The easiest way to make mini cakes for a crowd, I’m convinced, is with this recipe for mini strawberry shortcakes. These cakes are light as a cloud (which makes it easy to enjoy them at the end of a meal), not too sweet, and full of fresh summer flavour. In my opinion, they are the […]
I confess, one of the quickest ways to get my ears perked up is to suggest that something is a “Famous” dessert. Today I want to share with you one of those: this delicious dark chocolate Austrian cake called “Sachertorte.” What is Sachertorte? Sachertorte was created by Franz Sacher in Vienna Austria. If I understand […]
If you don’t know how to do this already, here is an important recipe for your collection: stabilized whipped cream. This is the magic method to make sure that your cakes and pastries with whipped cream can be made ahead of time – without melting, separating, and sliding off of your creation by the time […]
This chocolate sugar cookie recipe is an all time favourite, and when I thought about making cookies for Valentine’s Day… I couldn’t help but make a batch of chocolate ones. Chocolate sugar cookies are rich, not-too-sweet, and easy to make. Also, bonus–they hardly spread at all (the cocoa keeps them a lot more structured), which […]
I’ve always been a coconut person. Especially when coconut is paired with chocolate… You can get me every time with that dynamic duo. Today’s recipe is for something along those lines: chocolate peanut butter balls with– you guessed it– coconut! This is not a combination that I’ve seen often out there, but I’m really not […]
Today I want to share with you this old favourite: baked mars bars. This recipe is a baked version of the Scottish treat, deep fried Mars bars. It is a pastry wrapped, ooey-gooey delicious melted chocolate bar that is topped with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. It sounds good because, yeah– you got it– […]
Today I want to give you my best tips for how to dip truffles in chocolate… the easy way! One of my most popular posts on this blog has been my Easy Dark Chocolate Truffles recipe. The reason for that, I’m guessing, is because– true to its name– it’s easy to make, and it’s delicious! […]
Have you ever been intimidated by holiday baking because, let’s face it, it’s just a lot of work? I have; and I love baking! (And on top of that, I love making large quantities – which is intimidating on its own)! Sometimes it seems like the intimidation factor in life is enough to keep us […]
Imagine a chocolate chip cookie that always melts in your mouth, even after it has cooled. Imagine chocolate in the cookie that is always soft and gooey, with caramel undertones and a smooth texture. Well, imagine it no more: such a thing exists, and it exists in this delicious homemade fudge cookie recipe. These fudge […]
I have said before that I think the best souvenirs are recipes, and today I’d like to share with you one of those. When I was in Germany, I came to love and look forward to eating lebkuchen every Christmas, and my favourite ones were always either dipped or coated in chocolate. What are lebkuchen? […]
