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Strawberry Crullers

May 19 by Anita Leave a Comment

These strawberry crullers are a delightful way to celebrate strawberry season, and sweeten up your weekend breakfasts. I’ve always been a big fan of making donuts, particularly crullers. Adding a vibrant strawberry glaze was inspired by Feast Magazine‘s recipe and made for a fun Sunday baking project. Click here to jump to recipe   French […]...

Filed Under: Pastry, Recipes Tagged With: crullers, donuts, pat a choux, strawberry crullers

Bunny Cream Tart

Apr 2 by Anita Leave a Comment

Happy Easter weekend! This bunny cream tart is a sweet way to showcase all the Easter sweets I’ve picked up in the last week. We’re doing an egg hunt at home this weekend, but I couldn’t resist using some of the candy as decorations for this springtime dessert. I’ve wanted to make one of those […]...

Filed Under: Tarts Tagged With: bunny tart, cream tart, easter bunny

Yuzu Meringue Tart

Mar 16 by Anita Leave a Comment

It’s one of my favorite times of year – the coming of spring, and I’m celebrating the warm days to come with this yuzu meringue tart. Also, it’s been a year since the pandemic shut everything down and life changed entirely, and now that hope is finally here and an ending is on the horizon, […]...

Filed Under: Custards, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: pate sucree, tart, yuzu, yuzu meringue tart

Saffron Almond Buns

Mar 3 by Anita Leave a Comment

These saffron almond buns are a cross between cinnamon rolls and lussekatter – saffron buns that are popularly served in Sweden during the feast of St. Lucia at Christmastime. I don’t bake enough with saffron, but I was recently introduced to Peace and Plenty Farm, an organic farm located in Northern California. They specialize in […]...

Filed Under: Breads, Recipes Tagged With: buns, saffron, saffron almond buns

Deep Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake

Feb 14 by Anita Leave a Comment

Happy Valentine’s Day! No fancy restaurant outings for us this year but I’m not skipping out on dessert. Sometimes you just need a slice of really rich, deep dark chocolate bundt cake, and I’m sharing the best recipe I have for a bundt cake that is pure chocolatey bliss. It uses a generous helping of […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes Tagged With: bundt cake, chocolate bundt, valentine's day

Black Sesame Cake with Tangerine Buttercream

Feb 10 by Anita Leave a Comment

Happy Chinese New Year! The new lunar year begins on February 12 and to celebrate I made this black sesame cake with tangerine buttercream. We could all celebrate another chance for a fresh start, couldn’t we? It’s going to be the year of the Ox, which usually symbolizes hard work, discipline, and stability. Working towards […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes Tagged With: black sesame cake, chinese new year, swiss meringue buttercream, white 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, baby girl, and rescue cockapoo Snickerdoodle. More about pastrygirl

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