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STRAWBERRY TART

The quintessential strawberry Tart, classically French, with a shell that's buttery yet crisp and delicate. For contrast there is a sweet light layer of pastry cream to cushion the fresh strawberries gleaming beneath a glaze. It is so simple, with just a few components in complete harmony.

SUMMER BERRY CLAFOUTIS

JenJen of Milk and Cookies adapted this clafoutis recipe from Donna Hay Magazine, Issue 36. Clafoutis is a classic French dessert, a specialty of the Limousin region, France.

STEP-BY-STEP FRENCH MACARON

Fear no more, Helen of Tartelette wrote a detailed article with step-by-step recipe and photos on the second issue of Desserts Magazine . She demystified the making of macarons. Read the article .

SALTED CARAMEL ICE CREAM

Bi-Rite Creamery, in San Francisco, make the best Salted Caramel Ice Cream. For those of us who do not live in San Francisco. Try making David Lebovitz's Salted Butter Caramel Ice Cream with or without bits of Caramel Praline.

HEART OF DARKNESS CHEESECAKE

This decadent, rich, intense, chocolate cheesecake recipe is from the award-winning food blogger, Rachel. She has been sharing her original mouth watering recipes, helpful cooking tips, and illustrated tutorials since 2004. For more information visit Rachel's Blog, Coconut & Lime.

CREME AU NUTELLA AND MACARONS

This recipe combine two of our favorites Nutella® and Macarons. So when I came across this recipe, I had to ask Helen, of Tartellete , if she could share it with us. Helen used the yolks to make the Creme au Nutella, however you can use the yolks to make pastry cream .

DARK CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CAKE

This recipe consists of a génoise-type dark chocolate cake as the base, topped with a layer of fresh raspberries and covered in a smooth chocolate mousse flavored with a hint of freshly grated ginger. Beatrice Peltre, the mastermind behind award-winning blog, La Tartine Gourmande , is kind enough to share this recipe with us.

Featured Recipes

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PIES | TARTS

RASPBERRY ALMOND TART

This rich, buttery, sweet short dough, known as pate sucree. This sweet pastry dough is like a delicate butter cookie rather than a traditio...

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DESSERT FOR 2

CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE

Surrender to this luxurious chocolate souffle. This is an easy chocolate souffle recipe. You only need five ingredients to make this decaden...

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Cookbooks

CAKELOVE

Warren Brown has a bachelor degree from Brown University, and a J.D. and master degree from The George Washington University. After establis... Read more...

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STEP-BY-STEP RECIPES

LEMON PUDDING CAKE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Impress someone tonight with this easy and fast Lemon Pudding Cake. This light, puffy cake, separates into a creamy lemony custard layer dur... Read more...

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OPEN AND GRATE COCONUT

Extracting the meat from a coconut is not as difficult as you may think. There are two ways to open a fresh coconut.

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CAKES

WIZARD HAT CAKES

Try making this Wizard Hat Mini Cakes by Elisa Strauss the cake designer of Confetti Cakes in New York City and author of Read more...

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COOKIES | BARS

FLOURLESS PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

I have always liked the flavor of peanut butter cookies, but was turned off by the dryness and gritty texture that comes from using flour. T... Read more...

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DESSERTS

STRAWBERRY & CREAM PANNA COTTA

Panna Cotta means "cooked cream" in Italian. A traditional, easy, and delicious Italian custard originally from the Northern Italian region ...

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CHOCOLATES

ZChocolat

Whether your spirit needs some mending, or your body could use some pampering, this pack will indulge your every craving. created this surv...

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SHOP

MAUVIEL COPPER EGG WHITE BEATING BOWL

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Did You Know?

You can minimize pie dough shrinkage if you place the dough after you roll out the pie dough and place it in the tin, in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour. This extra step helps relax the gluten in the dough.

Featured Books

Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes
Whether you imagine a majestic cake blooming with fresh flowers, a pristine fondant-covered masterpiece, or a homespun take on strawberry shortcake–or even if you don’t know where to begin–Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes will provide you with more than 100 delicious and inspiring ideas for timeless and beautiful confections that are perfect for every style of wedding...