Cinnamon and Cream

Blackberry and Custard Tart with Brown Butter Pastry Cream

A crisp, buttery shortcrust shell filled with silky brown butter pastry cream and topped with fresh blackberries that glisten like jewels. This tart is the kind of recipe that looks like it came from a patisserie window but is absolutely achievable in your home kitchen.

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Classic Crème Diplomate with Vanilla Bean and Whipped Cream

Crème diplomate is the silkiest, most elegant filling in the pastry kitchen, a cloud-light marriage of rich vanilla pastry cream and freshly whipped cream that holds its shape beautifully for tarts, mille-feuille, and layered cakes. Once you taste the difference a real vanilla bean makes here, you will never go back to extract alone.

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Classic Opera Cake with Coffee Buttercream and Dark Chocolate Ganache

Layers of almond sponge soaked in espresso syrup, sandwiched with silky coffee buttercream and a glossy dark chocolate ganache — this is French patisserie at its most elegant. It takes patience and a little technique, but every single layer rewards you.

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