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for the yellow cake: You will need half recipe of Genoise Cake You will need one recipe of chocolate ganache   for the chocolate cake: 4 egg whites 180 g sugar 200 g butter, softened 3 g vanilla extract  180 g all purpose flower 40 g cocoa 1 tsp baking powder Heat the oven to 170. Prepare a round 6" cake form. 1. Beat the egg whites with 2/3 of the sugar, until firm. 2. Beat the butter with rest of the sugar and vanilla extract until creamy.  3. Combine the dry ingredients. Add 1/3 of it to the butter. Beat slightly. 4. Add half of the egg white mixture. Mix. Add the second third of the dry ingredients, followed by the whites, finishing with the last part of the flour. 5. Bake in the prepared pan for about 30-40 min, or until dry centre. Tailoring: 1. Cut the cooled cakes in two layers. The chocolate cake is cut in three layers. Cut the third layer in small pieces and store in an air tight container. Have the pi...

You will need: one recipe  Genoise cake one recipe Almond Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache , in which almonds are substitute for pecans two recipes Pumpkin Cream Mousselin one recipe Pecan Paste a lot of chocolate leaves for the Pumpkin Cream Mousselin: 250 ml whole milk 1/2 vanilla bean 3 egg yolks 100 g brown sugar 30 g corn starch 30 g white flour 5 g cinnamon  130 g butternut squash - rosted  120 g unsalted butter, softened  1. Roast the pumpkin the day before. Peel the butternut squash and cut in small pieces. Roast on a parchment paper, until softened. Let it cool. Work the pieces in a blender, until purée consistency. Close in a box and refrigerate.  2. Scale the dry ingredients in a bowl. 3.  Beat slightly the egg yolks and two thirds of the sugar . Mix in the dry ingredients. 3.  Scrape the seeds from half vanilla bean into the milk, add the last third of the sugar and bring to boil.   4...

What a wonderful autumn is this one. And today was a perfect holiday - a day of giving and thanking the ones, who make our lives different ... in a very inspiring and magical way. Thank you, Lord, for blessing me with my family!