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The best recipes are often the most simple, especially if you are a beginner. Whip up a world of delectable desserts with this collection of free recipes that will satisfy your sweet tooth, as well as your need to learn and improve your techniques.
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Olguta Iliescu – Pastry Chef & Educator
Hi, I’m Olguta – the heart behind Pastry Workshop. With over 10 years of experience in pastry and teaching, my mission is simple: to help you bake with confidence.
Whether you’re here for a quick recipe or want to master the art of French entremets, you’ll find inspiration, technique, and clarity in every post. I believe great desserts start with great knowledge – and I’m here to share it with you.
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Whether you’re looking for a comforting dessert or an impressive showstopper for a special occasion, our recipes are thoughtfully crafted to bring out the best flavors and textures.
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Apple and Vanilla Cake Recipe – Elegant Homemade Dessert
Apples are among the most versatile fruits you can use in desserts, and an apple cake is always a classic choice. Simple, fragrant, and timeless, this dessert brings together a soft sponge batter with tender, cinnamon-flavored apple slices. The result is a balanced and comforting cake that’s perfect for any occasion. I love how the…
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Chocolate and Coffee Entremet Recipe – Elegant French Dessert
Entremets are those desserts that perfectly balance several layers and textures, resulting in a fine, creamy, airy product, full of flavor and contrasting sensations. It is a true pleasure to make such a cake, even though it requires time and attention to detail, because the end result is always spectacular. This chocolate and coffee entremet…
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Chocolate and Coffee Entremet – Refined Creamy Dessert with Crunch
Dark chocolate and coffee are a classic pairing in pastry, epitomized by the famous Opera cake. These two flavors enhance each other wonderfully, making this chocolate and coffee entremet a refined, creamy, airy dessert perfect for special occasions. Beyond its elegant appearance and overall taste, the crunchy praline layer sets this entremet apart, adding textural…
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Mango and Chocolate Mini Entremets – Exotic, Fresh and Elegant
A challenge I set for myself recently was to use simple silicone moulds from Silikomart’s terracotta collection instead of fancy shapes. These mango and chocolate mini entremets showcase how versatile basic moulds can be: a hazelnut sponge base topped with a fruity mango marmalade and finished with a creamy dark chocolate mousse. Once frozen, the…
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Apple and Vanilla Cake with Caramelised Apples and Mascarpone Frosting
Autumn and winter bring a bounty of apples, pears and quinces, and with them cravings for warm, spiced desserts. This elegant apple cake layers a moist apple‑spice sponge with a filling of caramelised apples and a smooth vanilla mascarpone cream. It’s fragrant, comforting and perfect for cosy celebrations. Ingredients Apple Sponge Caramelised Apples Vanilla Mascarpone…
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Top 5 tehnici esențiale în cofetărie pe care le înveți la cursul de calificare
Cofetăria este o artă, dar mai ales o știință care combină creativitatea cu tehnici precise de preparare a deserturilor. Tehnica se combina armonios cu creativitatea si multa munca. Pentru cei pasionați care vor să devină profesioniști, un curs cofetar autorizat este cheia către o carieră de succes. În cadrul unui curs calificare cofetar, vei învăța…
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Apricot Rosemary Entremets
Entremets are my first love for sure. Despite their complexity, these desserts conquered my heart for good and once hooked to this particular style of making pastry, it is difficult to ignore their deliciousness, their taste philosophy, their elegant design and their simple, yet beautiful decor. This Apricot Rosemary Entremets is an example of how good…
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Dubai Chocolate Macarons
I’ve been making macarons for years now, but I do remember the start being quite terrifying as everything I read online about macarons painted them in the image of a very difficult dessert to make. And they do are difficult, but in the meantime I found desserts that I feel are much more difficult to…
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Pistachio Momofuku Cake
Pistachio and Momofuku are two terms that I absolutely love, therefore it should surprise no one that I finally put them together in a pistachio Momofuku cake. I love pistachio for its green vibrant color and rich taste and Momofuku through its simplicity of approaching desserts and layering. During my first years of baking, Momofuku…
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