Gateaux: 150 Large and Small Cakes, Cookies, and Desserts

by Christophe Felder, Camille Lesecq

As a follow-up to his spectacular Patisserie, master pastry chef Christophe Felder presents Gâteaux , a beautifully illustrated guide to executing perfect cakes, from delightful small bites to showstopping centerpieces.
 
Classic French pastry represents the pinnacle of control, elegance, and technique. From jewellike canelés and madeleines in a window case to burnished brioches at the boulangerie to showstopper centerpiece desserts at five-star restaurants, everyone loves a perfect bake.
 
Precise instructions and step-by-step photographs guide bakers through 150 mouthwatering recipes, including one-bite delights, simple cakes, Sunday breads, celebration cakes, and tarts. Felder includes French classics such as sablés, éclairs, Saint-Honoré cake, tarte tatin, and croquembouche, regional recipes from Alsace, Brittany, and Provence, as well as his own twists on Belgian (Speculoos), German (Black Forest cake), and Australian (Pavlova) desserts.
 
Each beautiful photograph will inspire bakers of all levels while step-by-step pictures clearly illustrate techniques such as making fondant flowers, constructing a charlotte, and braiding a brioche. To build younger bakers’ skills and confidence, Felder includes a section of easy recipes for the whole family—which don’t short on proper technique.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food

384 pages, Hardcover

Published February 28, 2017

Reviews

[Ligaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the most beautiful cookbooks I’ve ever read, from the padded cover to the thick paper to the gorgeous photography. This book and its master pastry chef authors pull no punches, I was very intimidated. With more cookbooks moving towards streamlining the process, this book tells you straight up in its recipe organization that, yep, that cake is going to take 3-4 hours of prep time for its six steps before assembly (Passion Fruit and Hazelnut Mousse Cake). Most recipes fit on one page, and all include one large photo of the luscious outcome. There are some step-by-step tutorials with photos, but not nearly enough!!! This is a thick book with 150 amazing looking, perfect desserts. I cannot wait to try out a recipe!