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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
    • One speculoos cookie sitting upright against a stack of cookies.
      Homemade Speculoos Cookies (Biscoff)

    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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    Bonjour,
    I'm Sylvie! Originally from the French-speaking part of Belgium, I have been living in Melbourne, Australia since 2014. I am passionate about French Pastry and teaching curious home bakers new skills through clear, detailed and easy to follow recipes!

    Join me on my Baking Journey!

    Learn more about me →

    Winter Baking

    • Pavlova Wreath over a white cake stand.
      Pavlova Wreath
    • Close up on a slice of speculoos tiramisu on a small white plate.
      Speculoos Biscoff Tiramisu
    • 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 white plate surrounded by oranges.
      Chocolate Orange Mousse
    • Glass cup of panna cotta on a small wooden coaster.
      Coffee Panna Cotta

    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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    I'm Sylvie! Originally from the French-speaking part of Belgium, I have been living in Melbourne, Australia since 2014. I am passionate about French Pastry and teaching curious home bakers new skills through clear, detailed and easy to follow recipes!

    Join me on my Baking Journey!

    More about me →

    Winter Recipes

    • Applesauce cake cut into slices on a large white plate.
      Applesauce Crumb Cake
    • Pavlova Wreath over a white cake stand.
      Pavlova Wreath
    • 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
    See more Winter Baking →
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    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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