipes

    • Close up on a tartlet on a grey surface.
      Lemon Curd Tartlets
    • Stack of baked shells.
      How to make Tartlet Shells
    • Close up on a glass jar with the coulis and a silver spoon
      Easy Mango Coulis (3 Ingredients)
    • Blind-baked pastry from above on a marble surface
      Savoury Shortcrust Pastry for Quiche and Tarts
    • Almond Cream in a small Glass Bowl over a pink plate
      Almond Cream Filling
    • A quenelle of namelaka seen from above.
      Namelaka

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