Lemon Pomegranate Cranberry Layer Cake / Layer Cake au Citron, aux Canneberges et à la Grenade

Descendez pour la version française. I was supposed to go back home today but I decided to stay one more day at my parents. It was pouring rain this morning and I prefered staying inside with my mom working on my blog and drinking hot tea all day long … I love having my own […]

Devil’s Food Layer Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting / Layer Cake au Chocolat (Gâteau du Diable) et Glaçage au Beurre de Cacahuètes

Descendez pour la version française. I baked this cake for my brother and uncle birthdays last week.  This cake has a story. First of all my brother is known for being obsessed with everything peanut butter.  I don’t know if I already told you but my Dad is mixed and I grew up in Africa, […]

Lemon Trifle / Trifle au Citron

Descendez pour la version française. Lets be honest on this. I am writing from my bed.  Insternship is great but it’s tiring and I’m in Paris which means that I’m seeing my friends and eating out  a lot. Like a LOT ! I’m eating a lot of scrapes at the bakery because  I have to taste […]

Pistachio Pomegranate Cranberry Layer Cake / Layer Cake à la Pistache, aux Cranberries et à la Grenade

Descendez pour la version française. I know that it sounds like a Fall cake. Pomegranates and Cranberries are Fall Fruits. The truth is : It was one of my birthday Cake and my birthday was December the 2nd which is in Fall.  The truth is also that even thought I haven’t blogged in almost a year […]

10 things I learnt from my first Hand Painted Fondant cake or my Sweet Potato cake with Maple Buttercream / 10 choses que j’ai apprise de mon premier gâteau en pâte à sucre peint ou mon Gâteau à la Patate douce et son glaçage au Sirop d’Érable.

Descendez pour la version française. I decided to try a new thing  and do a new fondant cake and paint it. I told you that I went to art school a very long time ago and it was the first time in a very long time that I was actually painting. I loved it. I […]

My first Fondant Cake or my triple layer Chai Tea Carrot Cake with Chai Tea White Chocolate Buttercream / Mon premier gâteau en pâte à sucre ou mon Gâteau triple étages aux Carottes et Thé Chai et son Glaçage Chocolat Blanc Thé Chai.

Descendez pour la version française. I meant to post  this for Father’s Day but obviously I didn’t.   It was a long time ago. I bought a lot of fondant while in Manchester last november but somehow I felt intimidated  and didn’t used it . And  few months ago , thanks to Ma Belle Reception I […]

My After Eight Cake or Triple Layer Chocolate Mint Cake with Mint Condensed Milk Buttercream Filling and After Eight Ganache Frosting

Descendez pour la version française. Tuesday was my mom’s Birthday and I love my mom so much that I needed to bake her a special Cake. So I started thinking. I wanted something original and that would really surprise her.   And finally, while driving to the airport a few weeks ago I had the idea : […]

My Spring in the Winter Cake or Lemon Cake with Raspberry Curd filling and Raspberry / Lemon Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting.

Descendez pour la version française. My brother’s birthday is next week but he will be back in Canada by then so we decided on organizing a pre-birthday lunch while we are still all together, before he leaves.  The day I picked him at the airport (3 weeks ago ), I asked him what he would […]

My chocolate King Cake or should I say Queen Cake ? / Galette des Rois tout chocolat ou devrais je dire Galette des Reines ?

Descendez pour la version française. Tomorrow is the Epiphany. What is the Epiphany ? Well do you really care, do you really  want me to go on an explanation here ? Well the most important thing  to know is that the tradition is to eat la Galette des Rois (King Cake) on that day which is january […]

The Ultimate Chocolate Lover’s Cake or Triple Layer Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream Filling and Chocolate Fudge Frosting.

Descendez pour la version française. Happy New Year  !!!  May all your dreams come true and  I hope that this new year will  be full of Happiness and tons of yummy cakes. How did you end up 2011 and started 2012?  We had a nice family dinner over here, with my little brother that landed […]