This moist and delicate marble cake is a favourite from the classic French cookbook Je sais cuisiner (French Edition), by Ginette Mathiot (Albin Michel), also available in English as I Know How to Cook. I like the way this simple recipe combines two wonderful flavours – chocolate and vanilla. Using grated chocolate instead of cocoa powder gives [...]

This month’s MacTweets Mac Attack challenge was to create a French macaron inspired by a wild animal or bird of Africa. And so this post takes us on a little side trip, far away from the cafés and pastry shops of Paris. ChocoParis macarons this month are inspired by the cheetah, the fastest land animal! [...]

There are countless variations of this simple yet elegant French chocolate dessert, said to have been invented by chef Michel Bras in 1981. The basic formula for all chocolate fondants is pretty much the same: plenty of dark chocolate, butter and sugar, some eggs and very little (or no) flour. The “original” version is described [...]