Jean-Marc Chatellier’s French Bakery French Cakes Mmmm…of all the lovely and luscious pastries I photographed at a visit to this bakery—fruit, lemon and almond tarts, croissants, smaller cakes, eclairs…these two cakes were the most fantastical, so they rated today’s photo. Decorating cakes like this with fondant frosting and freehand designs, is a rare and difficult art, and to see it is breathtaking. My father was a baker in the Polish and European tradition, and quite the pastry chef himself, and I know that now and then he had made things like this when I was very young and I remember him describing the process. I dabble here and there but I’m more the pie and bread baker. But I certainly appreciate a well-made pastry! Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Post navigation A Small Group of People…La Cueva de las Manos Leave a ReplyCancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.