Simple & Impressive

Simple & Impressive recipes are designed to look refined while being more straightforward to make. With fewer layers and simpler methods, these desserts are great for beginners and for when you want something elegant without the time commitment of more complex pastries.

Every recipe includes detailed step-by-step instructions for each element, baking tips, troubleshooting, prep time, equipment lists, shopping lists, and a clearly marked skill level to help you choose the right recipe for you.

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Almond Apple Banana Basil Blueberry Brown Butter Caramel Carrot Champagne Cherry Chocolate Cinnamon Cinnamon / Gingerbread Coconut Coffee Cotton Candy Cream Cheese Cream Cheese / Mascarpone Crème Brûlée Dubai Chocolate Earl Grey Elderflower Gingerbread Hazelnut Lemon Lime Liquorice Macadamia Mango Marshmallow Marzipan Mascarpone Matcha Milk/Dark Chocolate Orange Oreo Passion Fruit Peach Peanut Pecan Peppermint Pineapple Pistachio Poppy Seed Pumpkin Raspberry Red Currant Rhubarb Rice Pudding Rum Strawberry Vanilla Walnut White Chocolate

Cake Base

Almond Cake Almond Joconde Cake Apple Cake Banana Cake Biscuit Base Blondie Caramel Brownie Carrot Cake Chai Cake Cheesecake Insert Chocolate Cake Choux Pastry Cinnamon / Pumpkin Cake Coconut Cake Cookie Cake Danish Pastry Dough Dark Chocolate Brownie Earl Grey & Blueberry Cake Earl Grey Cake Gingerbread Cake Joconde Cake Lady Fingers Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Lime & Almond Cake Marzipan Cake Marzipan Wreath Cake Matcha Cake Nut Dacquoise Cake Pancakes Pâte Sablée / Shortcrust Pecan Cake Pie Crust Pistachio Cake Pumpkin Cake Pumpkin Filling Pumpkin Spice Cake Red Velvet Cake Strawberry Cake Vanilla Cake

Crunch

Caramelized Nut Crunch Coconut Cocoa Topping Coconut Crunch Crumble Feuilletine Crunch Kadaif Filling Nougatine Praliné Praliné & Feuilletine Crunch Toasted Biscuit Crunch Tuile

Creamy Element

Broken Gel Caramel (Classic) Caramel (Modern) Caramel (Quick) Caramel Crémeux Crème Brûlée Crémeux Curd Custard Insert Dulce De Leche Frangipane Fresh Fruit Compote Fruit Compote Fruit Confit Fruit Crémeux Fruit Curd Fruit Ganache Fruit Jam Ganache Gel Marzipan Filling Milk Chocolate Ganache Milk Chocolate or Caramel Crémeux Milk Jam Nut Ganache Panna Cotta Pastry Cream

Mousse & Cream

Banana Mousse Banana Peanut Butter Mousse Caramel Mousse Caramel Whipped Ganache Chantilly Whipped Ganache Chocolate-based Mousse Cream Cheese Mousse Diplomat Cream French Buttercream French Cream Cheese Buttercream French Meringue Fruit-based Mousse Gingerbread Mousse Italian Meringue Lemon Mousse Liquorice Mousse Mango Mousse Marshmallow Fluff Marshmallow Mousse Mascarpone Cream Meringue Milk Chocolate Mousse Mousse Nut-based Mousse Oreo Mousse Passion Fruit Mousse Passion Fruit Whipped Ganache Peanut Butter Mousse Raspberry Mousse Risalamande Mousse Strawberry Mousse Strawberry Whipped Ganache Tea-based Mousse Vanilla Cream Vanilla Mousse Vanilla Whipped Ganache (ideal as an insert or a mousse) Whipped Ganache

Decoration

Bonbons Caramel Coating Chocolate Bonbons Chocolate Coating Chocolate Shell Cocoa Mirror Glaze Easter Egg Bonbons Fruit Glaze Macarons Milk Chocolate Mirror Glaze Mirror Glaze Poached Fruit Spiderweb Glaze Transparent Glaze Vanilla Whipped Ganache (for piping) Velvet Spray White Chocolate Mirror Glaze

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