Best Desserts in Geneva 2016 - 1st quarter

This post normally celebrates my favourite desserts from a cafe/bakery/pastry shop in Geneva. I have only documented delicacies here that I have tried personally (and many times).

For this quarter, however, it is done from home…I took great pleasure in reviewing two pastry shops last year, but that adventure stops here: the reason is simply a lack of time. Although, theses posts generated great traffic and I was invited to cover great pastry shops in Geneva, I have decided not to carry on – too much work and too little time.

At home we always have cakes for dessert or at tea time - delicious cakes to eat and cry for more!

Are you ready for the show???

Gallette des Rois - Le Fournil de Carouge

This is what we eat for Epiphany (the celebration of the arrival of the Three Kings). I have tried many, but my favourite is still the one from Le Fournil de Carouge, a tiny and gorgeous family bakery/pastry shop. This is a torte of buttery puff pastry filled with almond cream, not too sweet and not too heavy either. There is a small gift inside the torte and a crown for the king or queen who is lucky enough to find it.

Chouquette - Le Fournil de Carouge

Sugar topped pastry puffs.

Tarte Tatin - Le Fournil de Carouge

Combines light golden puff pastry and soft, juicy, caramelised apples.

L’Opéra - Martel Chocolatier

This, for me, is the best opéra I have ever tasted in Geneva: a pure delight for those who love chocolate and coffee. Layers of almond sponge cake soaked in coffee syrup, alternating with ganache and coffee buttercream, and covered in a chocolate and coffee glaze.

Mille-Feuille aux Marrons - Martel Chocolatier

This mille-feuille is out of this world, if you love chestnut cream, chantilly and crusty fluffy pastry.

Rum Baba - Martel Chocolatier

Sponge cake soaked in rum syrup topped with whipped cream and a strawberry.

Pistachio with Raspberry and Passion Fruit Mousses Dacquoise - Martel Chocolatier

A base of pistachio cake topped with layers of raspberry and passion fruit mousses.

Chocolate, Coffee and Raspberry Mousse Dacquoise - Martel Chocolatier

A thin base of cake completed with layers of raspberry, chocolate and coffee mousses.

Torta de Chocolate - Manuel bakery

Portuguese chocolate roll.

Lychee and Raspberry Macaroon - Christopher Berger

Blackcurrant and Raspberry Mousse with Cream Cheese - Christopher Berger

Carrot Tartlet - Aimé Pouly

On a base of sweet shortcrust pastry there is a layer of carrot and hazelnut cake, covered with pink-tinted fondant icing.

Raspberry-Almond Financier - Albert Pougnier

Almond cake with raspberry coulis inside.

Caramel-Almond Financier - Albert Pougnier

Almond cake with caramel coulis inside.

Windsor cake - Chocolats Rohr

Rum soaked sponge cake with raisins.

These are my genuine personal opinions and favourites, otherwise I would not have written about these cakes. As always with all my posts, this is not sponsored.