Making Coconut Cream Pie With Margarita Manzke

Today’s guest is Margarita Manzke, this year’s recipient of the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef and one of the individuals responsible for the baked goods boom in Los Angeles. Margarita, who grew up in Manila, is co-owner of République Café & Bakery, Bicylette, and Manzke in L.A. and the Wildflour Bakery locations in the Philippines. She’s also the author of Baking at République: Masterful Techniques and Recipes.Margarita joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about her culinary career and the coconut cream pie recipe in her book. Margarita takes Jessie through all the steps, from making the crust to cooking the surprise ingredient, a coconut jam that brings a caramel note to each slice. Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter and California Prunes for supporting our show. Hosted by Jessie SheehanProduced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine BakerEdited by Jenna SadhuEditorial Assistant Londyn CrenshawRecorded at CityVox StudiosShe’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.More on Margarita: Instagram, République Cafe, website, Baking at République cookbookMore on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable BakesSubscribe to Cherry Bombe Magazine here