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Basic Recipes

Are you looking for a basic cake or cream recipe to help you on your baking journey? Then you're lucky because we have various cake and cream recipes, from simple to more complicated.

Start with Italian Sponge Cake or Genoise, slice them up, and sandwich them with the preferred cream. Choose from sugar-free whipped cream to creme Chantilly and Mousseline cream.

  • Folded French crepes topped with fresh fruit on a grey plate.
    French Crepes: The Ultimate Cooking Guide
  • Brushing fruit dessert with a clear glaze.
    Clear Fruit Glaze Recipe (Perfect Shine for Tarts and Cakes)
  • A mason jar and a teaspoon over with hazelnut praline on a marble board.
    How To Make Hazelnut Praline Paste (3 Ingredients)
  • Sugar free whipped cream piped in glasses.
    Sugar-Free Whipped Cream (Crème Fouettée)
  • Creme Legere in a serving bowl with a spatula and eggs in the background.
    Easy Crème Légère Recipe
  • Bavarian cream in a glass jar with a spatula.
    Bavarian Cream Recipe (Crème Bavaroise)
  • Fruit tart brushed with a fruit glaze.
    Fruit Glaze For Tarts, Pies, and Pizza
  • Edible moss around natural wood rounds.
    How To Make Edible Moss For Cakes And Cupcakes
  • Vanilla sponge cake roll on a serving board.
    Vanilla Sponge Cake Roll (Basic Recipe)
  • Biscuit Joconde cut into cake circles on a wire rack.
    Biscuit Joconde (Joconde Sponge Cake)
  • Almond cream in a bowl with ground and whole almonds in the background.
    Almond Cream Filling (Crème D'amande)
  • Beurre noisette in a pan with a spatula and cubed butter.
    Beurre Noisette (Brown Butter) Recipe
  • Diplomat cream in a white bowl with a spoon and towel in the background.
    Creme Diplomate (Diplomat Cream)
  • Four Japanese sponge cake layers on a marble board.
    Japanese Sponge Cake
  • Chocolate sponge cake on a wire rack.
    Soft And Light Chocolate Sponge Cake
  • Mascarpone frosting piped in a glass.
    Mascarpone Frosting
  • Creme Anglasie on the back of a spoon over a saucepan.
    Crème Anglaise Recipe (Vanilla Custard Sauce)
  • Chocolate whipped cream piped in a glass
    Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting (2 Ingredients)
  • Three layers of Genoise sponge cake on parchment paper.
    4-ingredient Genoise Sponge Cake
  • Crema pasticcera with a spoon in a serving bowl and a hand whisk in the background.
    Crema Pasticcera (Italian Pastry Cream)
  • French Chantilly cream piped in a dessert bowl.
    French Chantilly Cream (Crème Chantilly)
  • Italian sponge cake on a marble board.
    Italian Sponge Cake (Pan di Spagna)
  • Dry curd farmers cheese on a grey plate.
    Homemade Tvorog Farmer's Cheese (7 Easy Ways)
  • Roasted hazelnuts on a baking sheet.
    How To Roast Hazelnuts (Filberts)
  • French pastry cream in a glass jar.
    French Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière)
  • Plum Pavlova topped with spiced plums chocolate shavings.
    Spiced Plum Pavlova With Poached Plums

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