It is not only used as the filling in fruit tarts but it is also the cream piped into eclairs and other French pastries. This makes pastry cream a great recipe to master and use again and again.

A classic French dessert perfect ... Next, make the pastry cream filling. (For more photos, Expert Tips and FAQs, see the full recipe post: Vanilla Pastry Cream.) Use a small paring knife to ...

She does so in her new cookbook, French Pastry 101: Learn the Art of Classic Baking with 60 Beginner-Friendly Recipes ... choosing between cakes or ice cream. She'll probably end up buying ...