Matcha Diamants and Unexpected Gift Giving

Posted on June 8, 2008 • 32 comments

This past week, I woke up and decided it was time to thank some friends. No apparent reason, just the sheer pleasure of baking something unexpectedly and with full gratitude. These friends have brought me so much joy these last few weeks that it was payback time. Most of the time, I don't need a ...

Posted under: cookies

Ingredients: green tea

Matcha, Lemon and Chocolate Opera Cake

Posted on April 8, 2008 • 57 comments

I'm not sure that I can call this cake an opera cake. Some purists might find it offensive. You see, the traditional opera cake is made with layers of joconde or almond sponge, coffee buttercream, coffee syrup and chocolate ganache. Opera cake is tradition and I hate messing with tradition. So ok, my cake has ...

Posted under: cakes

Ingredients: chocolate, green tea

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