Imagine layers of hazelnut flour pastry and whipped egg whites, filled with decadent chocolate, cream and other delicious fillings. Financiers are small, rectangular cakes with a slightly crispy outside, fluffy inside, and flavoured with beurre noisette. The guests loved the result! Just like a perfectly baked pastry, we created Ganache Patisserie with special love - and it shows. Hi Brittany, thanks for your message.

The French word for cake always refers to different unfrosted bread-like cakes which may have nuts and fruit, Macarons, brioche and lady fingers are first dipped in a liqueur and then used to carefully line a special cylindrical mould; this is later filled with a mousse, cold Bavarian cream or fruits, This is a very airy and simple pastry that is made of flour, water, eggs and butter. But of course, that in itself is not enough (we’re talking about the patron saint here, people! The name itself translates as “butter cake” in one of the region’s dialects.

We have 10 recipes that will make your inner David Lebovitz shine. ( Log Out /  This Lyonnais creation with its crushed pink pralines mixed with a tangy crème fraiche laid out on a pastry shell is reason enough to visit the region.

Apart from sorbets and ice cream, elaborate presentations like a bombe (layered & moulded dessert), makes for a stunning display, Chocolate & whipping cream are both mixed together in making a chocolate ganache. Wrapping up the list is a chef-d’oeuvre that is essentially the cake version of a macaron. The result is a small cookie-ish delight with a delicate crispy shell, moist centre, and sweet filling. ÉclairsÉclairs are made with choux pastry filled with a flavored and sweet cream. The tarte tatin is the quintessential French upside down cake. The French have their baking down to an art. Floating island, anyone? In 1955, Bridget Bardot fell in love with this cake. The Marie Antoinette is made of two pink macaron shells filled with delectable rose cream and sweet raspberries –  all the good and magical things in the world stuffed in one delectable out-of-this world pastry. The apocryphal tale goes that the town of Saint Calais in the Sarthe region was suffering from an epidemic of plague in 1580. Translated approximately to ‘crescent’, the croissant is a highly buttery breakfast favourite. Paris for Foodies (plus the freebie Paris for Selfies) is available now for only $5 (or equivalent in your local currency). Originating from Bordeaux, the canelé are small, caramelised cylinders of vanilla and rum, with a soft custard centre. Chocolate Religieuse. Here, we take a look at eight different types. Great illustrations! The Kouign Amann (pronounced like “queen ahmahn”) is a traditional cake that hails from the Breton or Brittany region of France. A marvellous stroke of genius, Le Merveilleux hails from Lille in northern France, and made by a shop called Aux Merveilleux. Now here’s a pastry that would give you an experience nothing short of religious. Flaky.

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For an added kick, it has a crème pâtissière (custard) filling. Or not? Im a custard man so next time round Ill be prepared fantastic illustrations mate great work, Glad you like them!

1. The Opera is a cake layered with almond sponge soaked with coffee flavoured syrup, chocolate ganache, and coffee buttercream.

Increasing the unhealthiness level from the fruit tart, the chocolate tart has a chocolate, cream and egg filling that is baked and sets within a shortcrust pastry. However, there are some ridiculously mouth-watering little French concoctions that you’d gladly cross oceans to have a taste of. There’s no filling, but they’re sprinkled with crispy rocks of sugar. Check out my post on the best French tarts here! You can contact him on Twitter and Google +, How are you feeling? French Pastries and Cakes – A Complete Illustrated Guide Posted on May 13, 2019 August 14, 2020 by StickyMangoRice Anyone who’s travelled to France has surely walked into a French boulangerie or patisserie, only to find a colourful, spectacular (and sometimes overwhelming) array of delicious cakes, pastries and desserts in the vitrine. This extra fatty cousin to the croissant is made of a 40/30/30 ratio of dough/butter/sugar. This is used to fill or frost cakes and may be made with different types of chocolate & flavors, These are bite-sized desserts and are typically made with genoise cake & frosted with a light fondant icing, These are yeasted pastries such as croissants, biroches, pains au chocolat, chaussons and many more- they are generally eaten at breakfast. It’s basically the answer to all dessert-lovers’ prayers: the perfect, light but highly indulgent creation from the French town of Dax. The tricky-to-eat religieuse is a smaller profiterole balanced on top of a larger one, filled with crème pâtissière, topped with a ganache (usually chocolate), and decorated with a column of cream. Next time I’m in France, I’m seriously considering walking into a patisserie and just asking for one of everything .