Kir Royale Mousse Cake

Whenever I think of a fancy flavoring for a cake, I immediately go to kir royale. Mostly because of Patisserie Chantilly in Lomita, where they do a kir royale mousse. With this classic French cocktail, you have the rich fruity notes of black currant against the light, tart notes of the champagne. It is a…

Kir Royale Cakes

One of my favorite hobbies back when I was first learning about pastry was visiting bakeries and patisseries and buying their most intriguing or unique items. At Patisserie Chantilly in Lomita, CA, that item for me was their Kir Royale. Being 15 at the time, I had no clue what that was. But the cake…

A conversation, an experience: a petit gateau

For this dessert, I decided to go with a very specific drink as my flavor-inspiration, being Kir Royale. This drink comprises of cassis(currant) liquor, champagne, and fresh berries. Honestly, I was inspired by a pocket cake we were running at milkbar lab, which was a Kir Royale flavored cake, as well as the similarly flavored…