Petit Choux Who !?

The pastry shop Popelini in the Marais which took the cake eating fraternity of Paris by gale force earlier this year is devoted solely to delicious indiviudal choux buns or choux puffs.  Has the much celebrated macaroon had it's day? What of the Whoopie pie I hear you gasp? Should cup cakes to be relegated to the archives of old Sex & The City episodes?

Are we Brits ready to be wooed by a khelidascope of creamy delicately perfumed choux buns???  They look & sounds delicious, almost good enough to wear.  However,  has anyone pointed out to the elite A lister patisserie chefs in Paris that us Brits have been eating the such since before Artic Rolls & Vienettas became a thing of nostalgia... When's your next party Abigail?

Check out some of the creme filled choux buns we specialise in here at the Family Cake Company. Very delicious, VERY hard to say no to... so why bother... bon apetit !

The Mazipan Army!!!

June 4, 1940, Winston Churchill
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.



It's almost Christmas everyone.. we are the marzipan army!!!

First we have our infantry, the ever powerful, unstoppable and with a carrot nose.

They are many, they are tough, and they each have red scarf they are the SNOWMAN!!

Next we have our cavlary, they are quick, the hunt in packs and you might even find one with a red nose.

 

They are proud warriors who never back down and can be counted to save the day even in the worse conditions, they are the REINDEER!!

Last, but certainly not the least we have the muscle behind our army. I look to think of them as the siege wepions, but way cooler.

I like to think that these proud noble beasts have the tenacity to be able win any battle that we face. They are determined, they are relentless, but also adorable, they are the POLAR BEARS!!!

Now watch out this Christmas since this army is going to be just what the doctor ordered.

Till nex time, Mark out

Introucing the Man With the Cake Touch

We don’t talk enough about Daniel.  So where to begin… ?

Daniel comes from a long, sweet, sugary line of cake makers, bakers & designers.  His destiny was almost mapped out for him in chocolate icing, so much so that by the tender age of 22 he was firmly at the helm of the great cake shop & café bar to the stars, soho boho’s & glitterati....None other than AMATO Patisserie.  Amato knew no limits in cake innovation.  Daniel’s imagination was put to task again & again when commissioned to create wedding cakes for those who were looking for a total change from the traditional 3 stack white tower. A birthday was not complete without a choux bun, cream swirled dream, filled with pasticciera & fresh berries… & on it went. 

The taste was always as important as the quirky, pretty ‘out there’ designs.  No two cakes were ever the same & before long Daniel’s flair & originality earnt him a well deserved reputation.

Not only did people flock to Amato to indulge in all things cream & cake but simply to dip their toe into Daniel’s eccentric whirlwind of conversation. Each morning whilst the local Soho media & advertising darlings queued for one of Mr Rap’s perfectly executed cappuccinos with only the right amount of silky froth dusted with the darkest cocoa, Daniel would wow everyone with stories as flamboyant & as rich as one of his chocolate truffle cakes. The women wanted to be with him… and the guys definitely wanted to be him (or even occasionally be with him.. well, this was ‘roaring Soho’ in the early ‘nauties’ after all ! !)

The good news is that Daniel is still busy designing cakes, his designs still know no limit and along with his protégés Vincenzo & Anna right here at The Family Cake Company, Daniel is all set to keep the sugar boiling..

Next… Here come the boys… look out for the bio on the gorgeous Vincenzo, our very own Italian Stallion from darkest Sicilia !!

Complimets go out to Mireille Bonello  who wrote this wonderful blog about Daniel...

Till nex time this Mark signing off. Have a good week cake lovers