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Rubik's Cube

The Rubik's Cube

I opted for 3 flavors: Strawberry Balsamic, Chocolate Passion Fruit and Pistachio Cream. Each 2" cube would be a fully realized entremet -- a French style cake that often contains multiple components: cake, ganache/jam/fruit, mousse, something crunchy. And each of the 25 mini cakes would be individually coated in a colorful mirror glaze to evoke the Rubik's Cube.
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"Rich" Does Not Have To Mean "Heavy"

"Rich" Does Not Have To Mean "Heavy"

If dessert makes you feel bad afterwards, someone did something wrong.

And it wasn't you.

Don't get me wrong, I do not make low-calorie desserts. But I push back when desserts are categorized as either decadent & rich or on the lighter side. I think we can have all the yums without the gut bomb often associated with American style desserts. The trick, as it were, is two-fold: layers and contrast.

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The $1,500 Dessert

The $1,500 Dessert

I wanted to create that popcorn box out of chocolate and fill it with the dessert version of caramel corn. Half the fun is to plan the plan right? What I didn't expect was the bidding frenzy that ensued...
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Inside the Chocolate Mousse Cake

Inside the Chocolate Mousse Cake

If a restaurant's best-selling dessert isn't chocolate, something went wrong. Same thing for bakeries, catering companies, pretty much every place that sells sweets. My Chocolate Mousse Cake with Organic Berries is definitely my #1 seller. Here's what it looks like under the hood.
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The Other Green Movement

The Other Green Movement

I decided to pair the mousse with chocolate buttermilk cake, a thin layer of ganache, and dark, sweet Bing cherries. The suite of flavors transcends even the pistachio by itself. Somehow all of those together feel like a choir singing to me. The baritones and tenors start the magic, then the sopranos chime in for a surprising and delightful moment, finished beautifully by the bass.
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