melange pastry lab

Not wanting to waste those hand painted dala horses, I made 2 more cakes for M’s birthday party. One was the lemon blueberry cake but w/ cream cheese frosting this time (sooo much more yum) and the new cake is orange blossom matcha cake w/ matcha ganache, homemade strawberry jam, and fresh strawberries. Love how the matcha cake’s natural color pops @ Berkeley, California #melangepastrylab #yum #yummy #feedfeed #thebakefeed #food52 #f52grams #berkeley #eastbay #pastry #sweet #baking #cake #layercake #cakes #lemon #blueberry #matcha #strawberry #orangeblossom #dalahorse #birthday #cakedecorating

My second layer cake ever: a Dala horse themed shag cake for baby M’s birthday cake smash!!! It was sooo much work piping the frosting strand by strand . Very happy with the end result though photo credit Jeneanne Ericsson Photography @ Windsor, California #melangepastrylab #yum #yummy #feedfeed #thebakefeed #food52 #f52grams #berkeley #eastbay #pastry #sweet #baking #cake #layercake #dalahorse #cakesmash #birthday #birthdaycake #shagcake #shagcakes

I tried to make a layer cake! Since layer cakes are pretty uncommon in French pastry, this was a very strange experience for me, not knowing what I’m doing AT ALL! Turned out better than I thought, but lots of room for improvement! I will keep practicing . White cake with lemon curd and blueberry jam, finished with lemon buttercream and white chocolate ‘sand’ @ Berkeley, California #melangepastrylab #yum #yummy #feedfeed #thebakefeed #food52 #f52grams #berkeley #eastbay #pastry #sweet #cake #layercake #lemon #lemoncurd #buttercream #blueberry #jam #whitechocolate

an updated classic: fresh mixed fruit tart! vanilla pastry cream jazzed up w/ whisky, passion fruit, & yumé boshi’s plum vinegar, w/ a drizzle of yuzu marmalade. #melangepastrylab #yum #yummy #feedfeed #thebakefeed #food52 #f52grams #berkeley #eastbay #pastry #sweet #tart #cremepatissiere #yumeboshi #yuzu #marmalade #fruit #mixedfruit

New flavor testing: Mariage Freres earl grey ganache w/ (more than) a dash of vanilla-infused scotch . Inspired by @quelques_p signature tart @ Berkeley, California #melangepastrylab #yum #yummy #feedfeed #thebakefeed #food52 #f52grams #berkeley #eastbay #pastry #sweet #macarons #macaron #earlgrey #earlgreytea #tea #scotch #whisky #vanilla #mariagefreres #chocolate #ganache

I got to explore some new flavors (& some oldies) for this special order: ginger chai macs w/ Hawaiian ginger & @ashateahouse chai mix, black sesame macs, & a tropical cocktail tart w/ mango curd & passion fruit ganache.

Getting back to baking post , starting with a simple classic: strawberry vanilla madeleines #melangepastrylab #yum #yummy #feedfeed #thebakefeed #food52 #f52grams #berkeley #eastbay #pastry #sweet #strawberry #vanilla #madeleine #summer #red

simplicity is often times the best!!! relaxing baking sesh w/ some sugar frosted vanilla sablé cookies #melangepastrylab #yum #yummy #feedfeed #thebakefeed #food52 #f52grams #berkeley #eastbay #pastry #sweet #f52minimal #sablé #sablés #cookies #butter #sugar #simple #vanilla #treat

a peek into what went inside the matcha kumquat and chocolate hazelnut praline macs . hope everyone has a wonderful weekend~~~ @ Berkeley, California #melangepastrylab #yum #yummy #feedfeed #thebakefeed #food52 #f52grams #berkeley #eastbay #pastry #sweet #mac #macarons #ganache #confiture #macaron #tcho #valhrona #chocolate

attempting to fight off this cold w/ the ancient wisdom of ‘a macaron a day keeps the doctor away’. it hasn’t paid off thus far, but I’m in it to win it!!!

I was in a silly mood & made these double macs; making a mental note for friendship day as a treat to share w/ best buds! (though I have just been eating them 2 at a time ). happy friday everyone! #melangepastrylab #yum #yummy #feedfeed #thebakefeed #food52 #f52grams #berkeley #eastbay #pastry #sweet #double #macarons #macaron #ganache #chocolate #whitechocolate #valhrona

really enjoyed making and tasting this trio of macs: ceylon tea, chocolate hazelnut praliné, & the ‘saveur du jour’ that is quickly becoming my new favorite: matcha kumquat!!! #melangepastrylab #yum #yummy #feedfeed #thebakefeed #food52 #f52grams #berkeley #eastbay #pastry #sweet #macarons #macaron #ceylon #tea #matcha #kumquat #chocolate #hazelnut #praline #ganache

time for some serious citrus (+ cousins ) medley action!!! I see a lot of zesting & juicing on the horizon~~~ #berkeley #winter #winterfruit #citrus #farmersmarket #fruit #lemon #orange #kumquat #lime #grapefruit