Piet and Pastry, two of my favorite things. I love Piet Mondrian, that crazy Dutchman. Simple, clean lines and bright primary colors. This beautiful slice is a work of art from pastry chef of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Caitlin Williams Freeman. Once an art student and drawn to a career in pastry arts after viewing a Thiebaud retrospect, Freeman creates unique desserts influenced by the very galleries inside the modern art museum.
At the cafe, Freeman makes one Mondrian cake each day. She bakes different colored cakes, in various sizes, and cuts the baked cakes into thin, long shapes. Then she coats each piece in chocolate ganache and assembles them in a long pan. After chilling the newly assembled masterpiece, she further coats in the entire cake in chocolate ganache. Too pretty to eat? I don't think so.
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