Penny’s Journal

The story behind the cake-story…

Technique:

Ruffles

You can say I have a special place in my heart, and my cake toolbox, for ruffles.

 

 Dispatches from Penny’s Kitchen

Where decadence meets ingenuity…

Pate a choux - the magical dough
Penny Stankiewicz Penny Stankiewicz

Pate a choux - the magical dough

Having this in your tool kit, you’re never without the means to make something extraordinary, taking this humble mix of flour and water to new heights.

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“Cakes can seem deceptively large or small in photos. It’s always a good idea to think of their presence in all 3 dimensions rather than just height and diameter. They always have so much more presence in person. And bigger isn’t always better.”


― Penny