Jane's Sweets & Baking Journal

Maybe this is too personal, but I just have to ask . . . Are you into cocoa (aka cacao) nibs? Because I am. And I love 'em. What are th...

Sometimes we try to do extraordinary or unusual things in my Pastry II class. Sometimes we succeed. Other times, not so much. Yesterday was...

One of the most pungently tasty items I've learned to make in the last year or two, hands down, is fruit curd. Fruit curd is a rich sub...

I knew there'd be trouble when I read that line of the recipe instructions--the one suggesting that the cake could be turned out of the...

I am psyching up to begin another pastry class next week. This one, Pastry II, goes until the very end of June. So, besides readying my psy...