These mini cream puffs are great to invite friends visiting our home. They look so cute and can be eaten whole at a time They are made with choux pastry, filled with cream and some berries. I used whipped cream as this is what I often have in my fridge.

Drizzling the puffs with some melted chocolate made them more flavorful to eat.

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Living in Southest Asia, it is not easy for me to buy fresh berries of all kinds because they are not the products of tropical climate. In Vietnam there are only a few highlands where products of moderate climate can be grown. So these berries are not widely available, and when they are, the prices I think are not always affordable. 

Now I’m in Singapore, these berries are often availble at supermarkets but the prices are always very high though the berries are not as fresh as I expected. Still I couldn’t resist the temptation to buy when they are on promotion. Once buying these berries, I kept them as if they are really really precious. This fact is so true for me here and I often dream of oneday picking up the berries with my hands as I love these little stuffs a lot for their taste and look. 

These petits gateaux are quite simple to make and the result is outstanding. The cake has the mild flavor and fragrance of coconut cream. Moreover, the sourness of the blackberries balanced the sweetness, creating a delicious combination in the taste. Nevertheless, the pistachios on top of the cake changed into very crispy texture and attractive smell. 

I accidentally learned the recipe of a similar petits gateaux somewhere in the Internet, which I couldn’t recall the source now. When making these cupcakes, I had to change a bit with using different ingredients that were available for me. Luckily, these ones did satisfy me and my flatmates

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