Red Rose Wedding cake

This Red Rose which can be a symbol of love, passion, wedding, anniversary, or valentines cake can make some one very happy. It is comprised of 4 layers, one of the layers has strawberries and cream, then another layer of kiwi's and cream, and finally a layer of both strawberry and kiwi's and cream. It tastes heavenly for those of you who love white cake with fruit and fresh whipped cream. I personally love the rose decoration, red roses are just so romantic and can always sweep a lady of her feet. It also makes a great surprise and makes a lady feel special, so next time for Valentines Day get her a cake or make it, to be even more special.

It really is not as hard as it might look to make, you just need a little time with lots of love put into it. Some people may think oh the calories and fat, but actually this cake has no oil or butter used in it, yet it is so moist. Surprising and remarkable! That is why I think people will easily have 2 slices, mostly the ones who say I don't like cake. I love it when there are people who say I don't eat cake and don't like it, and then have a bite to prove it just is not good. Then after the first bite end up eating two pieces! I think not adding the oil and butter really makes it less fattening and so light. It is all in the technique of how you make the cake, you really don't need butter or oil! How fantastic is that? Plus another bonus, it is very low in sugar and tastes out of this world. Again you don't need a lot of sugar to make a great cake. If you are interested in the recipe just let me know. I am still in the process of putting together the French recipe book to sell.

Until next time, try to stay away from the cakes that use lots of sugar, oil, and butter, they will help you put on weight. Try a healthier cake that is light and delicious, so you don't feel guilty about eating two pieces :)

Palmier

Palmier is such a tasty dessert with some tea or coffee. It is rather easy and quick to make and people always marvel at it as if it is a difficult dessert to make. This is one dessert you can control your sugar intake. You can make it as sweet as you want or not very sweet at all. It is flaking and crispy and fun to eat with a shape that is so different and that makes it look difficult to create.

Palmier's can be very addictive too, because they taste so good and are light and so satisfying if you have a sweet tooth. Just make sure the puff pastry dough is good quality like the Napoleon dough. They use the same kind of dough and if it is high quality then it will taste great. So be sure to buy a popular brand name when making these desserts. All you use is the puff pastry dough and some sugar and this creates an amazing dessert with tea or coffee.

Don't forget you control the amount of sugar you use, so if you have some restrictions on your sugar intake no worries you are in control of how much to add. Recipe's soon to come! Have a great week.

Napoleon Pastry

Hello Fellow Bakers, looking for a low sugar, yet delicious tasting pastry? Here is something that I made recently? In this post I am going to talk about a Strawberry Napoleon Pastry.

A French pastry that is one of my favorites, is the Strawberry Napoleon pastry. The pastry ingredients are strawberries, custard, puff pastry, and whipped cream. It makes one messy, but delicious dessert. If you want something light that contains low sugar but is extremely tasty, then Strawberry Napoleons are what you will certainly enjoy.

Strawberry Napoleons have three layers to it with puff pastry dough in between. There is the bottom layer which is filled with custard, a middle layer filled with whipped cream and strawberries and finally the top layer which is decorated with Powdered sugar (optional), whipped cream and strawberries. In another post I will talk about my style of making french custard. French custard is very different from your traditional custard that you see in most pastry and dessert aisle in restaurants. I use natural and high quality ingredients, so its healthy for you and is made in a unique way. Its like nothing you have tasted!!!

The strawberry napoleon is made from scratch, and that is why it taste so incredible! Yes you can even make the puff pastry dough from scratch if you want. However, if you want to make your baking a little bit faster and easier, puff pastry dough can be bought from the grocery store. Make sure you buy a popular brand name and not an unknown name. High quality ingredients is what makes your baking spectacular, so don't go cheap on materials and ingredients!

By the way, I am in the process of putting a French Recipe Book together that will have many pastry recipes. Feel free to write to me and ask questions. Until the next baking visit, remember high quality creates an amazing treat for the palate.