I’ve been starting to think the monthly Daring Baker’s choices were pretty serendipitous. From the Perfect Party Cake for my birthday right up to this month’s Valentino Cake. The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE’s blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef. We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by...
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...
I swear I’ll do it every month and every month I still find myself daringly baking away through the last week prior to posting. Maybe just a bad habit I guess, but these challenges continue to challenge themselves and the time they are taking to complete. All fine and good if I’d not been away...
Being indigenous to South American countries like Columbia, Physalis doesn’t exactly fit into the local food movement around here. However, they are in season right now. Physalis, or Cape Gooseberries, come naturally wrapped, giving them a shelf life of over a month or more. Described as a cross between sweet cherry tomato and pineapple flavours,...
Not like there is any mystery that I love chocolate, but I’d realized that I hadn’t yet created a torte recipe. What better than Valentine’s week to do the dessert cart? Generally, a torte is a flourless cake, often using bread crumbs or ground nuts in it’s place, resulting in a dense and intensely rich...
