Passion fruit, chocolate and champagne. Could there be three ingredients better suited for a holiday built around love? There are several components to this dessert, but none of them is difficult ...

"So much of what pastry chefs do is food styling," she says. "I remember when I first started. There wasn't much emphasis on garnishes. It was more about portion size.

Passion Fruit Crème Légère: 175 g white chocolate; 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar, divided; ½ tsp kosher salt; 1½ cups 3.25% milk; 6 egg yolks; 1 cup passion fruit pulp; 1 tsp passion fruit ...