A classic crème pâtissière (vanilla pastry cream filling) is a creamy custard that is the perfect filling for cakes, eclairs, donuts, and tarts. It has a silky smooth texture and delicious vanilla ...

Pate a choux is the stuff of magic in the kitchen. Pipe a soft, sticky dough onto a baking sheet and slide it into a hot oven. In mere minutes the dough puffs up -- practically exploding to double, ...

There is nothing quite like an incredible, homemade pastry fresh from the oven. From crisp, flaky layers to fillings of fresh fruit, rich creams, and chocolatey goodness, each bite is deeply ...

Pretty fruit tarts will have your guests oohing and aahing at dessert time. Puff pastry shells cradle a luscious vanilla pastry cream (creme patissiere) topped with strawberries. Don't worry, it ...

While inspired by the French pastry-case favorite, mille-feuille, this version is nowhere near as complex. We deconstructed all the key elements of the original to turn that beautiful, delicate ...