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French Toast Cinnamon Buns

Apr 25 by Anita Leave a Comment

These French toast cinnamon buns are a delicious mashup of some of my favorite baked treats: French toast, cinnamon rolls, and milk bread. They are as fantastic as they sound and absolutely worth the effort and time to make them. Among the new recipes I’ve been testing out, this ranks at the top! This recipe […]...

Filed Under: Breads, Cookbooks, Recipes Tagged With: cinnamon buns, french toast cinnamon buns, milk bread, sift

Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Feb 16 by Anita Leave a Comment

Chocolate and hazelnut is one of my favorite baking flavor combinations, and this Ferrero Rocher-inspired chocolate hazelnut cake has become one of my new favorite recipes. It’s from the latest addition to my cookbook shelf, Dolci! by Renato Poliafito. I’ve been a fan of his since his Baked cookbooks, and it was lovely to see […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Cookbooks, Recipes Tagged With: cake, chocolate hazelnut, dolci, ferrero rocher

Yuzu Cheesecake

Jan 26 by Anita Leave a Comment

This yuzu cheesecake is a beautiful way to celebrate this winter citrus. It take the traditional cheesecake and tops it with a silky smooth, tangy yuzu curd. A slice of spring to come. I’ve been making Japanese style cheesecakes for a while, so it’s nice to return to this classic cheesecake style for a change! […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Pastry, Recipes Tagged With: cheesecake, yuzu

Franzbrotchen (German Cinnamon Sugar Rolls)

May 14 by Anita 1 Comment

Franzbrötchen are delightful German pastry that are a sort of cross between croissant and cinnamon roll, a mix of flaky, chewy, crisp, and rich at the same time. I’d never heard of them until recently and now I’m making up for lost time by trying to make them myself! French laminated dough used for croissants, […]...

Filed Under: Pastry, Recipes Tagged With: croissant pastry, franzbrotchen, german baking, german sugar rolls, pastry, rolls

Yuzu Chiffon Layer Cake

Apr 6 by Anita 1 Comment

This yuzu chiffon layer cake is a perfect sunshiny ode to spring. I created it as a spin on the classic whipped cream cakes seen in Chinese bakeries, with made of yellow sponge cake, filled with fruit and whipped cream, and covered in more whipped cream frosting and fruit. My version has vanilla and yuzu […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes Tagged With: cake, chiffon cake, layer cake, whipped cream frosting, yuzu, yuzu curd

Sumikko Gurashi Rainbow Cake

Feb 26 by Anita Leave a Comment

This Sumikko Gurashi birthday cake was requested by my daughter Isabelle for her 11th birthday. I didn’t plan on making this a post, so there aren’t a variety of in-progress shots or even final photos, alas. But hopefully the photos here show the final result clearly enough: a five-tier cake in a rainbow of pastel […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes Tagged With: birthday cake, rainbow cake, sumikko gurashi, vanilla cake

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Anita Chu, also known as pastrygirl, is a baker, writer, and photographer with a passion for pastry. She trained at Tante Marie's Cooking School and is the author of Field Guide to Cookies, Field Guide to Candy, and Lollipop Love. Anita lives in San Francisco with her husband, daughter, and dog Max. More about pastrygirl

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