Sweet Elements

26/06/2025

July’s Dessert Box is here and it’s a makeover you won’t want to miss: ✨ Paris-Brest 2.0

🍫 Light choux pastry crowned with a cocoa-hazelnut craquelin
🌰 Filled with house-made hazelnut praline
🌰 Silky hazelnut Crème Mousseline

2 pastries in each box. Available for collection in Chester city centre

📦 Order yours now — limited numbers!

https://www.fayepalmqvist.com/the-dessert-edition

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24/06/2025

Would you like to join me in the kitchen — or learn from yours? 🧑‍🍳

After months of planning, I’m excited to finally open enrolment for both my in-person pâtisserie classes and my 12 month online pâtisserie course — and I’d love to welcome you.

Whether you’re a dedicated home baker, exploring a career change, or simply ready to level up your skills, these offerings are designed to give you clarity, confidence, and real pastry technique.

Here’s what’s now open:

💻 Online Pâtisserie School — First 30 Save 50%
Learn from anywhere, on your own schedule.
This structured course includes monthly video modules, printable recipes, and chef-led guidance to help you master modern French pastry — no fancy equipment needed.

👩‍🍳 In-Person Classes in Chester (Max 4 Students)
Join me in the kitchen for small-group, hands-on training.
1-Day Choux Pastry Masterclass
1-Day Modern Tart Masterclass
5-Day Modern Pâtisserie Intensive | 27–31 October 2025

These aren’t casual hobby classes — they’re designed around flavour, structure, and the joy of creating beautifully crafted pâtisserie with purpose.

👇 Links to book are in the comments — choose the format that fits your journey best.

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or message me directly.

I’d love to help you on your pastry path.

Faye x

18/06/2025

Want to Master Modern Pâtisserie in Person in Chester, UK

If you're a home baker, an aspiring pastry chef, a professional looking to modernise your technique or ready to elevate your skills (or start selling) — these hands-on workshops are for you.

My in-person Choux Pastry & Modern Tarts workshops in Chester are open for summer and early autumn bookings 🍓

👩‍🍳 Learn how to create elegant, structured, flavour-forward desserts like:

Paris-Brest with chocolate crémeux & craquelin and more
Fruit & chocolate tarts with mousse and insert layers
Modern pâtisserie that you can proudly share or sell

These are small group classes (max 4 people) designed to transform the way you bake — with a focus on technique, flavour, ingredient knowledge and professional finish.

📍 Held in Chester City Centre
Easy to reach from Cheshire, Manchester, Wirral, North Wales & the Northwest

🗓️ Upcoming Dates
Choux Masterclass — 12 July, 18 August, 13 September
Tart Masterclass — 21 July, 9 August, 22 September

🎁 Gift vouchers available
📦 Take home everything you make
✅ Perfect for serious home bakers & cottage bakers looking to elevate their offering

If this sounds like you — I’d love to see you there.
And if you know a UK-based baker who’d love this? Please tag them or share the post.

👇 Link to book in the comments

14/06/2025

Happy Father’s Day Weekend! Thank you to all that order our limited run of macarons for this weekend.

If you missed out then give us a follow as we’ll be making more available over the coming weeks.

You can also check out more information and join the waitlist for our next batch on our website. Link in bio! 😃

08/06/2025

Our limited edition Father’s Day Macaron Boxes are almost sold out — and this is your friendly reminder if you’ve been meaning to order!

📅 Collection this Saturday, 14 June — Chester city centre
🚨 Order cut-off is this Wednesday, 11 June — only a few boxes left!

📩 Order here: https://www.fayepalmqvist.com/father-s-day-macarons

And if you haven’t seen it yet… we’ve also launched The Dessert Edition ✨ — a new limited-edition dessert box, handmade each month here in Chester.

Every box features:
🍓 One signature dessert — seasonal, flavour-led, made with intention
🍬 One sweet surprise accompaniment

June’s box is inspired by Swedish Midsummer — Raspberry, Vanilla & Almond compressed éclair + surprise accompaniment.

📅 Available for collection on Saturday, 28 June — pre-order here: https://www.fayepalmqvist.com/the-dessert-edition

Discover The Dessert Edition: a monthly, small-batch dessert box by Pastry Chef Faye Palmqvist. Natural ingredients, seasonal flavours, pre-order only.

05/06/2025

This review is a classic example of customers’ experiences when trying our macarons. When we had the pâtisserie, we lost count of the number of times a customer would say ‘I don’t like macarons – they’re too sweet!’. But when we gave them one to taste their response changed!

Too often macarons are too sweet and do not have any flavour other than a hit of sugar. Primarily this is because they are badly made and are filled with cheap tasteless ingredients (a complaint that can be levelled at many cakes and desserts as well!😉)

Just like cakes and desserts, macarons should be a balance of flavours and taste of the ingredients that make them, not just sugar. We make all our macarons and their fillings by hand using premium quality ingredients and no artificial flavours.

🍓🌿Real flavour from real ingredients!

If you want to experience what macarons should taste like, then you have the chance by ordering one of our limited-edition Father’s Day boxes.

Head to our website to place your order!

Hurry, we are only making limited numbers and once they’re gone, they’re gone!!

‼️Head to our website to order https://www.sweetelements.co.uk/ 😀

04/06/2025

Only available in Chester, UK!

In advance of our macarons going on general sale later this summer, we are making a limited number of boxes available for Father’s Day weekend.

A box of 6 macarons. 2 each of the following flavours:

❤️‍🔥 Passionfruit milk chocolate ganache
🍫 Dark Chocolate ganache
😍 Raspberry ganache

Available for collection only in Chester city centre on Saturday, 14 June.

Limited numbers only. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!

‼️Go to the website to order. https://www.sweetelements.co.uk/ 😀

02/06/2025

Too many desserts are labelled “chocolate” but deliver nothing but sugar and disappointment. Not here.

We’ve created a dark chocolate macaron that actually delivers. The shell is made with Valrhona dark cocoa, and the filling? A rich, silky ganache using Valrhona Caraïbe 66%.

Deep flavour. Proper ingredients. No shortcuts.

If you’re a serious chocolate lover, this one’s for you.

➕ Want to be first to try it? Join the waitlist and be the first to find out when you can order!

‼️Link in bio 😃

27/05/2025

Inspired by early summer — strawberries & cream, reimagined. 🍓

We make a strawberry jelly with real puréed fruit and pair it with a ganache infused with Madagascan vanilla and Valrhona Ivoire.

Simple? Yes. But when it’s done right, it’s stunning.

No syrups. No artificial strawberry flavouring. Just seasonal, clean ingredients.
✔️ Real strawberry jelly
✔️ Single-origin vanilla
✔️ Fresh, elegant, nostalgic

➕ Join the waitlist to get first access to our seasonal flavour drops.

🍓Link in bio! 😃

27/05/2025

One is a dainty French patisserie with almond meringue.
The other? A chewy coconut bite from grandma’s tin.
Spoiler: They’re not the same thing — and it’s OK if you didn’t know 🫶

Join the waitlist to get first access to handcrafted, high-flavour macarons.

‼️Link in bio 😃

26/09/2024

APPLE CARDAMOM & RAISIN CRUMBLE: RECIPE 🍏

I tested different methods for preparing the apple filling because I didn’t want the filling to shrink during the baking process. I found that pre-cooking the filling and chilling it down helped minimise shrinkage.

A crumble is an extremely versatile dessert, as you can mix up the fruit; however, apples and pears are perfect for the Autumn/Fall and Winter seasons. I’ve spiced this one with cardamom and cinnamon. I love all things cardamom — I’m half Swedish, and we just can’t get enough of it in our baked goods! That said, you can easily switch up the spices to suit your taste.

The crumble topping is also fantastic to add to other baked goods, like quick breads baked in mini loaf tins, or as a topping for panna cotta. I pre-bake the crumble, then sprinkle it over a vanilla goat’s milk yogurt panna cotta and add poached pears. It’s rather delicious. There are so many options, so you can get as creative as you like.
Happy baking!

RECIPE:
https://www.fayepalmqvist.com/freerecipes

25/09/2024

SALTED CARAMEL APPLE PIE

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Happy Autumn / Fall Baking!