Hazelnut for the Holidays ...

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Mini Bûche de Noël in Hazelnut
Hazelnut sponge rolled with hazelnut mousse and glazed with hazelnut crunch milk chocolate ganache. (contains nuts)

Now at all 3 Dufflet locations
Size: 3"
Price: $5.50
Available until Dec 31st.

(also available in 10" large $44.00, 7.5" small for $25.00)

Mini bûche aux noisettes
Bûche de Noël miniature faite d'une couche de gâteau spongieux aux noisettes recouverte d'une mousse aux noisettes roulée et enrobée d'une ganache croustillante au chocolat au lait et aux noisettes. 
*contient des noix
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Dufflet at Gluten-Free Garage!

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Dufflet Pastries will be on hand at this year's Gluten-Free Garage on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the  Artscape Wychwood Barns. There will be loads to taste and take home, so come on out if you're looking for the best Toronto has to offer in gluten-free foods!
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You can find more info at the Gluten Free Garage website (with an amazing blog) and via their Twitter.

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Hope to see you there!
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Dufflet Gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Bûchlet

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Now available at all 3 Dufflet Pastries locations until the end of December, our certified gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Bûchelet de Noël!

What's inside this gorgeous Yule Log cake? 

Moist chocolate sponge rolled with caramel whipped cream, glazed with bittersweet chocolate; finished with gold dusted chocolate leaves and chocolate tiles. 

Gluten-free, in a dome package. 
Size: 3.5" x 5.5"
Price: $16.00
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Celebrate New Year's Eve with a log of cake!

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On special at all 3 Dufflet locations, Bûches in three flavours!

- Chocolate Caramel (all 3 sizes)
- Hazelnut Milk Chocolate (all 3 sizes)
- Pistachio Lemon Cherry (Lg and Sm only)
 
large 10" reg $44, special $32
small 7.5" reg $25, special $16
mini 3" reg $5.50, special $2

Also Holiday cookies 1/2 price per box!
While quantities last (you knew that already, right?)

Dufflet café holiday weekend hours:
Friday Dec 30 10a-7p
Saturday Dec 31 10a-6p
Sunday Jan 1 CLOSED
Monday Jan 2 CLOSED
Tuesday Jan 3 Regular hours resume

Wishing you all a sweet and happy new year!
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hazelnut is the name, delicious is the game!

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Dufflet Hazelnut Bûche de Noël

Hazelnut sponge cake rolled with hazelnut mousse and glazed with hazelnut crunch milk chocolate ganache. (contains nuts)

Available at all 3 Dufflet locations
large 10" $44, small 7.5" $25, mini 3" $5.50 each

Pre-order yours now before they sell out!
 

not suitable for burning!

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A Bûche de Noël (or Yule log) is a dessert cake popular during the winter and specially at Christmastime.

Made from a sponge cake that is baked in a shallow pan, it is then frosted, rolled to form a log shape and then frosted again on the outside.

If you're dreaming of a White Christmas, may we suggest a Dufflet Bûche de Noël in Lemon Cherry Pistachio?

Light pistachio sponge cake is rolled with lemon buttercream and sour cherries, then wrapped in a sheet of pure white chocolate and garnished with a cherry jelly and gold dust.

Sizes: 10", 7.5" (contains nuts)

Order your holiday desserts now as quantities are limited; please contact directly the Dufflet cafe location most convenient to you!
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baby buches beat the blahs

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The last couple of days before Christmas are always super busy - and this year even more so! Last Saturday had record line-ups in our stores with folks stocking up on the sweet stuff for weekend parties. Those of you who've already pre-ordered your holiday cakes for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are the ones we love the most. Why? Because no one wants to see SAD FACES on either Eve when we've sold out of something you had your heart set on (but forgot to pre-order). SAD FACES make us FEEL SAD :(

All of our Holiday items will be available up until New Year's Eve, including Dufflet's perfect little logs, our mini Bûche De Noël in Hazelnut or Chocolate Caramel.

Has anyone seen the current issue of Wedding Essentials yet? Please turn to page B50 and feast your eyes on the lovely Dufflet wedding cake photo there! Yes, this is a real cake served by a real bride (not a fancy photoshoot dummy). Beautiful ...

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it's never too early for CAKE!

Holiday treats on Canada AM: Dufflet Rosenberg, Dufflet Pastries

The Queen of Cake shows viewers how to sweeten up some old dessert recipes and break out a few new ones. View the video here: http://watch.ctv.ca/news/top-picks/holiday-treats/#clip247064

To make gold painted leaves (like those on Dufflet's Hazelnut Bûche De Noël) ... Roll out white chocolate plastique and cut out shape > press shape between molds to get "leaf veins" > brush shape with edible gold dust > bend cut-out to shape ... it's just like playing with Play-Doh (but tastes better!)


Chocolate Plastique (chocolate modeling dough)

Ingredients:

12 ozw semi sweet chocolate or white chocolate, broken into small chunks
1/3 cup corn syrup

Method:

Melt chocolate in a double boiler set over simmering water.  Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.  Add the corn syrup and stir well, scraping down the sides of the bowl.  The chocolate will begin to thicken, with a dull appearance. Scrape the mixture onto plastic wrap and press ½” thick.  Seal and let rest at room temperature for 6 hours, or refrigerate until firm about 2 hours.

Remove from plastic wrap and knead briefly until soft and easy to roll. If refrigerated, leave at room temperature for 1 hour before using. To make leaves, dust work surface with either cocoa for dark leaves or icing sugar for white leaves. Roll out paste until 1/8” thick. Cut out shapes with leaf cutter. Dust with gold.

Alternatively, knead small piece of dough and run through a pasta roller on the widest setting. Note that scraps can be rewrapped and reworked by kneading. If cold, place very briefly in microwave to soften.

PS/ Edible gold dust is available at Dufflet's cafés or baking specialty stores.