{"id":110695,"date":"2020-02-10T09:02:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=110695"},"modified":"2024-03-15T15:14:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T01:14:46","slug":"krasne-top-10-pastry-chefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/10\/krasne-top-10-pastry-chefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Forbes lists <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> alumna as a top 10 pastry chef"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_48683\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8E_Wrpul_CU?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Forbes lists University of Hawaii alumna as a top 10 pastry chef\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> alumna <strong>Karen Krasne<\/strong> is taking the dessert world by storm. <em>Forbes Magazine<\/em> recognizes her as one of the top 10 pastry chefs in the nation. And the proof is certainly in the pudding. Krasne\u2019s signature treats like Valrhona dark chocolate mousse topped cake intricately bedecked with macarons, and passionfruit-filled buttery pastries sell like hotcakes at <a href=\"http:\/\/extraordinarydesserts.com\/\">Extraordinary Desserts<\/a>, her popular confectionery chain in San Diego.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_110850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110850\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Krasne holding cake\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-110850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-2-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Gourmet Magazine<\/em> dubbed Krasne the &ldquo;Queen of Cakes&rdquo;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Southern California native\u2019s award-winning skills were honed after her days at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. But she said much of her inspiration was first ignited in classes that had nothing to do with pastry. &ldquo;I was in modern dance, I studied architecture, I got a minor in French. So a lot of these things culminated in making the desire for me to want to go bigger globally,&rdquo; Krasne said.<\/p>\n<p>After she earned a food science and human nutrition degree, Krasne jetted off to Paris. That\u2019s where her baking talents blossomed. She trained with French masters at Le Cordon Bleu and LeNotre.<\/p>\n<p>Her love for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, however, never left her. &ldquo;The ocean and the beauty and the culture and the food and the flowers. It goes on and on and on. To have that every morning when you wake up, it\u2019s just heavenly. It\u2019s such a beautiful place to awaken,&rdquo; Krasne explained.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_110771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110771\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-pastry-4.jpg\" alt=\"white cake with flowers\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-pastry-4.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-pastry-4-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Princess <span aria-label=\"Kaiulani\">Ka&#699;iulani<\/span> cake (Photo credit: Rebecca Antu\u00f1a, Pixels Collide)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s an essence that\u2019s baked into many of her show-stopping delicacies. One of Krasne\u2019s cakes, infused with caramelized pineapple and creamy coconut, is even named &ldquo;Princess <span aria-label=\"Kaiulani\">Ka&#699;iulani<\/span>.&rdquo; She also features jams and jellies made on Maui.<\/p>\n<p>Whipping up mouthwatering treats is just part of Krasne\u2019s mastery. For many customers, her creations are a feast for the eyes and palate. She considers herself a pastry artist. A number of showstopping desserts are adorned with everything from a spray of roses, orchids to gold-leaf flakes.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a winning recipe that keeps patrons lining up for more. And success continues to be sweet for Krasne outside of the kitchen. Her best-selling cookbook, <em>Extraordinary Cakes: Recipes for Bold and Sophisticated Desserts<\/em> is now in its third print.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_110694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110694\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-pastry-1.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate, meringue and cream puff pies\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-pastry-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-pastry-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-krasne-pastry-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buttery pies stuffed with baked fruits, custards and creams (Photo credit: Rebecca Antu\u00f1a, Pixels Collide)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> alumna Karen Krasne\u2019s Valrhona dark chocolate mousse topped cake and passionfruit-filled buttery pastries sell like hotcakes at Extraordinary Desserts, her popular confectionery chain in San Diego.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[90,679,212,184,9,1626],"class_list":["post-110695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-alumni","tag-alumni-recognition","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-culinary","tag-uh-manoa","tag-women-of-uh","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110695"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111150,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110695\/revisions\/111150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}