Archives of #desserts

Strawberry Tartlets with Pastry Cream

I love strawberries. I wait all year just so that I can bite into the sweetness of this heart shaped deliciousness. Is there anyone who doesn’t love the burst of sweet, slightly tart juices in the mouth? To celebrate my love for the fruit I thought it’d be fun to do a week of some […]
15 years ago

Hazelnut Chocolate Truffles

I love chocolate truffles for two reasons: You have an excuse to grab the best chocolate in your pantry. Truffles freeze really well. This gives you a chance to make lots of them and simply freeze them. Just pull them out whenever you feel the sudden compulsive need to satiate your chocolate craving. Like right […]
15 years ago

Rich, luscious Chocolate Mousse

Chocoholics – you’re going to love this! I made a chocolate mousse the other day and I cannot begin to tell you how delicious it was. I’m usually the kind who feels squeamish about having raw eggs in my desserts – especially yolks, but in this mousse you just can’t tell. Make sure to use […]
15 years ago

Chocolate Caramel Tartlets

Or better still the title of this post should be Oh. My. Goodness. Because that’s what I said when I bit into this luscious caramel tartlet covered with a thick layer of dark chocolate and then sprinkled with some nutty cacao nibs. These tartlets are small and delicate with a buttery, almost cookie like crust […]
15 years ago

Cinnamon Sugar Churros

Have you ever tried churros? No? Okay, you must leave everything you’re doing right now and run to the kitchen. Do what it takes to get into the kitchen and get down to making these – right this moment. These little sticks of dough blew my mind. Awfully easy to make and even easier to polish […]
15 years ago

Pie Dough 101 + Simple Apple Pie

I think an apple pie is one of the first things I baked when I got an oven. I used a pie dough recipe from a nondescript local book and didn’t pay much attention to baking blind (we will get to this shortly). Back then, this was an unnecessary step that the naïve me thought […]
15 years ago

Cheesecake Swirled Brownies

The BAKED Brownie recipe + the most delicious cheesecake recipe = outrageous cheesecake swirled brownies. Oh yes, this is for real.  The brownie batter (the baked recipe, nothing less) is topped with a generous dose of cheesecake batter and swirled for the happy marbled effect, and then finally scattered with a good handful of semisweet […]
15 years ago

Pear and Ginger Cake with Walnuts

A few days ago my dad brought the most juicy pears home. They were small and so full of flavour that after downing as many as I could fresh, I decided to make a pear cake I’d been meaning to try ever since I saw the recipe in a cute little Marks and Spencer baking […]
15 years ago

Brownies from Baked NYC

Okay, so these really aren’t from Baked, NYC, but from their book, Baked: New Frontiers in Baking. And truth be told – these are the best brownies I’ve come by in a long, long time; I have fallen in love with brownies all over again! (If you think I’m exaggerating, go check with Oprah). As […]
15 years ago
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