Unlike most 3-year-olds, Sophie Becnel has a business named after her, La Petite Sophie Patisserie. Even more unusual, her shoe size has been immortalized in one of the pastries sold there. At her ...

One of the most versatile and easy-to-make pastries is also one of the most curiously named. Called choux (pronounced shoe) pastry, it means cabbages in French and refers to what we call cream puffs.

Saved By Cake: Over 80 Ways To Bake Yourself Happy by Marian Keyes is published by Michael Joseph, priced £16.99. This recipe makes a variable number depending on the size and shape of your cutters.