Here is a splendid edible centerpiece for your New Year’s table, the croquembouche — row upon row of tiny cream puffs mounted into a conical tower and glittering with caramel. It’s fun to assemble and ...

Croquembouche, the French pastry popularized in the early 19th century, is suddenly back on the banquet table. Seeking to evoke “a meeting of wise characters coming from a fantasy world,” the ...

Join AllisonChen's baking journey as she tackles a croquembouche, often dubbed the 'hardest dessert'. Watch her make pâte à ...

AllisonChen shares how to make a Christmas croquembouche using viewer feedback. She makes pâte à choux and pastry cream, and ...

Twenty-five years ago, or so, I found the magic. I was paging through a cookbook, the seminal “La Methode,” Jacques Pepin’s sequel to his even more seminal “La Technique.” As I was grazing through the ...

If you’ve watched any part of Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, you might be prepared, in part, for the amount of innuendo served up in this clip from Monday night’s holiday-themed episode. In it ...

Looking for the ultimate showstopper this festive season? Look no further! This croquembouche recipe is a festive take on the French patisserie classic with its mincemeat filling. Shared with us by ...

Think the Cronut is a complex dessert? Think again! Thanks to a recent MasterChef episode where the contestants were challenged to make croquembouche, the French dessert is on everyone's minds. Since ...

When the very first season of MasterChef Australia aired in 2009 there was one challenge that captivated my putty-like brain — Adriano Zumbo‘s croquembouche. It was tall, elegant, and ultimately, ...

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