This is my first week participating in Tuesdays with Dorie, the group dedicated to baking its way through Dorie Greenspan’s Baking From My Home To Yours. This week’s recipe, Chocolate Gooey Cakes, was selected by Leigh of Lemon Tartlet. I’ve always had a weakness for molten chocolate cakes like this, so I was super excited [...]
Filed under: Tuesdays With Dorie, cake, chocolate, dessert, restaurants on April 1st, 2008 | 16 Comments »
This month’s Daring Bakers’ challenge, hosted by Morven, was Dorie Greenspan’s Perfect Party Cake. I made this cake for Easter dinner with my husband’s family. One of the neat things about this recipe is its flexibility because this basic recipe can be adapted with many different fillings, fresh berries, and other toppings. I opted to [...]
Filed under: Daring Bakers, cake, dessert on March 30th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Chocolate and cinnamon, two of my favorite ingredients! I don’t think I’ve ever made any baked goods combining those two ingredients, and boy, was it time. Apparently I have been missing out. Why haven’t I done this before? Chocolate and cinnamon go great together, and I will be seeking out more [...]
Filed under: breakfast, cake, chocolate, dessert on February 27th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Pecans, coconut, and chocolate are all favorites of mine. Any dessert that contains all of these things is a match made in heaven, in my opinion. I wanted to tackle a layer cake this week, and when I ran across this recipe in The Gourmet Cookbook for Inside-Out German Chocolate Cake, I knew I had [...]
Filed under: cake, chocolate, coconut, dulce de leche, pecans on February 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This week I bought blueberries on sale. The Picky Apple likes blueberry muffins (which surprises me a little), so I thought I’d make muffins for him to take to work. Unless I bake him something tasty (like Banana Crunch Muffins) for breakfast, he typically skips it. I’ve tried a few different blueberry muffin recipes from [...]
Filed under: blueberries, breakfast, cake, dessert, substitutions on February 7th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Mardi Gras always brings back memories for me. My family spent many years living in Lafayette, Louisiana when I was younger, and my brother was born there. Mardi Gras is a big deal in Louisiana, obviously in New Orleans, but many other Louisiana towns celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and parties. In fact, I remember [...]
Filed under: cake, dessert on February 5th, 2008 | 1 Comment »