August 20th, 2010 §
Baked Mini Cake Donuts ~ Donut coupled with the word “baked”, um yeah, I’ll have another. Throw on some rainbow nonpareils and I’ll have a few more.
Now you can see why I was so excited to get this pan for my birthday, of course so were my boys.
These mini donuts are fun and easy to make. And since this was my first time making donuts I followed the recipe on the pan. I have to admit, the recipe didn’t impress me enough that I would follow it next time. But when I’m trying something for the first time, I generally like to stick to the recipe then doctor it up after I tried it once. » Read the rest of this entry «
August 19th, 2010 §
Chocolate Strawberry Baked Alaska ~ Cake, ice cream, torched meringue all in one dessert, what could be better? I’ll tell you, having it featured on Lil Luna.
Chocolate and Strawberry Baked Alaska
I am thrilled to be guest posting for a blog that I absolutely love. Lil Luna features everything from food to crafts, DIY, tutorials, holiday and gift ideas.
If you are not familiar with the site, hit the jump where you will find the remainder of this post with the recipe and leave yourself plenty of time to look around.
I personally can’t wait to use some of the awesome Halloween printables that Kristyn already has featured.
August 14th, 2010 §
Chocolate Raspberry Cake ~ Deep and rich, this chocolate cake is accompanied with a light whip cream frosting.
Chocolate Raspberry Cake
This recipe is from Cooks Illustrated. By the looks of the recipe, yes, it’s involved and takes some time. Although I can tell you the effort is well worth it.
Deep and full in flavor, it also packs more density than most chocolate cakes. For that reason, I finished the cake with a lighter frosting rather than with one of my favorite buttercream variations. I added the raspberries for a punch of color and for an added shot of tartness to pull all the flavors together.
Trust me when I say this cake will bedevil you. I generally give away most of my baked goods, but with this one I ate 3 out of the 12 mini cakes the recipe yielded in one day. Luckily, self restraint saved me from a day of gluttony. The unfortunate part is it came by way of my 3 year old telling me, “Mom too much chocolate is gonna make you so sick”. Really can anything be worse than your son telling you to stop eating chocolate while trying to give you your disapproving look?
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