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Poinsettia Cake, A Peek into our Holiday Traditions

pastrydiva | December 27, 2012 7:31 am Poinsettias have become a staple during the holiday season, the plant is sold every year, and most homes have a few. It has become a family tradition to design a special cake that represents the season, last year we created a Buche de Nöel (Yule Log), I suggested we design another this year, but Sydney wanted something spectacular! Thinking of a spatular cake isn’t as easy as you think. Read More

Mr. Freeze, The Holiday Cake that Came to Life

pastrydiva | December 19, 2012 7:19 am Sydney was looking through Alan Dunn’s, Christmas Cakes (A perfect gift for any cake enthusiast) when she came across a cake of the most adorable snowman. She insisted we create a snowman cake of are own. Alan Dunn’s cake inspired Sydney and I to design our own version. Read More

Stollen, A Christmas Family Tradition

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pastrydiva | December 13, 2012 6:56 am Every year at this time, for the past eighteen years, Sydney and I bake a Christmas Stollen. When Sydney was small, her job was to roll the almond paste (her favorite flavor) and pour all the ingredients, as she grew up so did her baking capabilities! This year as we were baking our Christmas Stollen I realized it would be the last time we would bake a Stollen together for at least six years; Sydney has been accepted to The George Washington... Read the whole story » http://su.pr/1V5TXT Read More

Christmas Cranberry Pound Cake

pastrydiva | December 6, 2012 7:06 am I am going through a fresh cranberry phase, Sydney and I have been finding ways to develop recipes that incorporate cranberries; putting them in stollens, brioche pockets, cookies, and a cranberry white chocolate cake. I believe we have started a new family holiday dessert tradition. This past Sunday we had friends over for dinner, the dinner consisted of bolognese, warm pancetta spinach salad, garlic bread, steamed green beans, and to... Read the whole story » http://su.pr/8ZOK2E Read More

Caramelized Pear Almond Tart

pastrydiva | November 29, 2012 7:02 am The day after Thanksgiving our family’s tradition is put up the trees and decorate them and the whole house while waiting for Sydney’s favorite holiday tart, an almond cream tart. The recipe has been handed down from my great great grandmother, through the years I am sure each generation has changed the recipe a little. My change was to use crème frâche versus mascarpone, but this year I also caramelized the pears. Read More

Boston Cream Pie: A Special Thanksgiving Dessert

pastrydiva | November 15, 2012 7:00 am Boston Cream Pie happens to be DF’s favorite dessert; Sydney and I normally bake him a special Boston Cream Pie for his birthday every year! This year Sydney thought, since DF’s birthday is two weeks prior to Thanks giving, Boston Cream Pie would be the ultimate Thanksgiving dessert, and DF had his second favorite dessert, which is Belgium Chocolate Cake . You might be wondering about the traditional pumpkin... Read the whole story » http://su.pr/2DfMv5 Read More

Happy Halloween Cupcakes

pastrydiva | October 31, 2012 7:16 am Halloween is as entertaining for adult as it is for children; Sydney and I are no exception. We become completely engaged in decorating, dressing-up, and baking treats to give to family and friends. These amusing cat, bat, pumpkin and ghost cupcakes are just one of many mouthwatering goodies we are packaging to hand out. Read More

Just in Time for Autumn Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes

pastrydiva | October 25, 2012 6:56 am This time of year pumpkins and gourds are everywhere; we plan trips to arboretums to find that perfect pumpkin worthy of carving and placing on or near the front porch. I vividly remember carpooling a car of excited three and four year olds for their first arboretum. Sydney and her friend’s energetic excitement became contagious and exhilarating; we began going each year as a family. Read More

Fleur de Sel Caramel Apple Macarons, The Perfect Halloween Treat

pastrydiva | October 18, 2012 6:48 am I am so excited to share this flavor of macarons with you; Fleur de Sel Caramel Apple Macarons. Every year in mid September to early October we pick apples and dip them in caramel to hand out to the special people in our lives; this year Sydney and I wanted to create the luscious flavor in a macaron. The fist step was to write down the essence of a caramel apples, the first taste to the last on our palates. Read More

Bewitching Dulce de Leche, Brush Embroidered Cupcakes

pastrydiva | October 11, 2012 6:49 am The holiday season has officially begun with the month of October and Halloween; from now until Jan 1st celebrations will be happening each month. This month we have the opportunity to dress in costume, eat amazing goodies, help with school Halloween parties, and decorate our homes with scary witches, skeletons, webs, and spiders. When sydney was young I couldn’t wait for this time of year to start, Sydney and I baked up a plethora of treats for her parties. Read More

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