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Deep Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake

Feb 14 by Anita 2 Comments

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, Chocolate, Recipes Tagged With: bundt cake, chocolate bundt, valentine's day

Roasted Strawberry Mousse Tart

Feb 14 by Anita Leave a Comment

Happy Valentine’s Day! This roasted strawberry mousse tart was quick to disappear at my place – all that’s left are the photos now! After the heart brownie from two years ago, I was really waiting for an excuse to use this heart tart pan again. This time it was for a proper tart: a buttery […]...

Filed Under: Fruit, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: heart, strawberry, strawberry mousse tart, tart, valentine's day

Rose Raspberry Lychee Parfaits

Feb 14 by Anita 3 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day! These rose raspberry lychee parfaits are inspired by my recent trip to Hong Kong, where this flavor combination seemed to pop up everywhere. I shared some of my favorite finds in my last post, but there were so many other places I didn’t get to mention that they’re spilling over into this […]...

Filed Under: Asia, Custards, Fruit, Pastry, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: chocolate, hong kong, lychee, parfait, raspberry, rose, travel, valentine's day

Raspberry White Chocolate Brownie Heart

Mar 1 by Anita 4 Comments

I’m catching up on past baking projects from last month. First off, was it cliché to make a brownie in the shape of a heart for Valentine’s Day? What about a raspberry white chocolate brownie in the shape of a heart? My excuse is that I’ve never owned a heart shaped pan until recently. I’ve […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Chocolate, Recipes Tagged With: brownie, heart, raspberry, valentine's day, white chocolate

Rose Meringues for a Simple Spring Dessert

May 19 by Anita 3 Comments

I know…with all the pink and red it almost looks like a Valentine’s Day post. Well, when you have two people in the house who claim pink as their favorite color, sometimes a lot of pink food gets made. When I was growing up my favorite flavor was strawberry everything, and I always wondered whether […]...

Filed Under: Candy, Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: cookie, meringue, mother's day, pink, rose, valentine's day

Black Bottom Chocolate and Vanilla Creme Brûlée for Valentine’s Day

Feb 11 by Anita 29 Comments

It’s our third Valentine’s Day as parents. (I almost wrote second but I did some counting back and corrected myself – parenthood does a number on your math skills and sense of time!) We should be experienced hands at juggling life and baby and dog and us, right? Sort of? We did remember to make […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Custards, Recipes Tagged With: Alessi, chocolate, creme brulee, heart, rodelle, valentine's day, vanilla

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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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