ISSUE FW’26
In our new FW’26 issue, we take you to the south of France and to Renée and Jan’s wedding, which was a celebration of love, friendship and style. We also sit down with Louis Abel founder Jimmy Loutfi for an in-depth interview about how his own wedding rings marked the start of a new chapter in fine jewellery, and look ahead to New York Bridal Fashion Week for the silhouettes, details and ideas that will set the tone for the coming season.
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Wedding Cake of the Year 2021 – recipes and tips
A wedding cake developed by the Swedish National Pastry Team, drawing inspiration from classic Swedish flavours as its main ingredients. The cake should be able to be baked by any patisserie in Sweden.

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Wedding Cakes – Recipes and Tips
Time to choose your wedding cake? Every year, the Swedish National Pastry Team creates a new cake to develop and diversify the range on offer to customers; over time, we can all find our own favourite. This year’s flavours are: Raspberry, Honey and Oats. Sweetness, tartness and crunch in perfect harmony. The cake is built on a moist, toasty oat base, a fresh raspberry compote, a honey toffee and a mousse with toasted oats. The cake is then coated in a golden honey glaze. Topped with a chocolate decoration and fresh berries and herbs!

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Recipe
(Recipe calculated for 2 x 10-piece cakes)
Toasted oat base
200 g melted butter (Traditionally Debic)
160 g raw sugar
120 g honey (solid)
2 eggs
50 g Oat flakes
3 g Baking powder
80 g plain flour
Method:
Toast the rolled oats for the base and mousse at 200 degrees for about 20 minutes. Blend to make oat flour.
Lightly whisk the eggs with the sugar and honey using a whisk. Mix all the dry ingredients together and fold into the egg mixture. Finally, fold in the butter. Bake at 180 degrees for about 12 minutes.
Oat mousse
25 g Toasted oat flour
250 g milk
250 g cream (Debic 40%)
130 g Sugar
150 g egg yolks
5 gelatine leaves
600 g cream (Debic 40%)
Method:
Day 1: Mix the oat flour and milk and leave in the fridge overnight.
Day 2: Bring the ‘oat milk’, cream and sugar to the boil, then blend. Add the egg yolks and heat to 83 degrees. Strain the mixture. Add the gelatine and leave to cool before folding in the lightly whipped cream.
Honey toffee
140 g honey (solid)
90 g cream (Debic 40%)
60 g butter (traditional Debic)
1 gelatine sheet
2 g salt
Wetproof raspberry crisp (Werners)
Method:
Bring the honey and cream to 116 degrees. Remove from the heat and add the remaining ingredients. Leave to cool, then pour a layer over the raspberry compote. Sprinkle a layer of Wetproof raspberries over the toffee.
Raspberry compote
400 g raspberries
80 g water
80 g sugar
15 g Gel Cream Hot (Werners)
10 g gelatine
Method:
Boil all the ingredients except the gelatine for 3–4 minutes. Add the gelatine and pour into rings slightly smaller than the cake.
Glaze
150 g Water
300 g Sugar
300 g Honey
20 g gelatine
200 g Condensed milk
300 g Valrhona Dulcey (Werners)
Method:
Bring the water, sugar and honey to the boil. Pour over the remaining ingredients and mix. Use at approx. 36 degrees.
Glaze Dulcey cream
200 g cream (Debic 40%)
120 g Valrhona Dulcey (Werners)
Day 1: Bring the cream to the boil. Pour over the chocolate and mix.
Day 2: Whisk until stiff and pipe through a smooth nozzle into the ring on top of the cake.
Assembly in a silicone mould
(works just as well in a cake ring, approx. 20 cm)
Pour the oat mousse into the mould.
Proceed as follows:
Turn the inner layer so that the honey cream ends up on top of the cake. Fill with mousse, then freeze. Remove the cake from the mould, glaze it and place it on the oat base.
Decoration
Valrhona ‘Inspiration’ raspberry (Werners)
Fresh raspberries
Atsina
Dulcey cream
Wetproof Raspberry (Werners)
Plastic ribbon, 2–3 cm wide
Chocolate band at the base: Cut a length of plastic strip long enough to go round the cake. Melt the Valrhona raspberry chocolate and spread it onto the plastic strip. Wait until the chocolate has started to set, then lift the strip and place it around the base of the cake. Chocolate ring: Cut a plastic strip to about half the required length. Temper the chocolate, spread a thin layer onto the plastic strip and shape into a ring. Place the chocolate ring on the cake and pipe in the Dulcey cream, sprinkle with Wetproof raspberry, add fresh raspberries and finish with Atsina.

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