Francois Vouvray Academy/French Strawberry Vanilla Tart

  • $120

French Strawberry Vanilla Tart

  • Course
  • 19 Lessons

Create a classic French Strawberry Vanilla Tart inspired by top Parisian pastry chefs. In this step-by-step class, you’ll make a crisp pâte sablée, a silky vanilla cream, and a rich strawberry confit, then finish the tart with elegant piped cream petals and a glossy glaze. You’ll learn professional techniques and piping methods that make this stunning dessert approachable and impressive for any level.

Learn the secrets of a professional French Tart

Designed by top pâtisserie Chefs in Paris, I will teach you a recipe and a technique learned from top French chefs

✅ Step-by-step guidance for perfect shortcrusts

Let's review how to make a delicious shortcrust pastry that stays tender

✅ The technique of professional blind baking

Forget about traditional blind baking. Here I’ll show you how professionals do it: with perfect 90-degree angles, no pie weights, just a technique that guarantees a flawless tart shell every time.

✅ The best Pastry Cream

You may know vanilla pastry cream, but how to make it smooth? how do we pick the best vanilla taste? how do we achieve the best texture in tarts?

✅ The art of Confit

After showing how to make a professional grade strawberry purée, I will show you how French chefs turn it into confit, for a perfect strawberry layer texture

✅ Special Piping Cream

To pipe beautiful petals, I will show you a great recipe to use for piping petals

✅ The two-colored petals

To pipe beautiful petals, I will show you the technique of two colors, something that creates a stunning result on the tart

✅ Finishing and preserving

We will finish the tart, and learn how to store it and preserve it. I will give you my recipe for neutral glaze, designed to make the tart glossy and to protect the fruit for a few days

Masterclass Preview

➡️ In this video, I’ll introduce you to this tart and explain why it’s always a crowd favorite, whether you’re making it to impress friends at a party or you’re a professional looking to offer it in your shop.

Contents

1 - Introduction

In this section, you will learn about this tart, and review the equipment needed, the recommended agenda, and everything you need to know, whether you intend to make this delicious dessert for yourself, or to sell as a business owner.

I will also introduce myself and offer you personal assistance.

About this tart: for personal delight and business opportunities
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About François
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Ingredients and Equipment
The Roadmap

2- The Tart Shell

In this section, I’ll guide you through making a delicious shortcrust pastry while preserving a tender texture. Most importantly, I’ll show you how to blind bake it the way professionals do in Paris, so you achieve a perfectly baked tart shell with sharp 90 degree angles and smooth, even edges.

French Shortcrust Pastry
Blind Baking, the professional way

3- The Fillings

We will cook two different fillings, a vanilla pastry cream and a strawberry confit, with the perfect texture and best flavors

Vanilla Pastry Cream
Strawberry Confit
Filling the tart

4- Decorating

Let's finish the tart and decorate, and make sure we preserve the fruit with an homemade glaze

The Piping Cream: Whipped ganache method
2-Colors Petal Piping: The technique
The Art of Petal Piping, step by step
Final Decoration
Neutral Glaze

5 - Final Details

Final tips - Storing, Serving, Variations
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