Gateaux, Gateaux, Gateaux!!

Gâteaux are usually cakes which consists of genoise sponge, a buttercream, mousse or parfait filling which can have a cream, ganache or a jelly topping. It can have a variety of components in which you can play around with different flavours and textures, however there are also gateaux which are made out of pastries such as puff pastry and choux pastry.

The following cakes are classic gateaux with tempered chocolate garnishes. 

A wonderful accident of a cumin infused chocolate & roasted hazelnut brownie and chocolate mousse with a dark chocolate glaze... 

Chocolate Mousse Gâteaux 

Hazelnut meringue layered with coffee buttercream & finished off with a dark chocolate glaze garnished with a gold leaf .. 

Opera Gâteaux

Jaconde with passionfruit curd, passionfruit mousse & passionfruit jelly garnished with white chocolate & berries

Passionfruit Mousse Gâteaux

Passionfruit Mousse Gâteaux assessment piece

and for a pastry based gâteaux .. what else but a St. Honoré..