Chocolate macaron shells ready to be filled-daring bakers October challenge

Plain Macarons with Chocolate buttercream – Crisp smooth shell, soft inside and chewy base – that’s what we call macarons

At long last, vegan macarons! With cocoa shells and matcha “buttercream” no less.

How does the largest macaron look like? It’s probably this one! A delicious chocolate macaron with a sinful chocolate mousse filling.

Daring Bakers Challenge : Black Sesame and Nori Macarons

Caramelized apples vol-au-vent with homemade puff pastry

Daring Bakers: Vols Au Vent

Puff pastry filled with light chocolate cream, figs and slivered almonds…delicious!!!

Figs, feta and honey pair perfectly inside homemade puff pastry.

Daring Bakers Vols-Au-Vent aka Puff Pastry. Come read why it took me 3 tries!

Puff Pastry Vols-au-Vent filled with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.

Chicken & leek vol au vents

Daring Bakers do Puff Pastry & Vol-au-Vent

These lobster vols-au-vent were the best DB challenge ever!

Puff pastry cups for DB’s and a pepper cream mousse.

Sliced beef and tomato in a rich and savory black bean sauce, served in puff pastry called a vols au vent.

Vol-Au-Vents creations – Baked Maple Figs with Vanilla Mascarpone and Ricotta Spinach Chicken

Daring Baker Challenge – Roast Beef & Caramelised Onion Vol au Vents

Daring Bakers, September 2009 – Vols-au-Vent, filled with Zabaglione Cream.

Lemon Curd Mousse in homemade puff pastry vols au vent.

Vols-au-Vent with fresh figs & crushed pistachio. (DB Challenge)

Vols-au-vent filled with caramelized apples and cinnamon