This brownie is an elaborate affair. It involves a salted caramel filling and a whole bunch of different ingredients I don't normally keep (heavy cream, sour cream, corn syrup), but the resoundingly positive response to these have been worth every minute of labor I put into these. The texture is rich, fudgy, and just a … Continue reading Salted Caramel Fudgy Brownies
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Mini Strawberry Cream Scones
Scones are a very summery sort of baked good to me. I think it might be the fact that it often incorporates summer berries such as raspberries and strawberries, and also its quick bake time - nobody wants to leave the oven on all day and toil away in a hot kitchen, especially in the … Continue reading Mini Strawberry Cream Scones
Dark Chocolate Rum Cake Balls
I made some of these incredible chocolate rum cake balls for a work party and judging by how only two out of 60+ balls were left at the end of it, I'm guessing they were a big hit. Chocolate and booze just never goes wrong! As someone who prides herself on making things from scratch, … Continue reading Dark Chocolate Rum Cake Balls
Chocolate Whiskey Trifle
Trifles are one of my favorite desserts to construct. This is why: 1. It's no-bake and thus super quick to assemble. 2. You can even use all store-bought, ready-made ingredients to assemble your trifle. 3. If your layer cake fails, turn it into a trifled "deconstructed" dessert. This chocolate cake trifle was borne out of … Continue reading Chocolate Whiskey Trifle
Sachertorte – A Success
About a year ago, I attempted my very first Sachertorte - a classic Austrian chocolate cake with an apricot jam filling and a chocolate glaze. Unfortunately, my version failed miserably. This cake is a really old-school recipe that doesn't involve any chemical leavening, and since I didn't have an electric mixer at the time, whipping … Continue reading Sachertorte – A Success
Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Loin with Bacon Whiskey Gravy
Bacon. Whiskey. Chocolate. Based on my latest kitchen endeavors, I've found that these three ingredients are universally appealing to just about everyone, and especially when used together. I used to be a clear liquor sort of girl that scrunched her nose in the face of brown liquor, but then I started watching How I Met … Continue reading Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Loin with Bacon Whiskey Gravy
Bailey’s Icebox Cake with Homemade Chocolate Wafers
Most bakers are usually reluctant to bake in the summer time, because no one wants to have yet another source of heat bearing down on them. Out comes the no-bake recipes: no-bake cheesecakes, puddings, trifles. Icebox cake (or zebra cake) is one variation of the ever-classic trifle. I strongly believe that contrasting textures makes a … Continue reading Bailey’s Icebox Cake with Homemade Chocolate Wafers
Strawberries and Cream Biscuits
I saw this strawberry biscuit recipe on Smitten Kitchen and I was sold when I read that Debbie described that the strawberries "might make a red puddled mess around each" biscuit. The idea of a freshly-baked biscuit oozing with jeweled molten berry was quite a sexy visual and of course I had to try these … Continue reading Strawberries and Cream Biscuits
Frangelico Tiramisu
The good people over at Frangelico sent me a bottle of Frangelico to work into a recipe, and after several trials (mediocre brownies, subpar tiramisu) I finally made an actually delicious tiramisu. What I like best about this recipe is the lack of egg yolks in it - I know it's not authentic, but it … Continue reading Frangelico Tiramisu
Giant Whoopie Pie
There's nothing like a super-sized version of an ordinary dessert that really wows the kid in all of us. It kind of takes you back to those days when you were much, much smaller, and everything just simply looked larger from our lower vantage points and fit bigger in our tiny hands. This whoopie pie … Continue reading Giant Whoopie Pie
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