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Gateaux

Classic French cakes from everyday treats to showstoppers.

Recipes / Gateaux

10 Gateaux Recipes

Gateau au Chocolat Fondant

Gateau au Chocolat Fondant

An intensely dark, barely-set chocolate cake that delivers pure cocoa luxury in every molt...

45 min Serves 8 Easy
Opera Cake

Opera Cake

Layers of coffee-soaked almond sponge, coffee buttercream and ganache -- France's most ele...

150 min Serves 12 Advanced
Charlotte Royale

Charlotte Royale

A stunning dome of Swiss roll spirals encasing a light raspberry mousse -- the showpiece o...

180 min Serves 10 Advanced
Fraisier

Fraisier

A classic celebration cake -- almond sponge, diplomat cream and a ring of perfect whole st...

120 min Serves 10 Advanced
Gateau Basque

Gateau Basque

A sturdy Basque pastry cake with a frangipane and cherry preserve heart -- comforting and...

90 min Serves 10 Medium
Mille-Feuille

Mille-Feuille

Three crisp layers of caramelized puff pastry sandwiching clouds of vanilla diplomat cream...

90 min Serves 8 Advanced
Paris-Brest 🔒

Paris-Brest

A ring of golden choux pastry filled with hazelnut praline mousseline cream -- created to...

100 min Serves 8 Advanced
Saint-Honore 🔒

Saint-Honore

Puff pastry base ringed with caramel-dipped cream puffs and a piped Chiboust cream center...

150 min Serves 8 Advanced
Eclair au Chocolat 🔒

Eclair au Chocolat

Crisp choux batons piped with coffee cream, dipped in silky dark chocolate ganache -- bake...

80 min Serves 12 Medium
Croquembouche 🔒

Croquembouche

A soaring tower of caramel-bound cream puffs draped in gossamer spun sugar -- the undisput...

240 min Serves 20 Advanced