beckyCake, cake and more cake in weeks seven and eight! Week eight was a short one with only two days of classes, so I’ve combined the two weeks into one diary entry. Génoise Cake Week …
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Pastry School Diary – Basic Pâtisserie, Week 6
We’ve arrived at week six: Gâteau St. Honoré, madelines, gâteau marbré, and the classic genoise sponge. It’s incredibly hard to believe that a month from now we’ll be heading into final exams for our basic …
Pastry School Diary – Basic Pâtisserie, Week 5
Week five was a busy one: Eclairs, Mille-Feuille, and the St. Honoré Cake. Over the course of the week we had another product identification course, three demonstrations, and two practical lessons. Plus, I did some …
Pastry School Diary – Basic Pâtisserie, Week 4
It’s hard to believe, but week four of pastry school kicked off with a mid-term assessment! After submitting a written self-analysis of our progress in the program, we met one-on-one with the chef to discuss …
Pastry School Diary: Basic Pâtisserie, Week 3
Welcome to Basic Pâtisserie Week 3: Tarte Week! Last week was a short one due to Easter and the bank holiday weekend. We only had two days of classes. Into those we packed two demos, …
Pastry School Diary: Basic Pâtisserie, Week 2
Week two of pastry school at Le Cordon Bleu is officially in the books! This week we kicked things up a notch, especially from the fruit salad and other basics we made during week one …
Rebecca Frey is a freelance recipe developer, food writer, photographer, stylist, and pastry chef. She earned the Diplôme de Pâtisserie (French Pastry Techniques Diploma) from Le Cordon Bleu London in 2020 and an MSc in Culinary Innovation from Birkbeck, University of London in 2022, where she focused her dissertation research on Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. She also holds a Professional Chocolatier’s Certificate from Ecole Chocolat. Rebecca has developed recipes for websites including Serious Eats, The Spruce Eats, Wine Enthusiast, and others. Follow her on Instagram @bastecutfold.