sweet pastry – Cupcakes and Couscous

Chocolate cheese tart with dark chocolate ganache

Published on February 7, 2018June 8, 2019 by Teresa Ulyate2 Comments

Valentine’s Day is coming up and this lovely little dessert is perfect for the occasion. It’s inspired by an old chocolate tart recipe I made back in college whilst doing my food training, and I have adapted it by adding a decadent dark chocolate ganache layer and using my favourite sweet pastry recipe for the base. (And if making pastry from scratch for someone isn’t a sign of love then I don’t know what is!)

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Lemon tart

Published on November 16, 2016June 8, 2019 by Teresa Ulyate3 Comments

This is a classic dessert and comes from one of my favourite cookbooks, “The Food of France”. I have made this lemon tart many times and it always goes down well with a crowd! I love citrus puddings and bakes, and tarte au citron is one of my absolute favourites. The sweet pastry used in this recipe is also lovely to work with and can be used in all sorts of sweet tarts.

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Tarte au chocolat

Published on January 8, 2014December 9, 2017 by Teresa Ulyate9 Comments

Last week I posted a round up of the dishes I made over the Christmas period (you can check out that post here). This article received quite a bit of attention, mostly because of the delectable dessert featured right at the beginning. Some of you have been asking for the recipe…and your wish is my command. You will find everything you need to know below.

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