Thursday, April 29, 2010

fat girl trapped in a skinny body: Cinnamon Cream Cheese Pound Cake

fat girl trapped in a skinny body: Cinnamon Cream Cheese Pound Cake

fat girl trapped in a skinny body: Mocha Cake

fat girl trapped in a skinny body: Mocha Cake

Joy the Baker » Blog Archive » Mocha Coffee Coffee Cake

Joy the Baker » Blog Archive » Mocha Coffee Coffee Cake

The Dogs Eat the Crumbs: {TWD} Swedish Visiting Cake

The Dogs Eat the Crumbs: {TWD} Swedish Visiting Cake

Spotted Dick Steamed Pudding With White Chocolate Butter Sauce — La Fuji Mama

Spotted Dick Steamed Pudding With White Chocolate Butter Sauce — La Fuji Mama

salted caramel ice cream « gourmet traveller

salted caramel ice cream « gourmet traveller

Joy the Baker » Blog Archive » Oatmeal Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Joy the Baker » Blog Archive » Oatmeal Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Rustic Pear Tart

Dulcis in Furno: Crostata Rustica alle Pere

Mother Lovett’s Chocolate Chip Cookies. | How Sweet It Is

This beautiful lady has become my favorite food blogger.  Not only is she beautiful, she is witty, fun and shares her soul, fun, recipes and follies.  Today she made me laugh and cry, even scream out loud.  I highly recommend subscribing to her blog as she is someone you will love and look forward to hearing from every day.  Take a moment and read this tribute to her late grandmother.  I bet it will touch your heart.
Mother Lovett’s Chocolate Chip Cookies. How Sweet It Is

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Classic Pound Cake

Since I have been on a quest for the best pound cake I have made dozens or recipes and decided to research the origin.  Interestingly enough they date back to the 1700's and got the name quite simply.  The name (Pound Cake) comes from the fact that the original pound cakes contained one pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. No leaveners were used other than the air whipped into the batter. In the days when many people couldn't read, this simple convention made it simple to remember recipes.  This was not my favorite by a long shot.  I simply wanted to try it since it was a centuries old recipe. I had flashbacks to the store bought pound cakes from my youth that you almost choked on because they were so dry.  This was not the case but I would definately eat this one slowly with a cup of coffee just in case.

Black Sesame Ice Cream

With the spring weather I decided it was time to think about ice cream.  Today I made Black Sesame Seed Ice Cream in the spirit of "Why Be Normal?"  If this stuff had been brown everyone would have sworn it was Peanut Butter Ice Cream. Creamy and delicious! 

Orange Almond Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Orange Almond Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream and more delicious recipes, smart cooking tips, and video demonstrations on marthastewart.com

WHITE CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES » Flourgirl

WHITE CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES » Flourgirl

Sky High Chai Cake «

Sky High Chai Cake «

Sweet polenta cake with strawberry-rhubarb compote | Citron & Vanille

Sweet polenta cake with strawberry-rhubarb compote Citron & Vanille

Peanut Butter Pretzel Truffles. | How Sweet It Is

Peanut Butter Pretzel Truffles. How Sweet It Is

Saturday, April 17, 2010

8 Hour German Chocolate Cake

 This is my first German Chocolate cake.  It took 2 tries but success at last.  A German Chocolate Cake from scratch.  The recipe's comment section had 2 bad reviews from professional chefs who had some of the same problems I did, therefore I don't feel so bad about the trouble I had with it.  This was the most difficult cake I have ever made.  The first one burned on top, fell, and was soup in the middle.  I started at 6 o'clock and wound up at 10 having to start over and make it again.  After the 45 minute bake time it was still far from done.  I didn't want a repeat of the previous one with a burned top so I turned the oven down to 275 and gave it 2 hours.  I took it out and went to bed at 1 am leaving it to cool deciding that whatever happens happens. After all if I had to I would just go buy one at the store for the birthday party as a last resort.  I got up and started on it again at 7 am and finished at 8.  I'm very pleased with the final result as it is very moist and delicious.  It is a 4 layer with lots of creamy coconut and pecans throughout.  I hope Chris and the birthday boy like it.  My toughest critic.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Pavlova With Nutella Mousse — La Fuji Mama

Pavlova With Nutella Mousse — La Fuji Mama

Art of Dessert: Nutella Marshmallow Mousse

Art of Dessert: Nutella Marshmallow Mousse

Pastries of a Chocoholic: The Best Nutella Chocolate Rice Pudding

Pastries of a Chocoholic: The Best Nutella Chocolate Rice Pudding

justJENN recipes » Whipped Cream cupcakes

justJENN recipes » Whipped Cream cupcakes

The Daily Spoon: Black and White? - Black Ice Cream

The Daily Spoon: Black and White?

Fleur d'Elise: the most extraordinary lemon cream tart.

Fleur d'Elise: the most extraordinary lemon cream tart.

Creme Caramel

Food Makes Me Happy: Creme Caramel -又驚又喜的First Try-

Hurray for brûlée!

I must have a lot of time on my hands...: Hurray for brûlée!

Chocolate Love


Food Gal » Blog Archiv » Chocolate Love

Foley's Follies: Chocolate Pots with Irish Crème Liqueur

Foley's Follies: Chocolate Pots with Irish Crème Liqueur

Maple Crème Brûlée

Whisk: a food blog: Maple Crème Brûlée