I made this cake a month ago. I was so proud of myself — I was ahead for once; I could write the post at my leisure, and just hit Publish when it was time.
But I neglected to actually write the damn thing, or process the photos. I had a month.
Anyway, now it’s 10 p.m. [...]
The June Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart… er… pudding that was inspired by a rich baking history dating back to the 1800’s in England.
Bakewell tart is apparently a term applied to various confections, but [...]
This sounded great, even with the pineapple. I really wanted to make it. But I also had to make this month’s Daring Bakers challenge this week, and there was just no way to justify both. Go read about hundreds of versions of the Coconut-Roasted Pineapple Dacquoise on hundreds of other blogs, and come back Saturday [...]
This week’s TWD recipe, chosen for us by Tommi of Brown Interior, was Honey-Peach Ice Cream. Yum.
Unfortunately, it’s about a month too early for local peaches here in the lovely mid-Atlantic, so I had to buy some California imports at Whole Foods. They were not Jersey peaches, let me tell you.
I cut up half the [...]
I forgot to buy puff pastry at the good grocery store. They didn’t have any at the bad grocery store. We didn’t have any yummy Parisian Apple Tartlets.
But I guarantee you that there will be some amazing ones at the other TWD blogs, and Jessica of My Baking Heart will have the recipe.
I’ll try to [...]
I have been waiting for someone to choose this recipe for Tuesdays With Dorie since the day I bought the book. This cake — cinnamon-flavored batter with a vein of chocolate and cinnamon-sugar, topped with a pure chocolate frosting — sounded like everything a cake should be, and I wanted it.
I got it.
I was going [...]
