Floating Islands are a wonderful mix of texture: light meringue, rich crème anglaise and crunchy spun sugar. A simple and elegant dessert, they can be tricky to make but well worth the effort! In the interest of full-disclosure I’ll tell you, my first attempt at Floating Islands went a little sideways. I had decided to…
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Green Tea Opera Cake
After talking with a friend about Japanese~French Pastries, I was inspired to create a dessert using matcha. I’m a visual person, so I couldn’t wait to work with the lovely green hue of matcha powder. I’d also been wanting to try my hand at making an opera cake, so when I found this recipe online…