Chocolate Dipped Pears with Almond Crunch from Bakers Royale

Chocolate Dipped Pears with Almond Crunch

Chocolate Dipped Pears with Almond Crunch

Quiet and uncomplicated these chocolate dipped pears are holiday perfect for easy elegance. I added the salted almond coating for texture and to strike a sweet and salty note to the ensemble. I know what the heck, right? It’s the beginning of the week and I’m opening with something...

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October 14, 2012 / 16 comments »
Apple Donuts from Bakers Royale

Baked Apple Doughnuts

Baked Apple Doughnuts

Should this read baked apple donuts or baked apple doughnuts? As one of my favorite Tweeters, @shitfoodbloggerssay, informed me via his or her tweet line doughnut is the artisan way. Well I am no artisan, so my donuts usually read as such – donut. But these baked doughnuts are from one...

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October 9, 2012 / 43 comments »
Pumpkin Muffins with a Candied Walnut Streusel

Pumpkin Muffins with a Candied Walnut Streusel

Pumpkin Muffins with a Candied Walnut Streusel

I know, I know-pumpkin muffins are hardly original and what can I offer that the other 500 dozen recipes out there haven’t done already? Nothing really, so I set out to make a pumpkin muffin with a crumb that would fall on the lighter side rather than the more...

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October 7, 2012 / 36 comments »
Snickers Macaron via Bakers Royale

Snickers Macarons

Snickers Macarons

Let me start by saying these buggers have been taking up way too much of my time. But being slightly inclined towards obsessive behavior, I’ve been turning out one bake sheet after another tweaking and shortcutting techniques to see the results.

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October 3, 2012 / 37 comments »
Peanut Butter and Caramel Crunch Fudge

Peanut Butter & Caramel Crunch Fudge

Peanut Butter & Caramel Crunch Fudge

Grab a glass of milk and lets talk fudge. And since I don’t like milk, I’ll grab coffee. And since I’m not a huge fan of straight fudge, I broke up my fudge recipe with more than one flavor and with some texture—remember this Oreo Fudge recipe? This time...

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October 1, 2012 / 20 comments »
Raspberry Martini Shooters via Bakers Royale

Raspberry Martini Mousse Shooters

Raspberry Martini Mousse Shooters

Evidently, I’m all about gearing you guys up for holidays lately, check out these party-worthy raspberry martini shooters. Of course you can bypass the making the marbled chocolate cups, but why would you? Sure you can serve the raspberry martini mousse in a shot glasses for ease of preparation,...

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September 26, 2012 / 18 comments »
Pumpkin Magic Bars via Bakers Royale

Pumpkin Magic Bars

Pumpkin Magic Bars

This is what happens when fall meets the classic magic bar dessert—a stepchild is born. Welcome my updated classic: pumpkin seven layer magic bar. While much of the classic component are there, I tweaked the flavor to reflect a pumpkin profile and since I’ve always found the classic far...

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September 23, 2012 / 41 comments »
Holiday Cookies 2011 from Bakers-Royale

Holiday Cookie Round-up

Holiday Cookie Round-up

Alright holiday lovers and fall time nesters, since high baking season is in full swing I thought I would take the time before we launch into 2012 holiday cookies to do a round up of some of my favorite cookies from last year. I know many of you were...

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September 20, 2012 / 13 comments »
Apple Butter Cake

Apple Butter Cake

Apple Butter Cake

Despite what you’ve been told or taught summer is over and fall is here. With that I’m sharing my first official fall dessert Apple Butter Cake. The first of September means no more bikini diet, so forget meals made of leafy green bits, I’m loading up my plate with...

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September 17, 2012 / 22 comments »
Caramel Financiers via Bakers Royale

Caramel Financiers

Caramel Financiers

I’m scaling up this classic teacake for a caramel financier by popping it with one of my favorite candies and turning it into a Rolo-stuffed financier. Outside of that, everything else falls in line with this classic sponge-like cake. I meant to post this yesterday, but it’s been a...

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September 12, 2012 / 19 comments »