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    Baking 101 and Baking Tips

    My favourite Baking Tips, Hacks and all Baking 101 Recipes and Tutorials!

    Learn the basics of French pastry like a Sweet Shortcrust Pastry or a Vanilla Pastry Cream, find out how pick the right Apples for Baking or check out my must-have baking Ingredients and Utensils for Baking!

    • Swirls of creme legere piped inside a small glass cup.
      Crème Légère (Light Pastry Cream)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Two dacquoise sheets on top of each other seen from above.
      Dacquoise Sponge (Biscuit Dacquoise)
    • 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
    • Close up on the hazelnut praline paste dripping from a spoon inside a glass bowl.
      Hazelnut Praline Paste
    • Cream piped inside a glass cup over a small white plate with a striped tea towel in the background.
      Crème Chantilly (Chantilly Cream)
    • Creme anglaise in a small white jug soon from above with a spoon dipped in.
      Crème Anglaise (Vanilla Custard Sauce)
    • A quenelle of namelaka seen from above.
      Namelaka
    • Cream piped in a glass cup surrounded by vanilla bean, eggs and milk.
      Bavarian Cream (Crème Bavaroise)
    • Close up on a scoop of cream in a spoon.
      Chocolate Crémeux (Crémeux au Chocolat)
    • Picking up some passion fruit curd from a jar with a spoon.
      Passion Fruit Curd
    • Spoon sticking out of the raspberry compote jar.
      Easy Raspberry Compote (3 Ingredients)
    • Diplomat Cream in a glass bowl surrounded by ingredients.
      Diplomat Cream (Crème Diplomate)
    • Orange Curd in a glass jar with drips.
      Orange Curd
    • A slice of cake drizzled with the blueberry sauce.
      Easy Blueberry Coulis (3 Ingredients Recipe)
    • Whipped ganache piped inside a tall glass.
      Whipped Ganache Frosting
    • Stack of baked shells.
      How to make Tartlet Shells
    • Flatlay photo of the baked Pate Sablee.
      Pâte Sablée (French Shortcrust Pastry)
    • Lemon Curd in a glass jar over a small wooden plate.
      Tangy Lemon Curd
    • Blueberry Compote in a glass bowl over a pink plate.
      Easy Blueberry Compote
    • Baked chocolate crust on a white surface surrounded by chocolate chunks.
      Chocolate Tart Crust
    • Almond Cream in a small Glass Bowl over a pink plate
      Almond Cream Filling
    • Blind-baked pastry from above on a marble surface
      Savoury Shortcrust Pastry for Quiche and Tarts
    • Close up on a glass jar with the coulis and a silver spoon
      Easy Mango Coulis (3 Ingredients)
    • Fully blind baked tart crust seen from above.
      Pâte Sucrée (Sweet Shortcrust Pastry)
    • Chocolate cream piped inside a serving cup with a tea towel a spoon in the background.
      Chocolate Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière)
    • Fruit Chips in a white bowl surrounded by lemons an a banana.
      How to make Banana Chips in the Oven
    • Strawberry Coulis in a Glass Jar surrounded by fresh strawberries
      Easy Strawberry Coulis
    • Fresh Apples for baking
      The Best Apples for Baking Guide
    • Close up on the pastry cream piped in a glass cup.
      How to make Crème Pâtissière (Pastry Cream)
    • Photo Collage of four pancake toppings.
      30 Delicious Sweet Pancake Toppings Ideas
    • White bowl filled with berry compote on top of a pink plate.
      Easy Mixed Berry Compote
    • Flatlay shot: dipping a spoon in a jar filled with coulis inside a bowl of raspberries.
      Easy Raspberry Coulis
    • Homemade Applesauce in a small white cup
      Easy Stovetop Applesauce (in less than 1 hour)
    • Basic Baking Ingredients
      10 Essential Baking Ingredients for Beginners
    • Tomato Madeleines in the pan and over a grey surface.
      10 Essential Baking Tools and Utensils for Beginners

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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!

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    • 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
    • Close up on cake crumb showing the baked raspberries inside the lemon cake.
      Lemon Raspberry Loaf Cake
    • One slice of cake on a small white plate with a silver fork.
      Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake
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    • 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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