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Peach Plum Tart with Cinnamon Vanilla Pastry Cream

Oct 6 by Anita 1 Comment

It’s a little bit after stone fruit season, but I wanted to share one of the last fruit tarts I made a couple weeks ago: a peach plum tart with cinnamon pastry cream. It was a last-minute creation for a weekend picnic, but I ended up making perfect use of the peaches and plums we […]...

Filed Under: Fruit, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: autumn, fall, fruit tart, pastry cream, peach, plum, summer, tart

Heart of Summer: Peach Rose Tart

Jul 14 by Anita 3 Comments

When it’s full-on summer and the air is redolent of ripe fruit and full blooms, why not combine both in a dessert? Seriously, I just wanted to make a peach tart out of some peaches before they got gobbled up by other, more impatient members in my household. Ironic then that I ended up making […]...

Filed Under: Fruit, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: almond, peach, rose, summer, tart

Summer Peach Almond Cake

Jun 12 by Anita 81 Comments

The giveaway is now closed. Thanks for entering! With summer’s imminent (and seemingly early) arrival, I’m looking forward to festivals, fireworks, or just long, dreamy weekend afternoons.  Now that baby Isabelle is getting older and more fun, I’m eager to take her out and about and introduce her to the joys of summer....

Filed Under: Cakes, Giveaways, Recipes Tagged With: almond paste, cake, iced tea, mighty leaf, peach


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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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