Swiss Tart by Gilbert Peña

Financiers might borrow their name from their first target customers: people in finance in a hurry looking for a sweet snack.

But bake this pistachio and raspberry financier tart by Chef Gilbert Peña (Executive Pastry Chef at Las Vegas’s Joel Robuchon), and turn this snack created for busy white-collar workers into a luxurious dessert worthy of any Michelin-star restaurant.

In this 28-minute class, make a pistachio financier dough that plays with an aromatic, tangy raspberry pâte de fruit.

Then, decorate the tart with a zesty, slightly acidic buttermilk chantilly and a few petals of seasonal flowers.

This tart has just a few ingredients (like all timeless French pastry recipes), but they come together to add a touch of delicious escapism to your customer’s routine—just like traditional financiers started doing almost 200 years ago.

Use this recipe with your favorite nuts and fruits to create your line of seasonal financiers, and keep exploring more amazing reinterpretations of this classic.

Discover how to make Chef Gilbert Peña’s Raspberry and Pistachio Financier Tart.

Start this class today!

Raspberry and Pistachio Financier Tart by Gilbert Peña

Financiers might borrow their name from their first target customers: people in finance in a hurry looking for a sweet snack.

But bake this pistachio and raspberry financier tart by Chef Gilbert Peña (Executive Pastry Chef at Las Vegas’s Joel Robuchon), and turn this snack created for busy white-collar workers into a luxurious dessert worthy of any Michelin-star restaurant.

In this 28-minute class, make a pistachio financier dough that plays with an aromatic, tangy raspberry pâte de fruit.

Then, decorate the tart with a zesty, slightly acidic buttermilk chantilly and a few petals of seasonal flowers.

This tart has just a few ingredients (like all timeless French pastry recipes), but they come together to add a touch of delicious escapism to your customer’s routine—just like traditional financiers started doing almost 200 years ago.

Use this recipe with your favorite nuts and fruits to create your line of seasonal financiers, and keep exploring more amazing reinterpretations of this classic.

Discover how to make Chef Gilbert Peña’s Raspberry and Pistachio Financier Tart.

Start this class today!

Robuchon’s Canelé de Bordeaux

Canelés (or cannelés) appear simple, but they’re deceiving custardy, French pastry classics from the wine-rich city of Bordeaux.

These spongy, rum and vanilla petits gâteaux call for a few simple ingredients, but their technique is where all their magic comes from. 

They’re meant to be slightly caramelized on the outside, and they should never lose their spongy, tall, soft center.

How many times have you tried to make canelés only for them not to brown? Or to have their center be cakey instead of custardy? Or for them to turn out gummy?

Who better than Gilbert Peña, Executive Pastry Chef at the legendary Las Vegas restaurant Joel Robuchon, to help you discover how wonderfully simple canelés can be with just a few tricks? 

In just 18 minutes, Chef Peña will give you:

  • All the ingredient temperature secrets.

  • His favorite ingredient brands (using the right butter is essential!).

  • The mold-greasing method that ensures your canelés will grow into tall, beautiful, spongy, ribbed gâteaux. 

Do you have any questions about the ingredients, preparation, oven, or materials? You can leave all your comments in the class Moodle forum and Chef Peña will answer them himself. 

By the end of this class, you will have a tried and true canelé recipe that’s been perfected for decades in the kitchens of Robuchon, one of the most legendary Chefs of our time. 

Enroll now and discover how to master canelés!

Gluten Free Grandma’s Apple Cake

The taste and memories behind family recipes are indescribable. Good thing we can eat them over and over again, though. Andrés shares with you his abuelita’s (grandma’s) best apple cake recipe made with green apples and an unbeatable topping of almond crumble, to help you offer your customers -gluten free or not- a comforting yet carefully thought-out crowd pleaser that tastes like home. But even better.

 

Plum Cake

Comforting, delicate, but with the right texture and nutty taste to give it spunk, this Plum Cake is Chef Andrés Lara’s latest On Demand Recipe. Three simple components -a dried prune mix, a hazelnut batter, and a sweet dough- elevate the earthy notes of nuts and dried fruits, the airiness of a perfect cake crumb, and the crumbliness of a buttery sablée base. Minimum effort for maximum taste: this cake is a nostalgic delight that celebrates the simple beauty of rustic cakes.

Healthy Banana Bread

We believe that dessert should be for absolutely everyone! Avoiding refined sugars should not be a reason to stop treating yourself or your customers with delicious and hearty sweets. This is why we came up with this healthy banana bread that is moist, rich in flavor, and made with 0 refined sugars: an ideal option for a decadent breakfast option or a delicious and mindful dessert.

Pistachio Petit Beurre

This recipe captures the essence of our recipes: simple, sophisticated and flavor-forward. The crumb and flakiness of this elegant petit beurre cookie and the crunch added by freeze-dried cherries, in combination with a layer of rich salted pistachio duja, create a perfectly balanced product of bold and elegant taste. A creation your clients will praise both for its flavor and presentation

Kougelhopf with Thai Banana and Caramel Chocolate

Kougelhopf with Thai Banana and Caramel Chocolate

Chef Andrés Lara brings you this festive and traditional yeasted bread, popularized by Marie Antoinette and Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. Bathed in clarified butter, this regal Kugelhopf is a true joy to eat. Filled with specks of Thai dried bananas and Zéphyr Caramel 35% Chocolate, it is dusted with sugar for an extra touch of indulgence.

Stollen with Macerated Dried Fruit and Marzipan Center

Recipe: Stollen with Macerated Dried Fruit and Marzipan Center

A German Christmas classic, Stollen is one of those breads whose complexity, aromatic profile, and warming taste never ceases to amaze us. In this recipe, on top of macerating the bread’s dry fruit, we prepare a one-of-a-kind soft marzipan to make sure we bring forward each ingredient’s potential and create a Stollen that is just remarkable. This is an exceptional bread that will make your customers feel celebrated whenever they eat it.

Chocolate Petit Beurre

Chocolate Petit Beurre

We pay homage to one of the most beloved French cookies, the petit beurre, and turn it into an even more decadent treat by pairing it with a layer of creamy and salty Gianduja.

A few caramelized hazelnuts and a little gold leaf to finish these petits beurres and what was once a humble cookie becomes a sophisticated and delicious preparation your customers will love.