Brioches and Cakes

Brioches and cakes are essential components of a dessert repertoire. Cakes are made from sweet batters that have many different formulae, structures and methods of preparation. Brioches are made light with the addition of yeast, are enriched with butter and eggs and are worked and kneaded in a similar fashion to bread dough. Although I include only a handful of recipes here, they can be used and adapted to give many different results.