Cinnamon and Cream

Classic Bienenstich (Bee Sting Cake) with Vanilla Custard Filling

A pillowy yeasted cake crowned with a shattering honey-almond caramel and filled with clouds of vanilla pastry cream – this is the German bakery classic you never knew you needed in your life. Once you make it, it will become the cake everyone requests for every occasion.

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Classic Cream Puffs with Silky Vanilla Pastry Cream

Light-as-air choux shells filled with luscious, egg-yolk-rich vanilla pastry cream and dusted with a snow of powdered sugar. Once you understand the simple science behind pâte à choux, you will wonder why you ever bought these from a bakery.

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Chocolate Babka with Cinnamon Swirl

This showstopping babka layers a rich dark chocolate and cinnamon filling inside a buttery, brioche-style dough that twists into a gorgeous, pull-apart loaf. Once you slice into that swirled crumb and catch the scent of toasted cinnamon and chocolate, you will understand why this bread is worth every minute of effort.

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Overnight Cinnamon Rolls for Christmas Morning

Soft, pillowy cinnamon rolls with a buttery brown sugar filling and tangy cream cheese frosting, fully assembled the night before so all you do on Christmas morning is slide them into the oven. This is the recipe that makes your whole house smell like the holidays before anyone has had their first cup of coffee.

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Fluffy Homemade Cinnamon Rolls with Tangy Cream Cheese Frosting

Pillowy soft, swirled with buttery brown sugar cinnamon filling, and blanketed in a luscious cream cheese frosting that melts right into every layer. These are the cinnamon rolls you will want to make every weekend.

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