Festooned with glacé fruits and nuts, this exquisite honey-sweetened Italian Christmas cake is jam-packed with fragrant and exotic things. This recipe, a little altered, comes from cakeophile Alison Finch’s informative...
Almond macaroons, commonly found in European-style bakeries, are flourless—and so, gluten-free—treats that rely on egg whites for both structure and leavening. They’re sweet but not too sweet, and they taste...
I always try not to use any food colouring in pâtisserie. However, macaroons are the only exception. The colour of the macaroon shell is meant to represent its flavour. For...