Plot Synopsis

Chef, baker and patissier Lorraine Pascale shares her secrets, shortcuts, tips and recipes for her favorite sweet and savory baked goods. Featuring old favorites as well as new twists on modern classics, Lorraine demonstrates her techniques as she creates these baked dishes: parmesan and poppy seed lollipops; soda bread; blueberry and lemon millefeuille; fig, cream cheese and mint tart using her basic recipe for shortcrust pastry; "I Can't Believe You Made That!" chocolate cake; lazy mini sausage rolls; sun-dried tomato and rosemary palmiers; cookies-and-cream fudge brownies; skinny tarts; camembert and roasted garlic; whiskey and chili tiger prawns; creamy mascarpone and ginger creme brulee; big fat salt and pepper breadsticks; a basic recipe for fabulous shortbread; sticky glazed Asian ham; glam mac and cheese; focaccia; spiced blackberry, pear and apple pavlova; tomato and basil tarte tatin; classic french bread with chorizo and thyme fougasse; three-tier red velvet cake; pumpkin and rosemary muffins; macarons; and basic pizza dough topped with prosciutto, fig and mozzarella.