Tag Archives: dessert

January Daring Bakers: Tuiles

I will not balk at a challenge again. I will not balk at a challenge again. I will not balk at a challenge again. I will not balk at a challenge again. I will not balk at a challenge again. I will not balk at a challenge again. I will not balk at a challenge...

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Daring Caramel Cake

Have you not yet heard of Shuna Fish Lydon??? Not only am I a great fan of her blog, Eggbeater, her writing, her teaching and her experience, I’m also now a fan of her signature caramel cake. Currently off in London, us, um, thousand or so Daring Bakers, were able to still enjoy and learn...

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Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream – July Daring Bakers

Well, here we are, it’s that Time of The Month again. Aren’t I so lucky that this event so often comes along with cake!? Another ground nut, torte-like cake this month. But not just any other – Hazelnuts, my favourite. The nut so good, it tastes like chocolate.  …So much so we’ve all been blessed...

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Waste Not.

Have a kid who won’t eat crusts? I do. So instead of having it continuously irritate me, I’ve decided to please both parties. I was inspired after reading this New York Times article about wasted food. Where I’m really happy I live in an area which makes us separate so they can collect our organic...

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Eggless Opéra Cake

It’s terrible but it’s the truth. I almost didn’t attempt to veganize this month’s Daring Baker Challenge. Daunting to say the least when a cake has a dozen eggs in it to somehow replace. (…And that’s not including the other two that were in the buttercream recipe.) After making the original version I had to...

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