FIRST, a French friend brings a spectacular homemade dessert to dinner. It’s a Paris-Brest -- a large ring of choux paste sliced horizontally, filled with praline pastry cream and whipped cream and ...

A mountain of choux buns smothered in chocolate sauce and pistachio spread, plus a festive panettone tiramisu, from Big Mamma’s pastry guru Two showstopping Christmas desserts. The first is a ...

Place water and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until butter melts and mixture just comes to the boil. Add all the flour, beat until well combined. Turn on ...

The french theme continues and for this simple dessert James is going to demo a baking classic, choux pastry. James will be filling his choux buns with whipped double cream and nutella and topping ...

This recipe makes lovely strawberry choux buns. The process of curing the strawberries in the sugar gives them an almost cooked texture, but with a fresh raw taste. If you don’t want to go to the ...

A slice of chocolate cake makes for a fine dessert, but sometimes you really want to impress. Whether you’re baking sweets for a special occasion or looking for an elevated treat to share with friends ...

You can top them with freeze-dried raspberries, or a sprinkling of edible rose petals, and some chopped pistachio nuts work nicely if added before the ganache sets. Not all white chocolate is created ...

1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped out and reserved 1. Combine the egg yolks and one-third of the sugar in a bowl and whisk to a light ribbon consistency, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the ...