The Trouble with Strawberry Pound Cake Cooked strawberries are not a beautiful color. I said it. And even though freeze-dried strawberry powder is gorgeous and bright pink, when combined with the eggs and butter and whatnot in the batter, it gets dulled down too. While I have settled on using a strawberry reduction for a swirl, I originally tried to use it as the liquid in the cake, and it was just too wet. And the more you cook it, the less strawberry-y it is. The trick with coming ... continue reading...
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The Best Chocolate Pound Cake | My Mom’s Recipe
Watch my chocolate pound cake web story here. Chocolate Pound Cake, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Beginner✔️Skills (some linked): The Creaming Method, preparing a cake pan, baking✔️Type: Pound Cake✔️Number of Ingredients: 12✔️Prep Time: 20 minutes✔️Cook Time: 70 minutes✔️Yield: 1 large chocolate Bundt cake, 16-24 servingsJump Straight to the Recipe So far I’ve made Jenni’s chocolate pound cake ... continue reading...
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pound Cake | Like a PopTart, But Cake!
Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Pound Cake I developed this brown sugar cinnamon version of my master pound cake recipe because I have always liked the idea of brown sugar cinnamon Pop-Tarts. But then I'd eat one and it would be dry and stupid, and I'd be sad. This cake has all the flavor of a brown sugar cinnamon Pop-Tart, but it's so much better. It is moist and tender and wonderful. Before I get to the recipe, I want to make sure you'll have success making it. Please watch the video ... continue reading...
The Best Whipping Cream Pound Cake Recipe
Watch my best whipped cream pound cake recipe web story here. Modifications to My Master Pound Cake Recipe Should you care at all, I wanted to let you guys know that this is the second version of my famous-in-my-own-mind pound cake. The first version of my pound cake recipe is pretty excellent as is, but I made a couple of modifications: I used a mixture of 2 parts white sugar and 1 part brown sugar (I used Summer Dessert Week's sponsor, Dixie Crystals Brown Sugar)For the original 1 ... continue reading...
Lemon Corn Buttermilk Pound Cake | The Best Summer Pound Cake
A Love Affair with Pound Cake I love pound cake. I mean, really love it. I have a whole category dedicated to pound cakes on the blog, and I like to come up with new flavors almost every time I make it. My two most recent pound cake updates are my whipping cream pound cake and brown sugar cinnamon pound cake. A few years ago, I toyed with the idea of writing a cookbook all about pound cake, and while I have since decided I don't think I have a cookbook in me right now, I have quite a few ... continue reading...
Chocolate Espresso Pound Cake
Pound cake. I have made so many that I have my standard formula memorized. I will show you. 13 oz cake flour18-20 oz sugar (depending)12 oz (3 sticks) butter5 large eggs10 oz some combination of dairy or other liquids1 teaspoon baking powder plus a bit of soda if I'm using acidic ingredients1 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt The rest is just flavorings and/or add-ins. You don't technically even need the leavening, but I do like to use just a bit as insurance. For reference, when making a ... continue reading...
Thai-Inspired Blueberry Lemongrass Pound Cake (Nancie Cake)
I am pretty sure you need to make this blueberry lemongrass pound cake. A mash up of Southern and Thai flavors, it's my ode to my friend Nancie McDermott. If you love the lemon/blueberry flavor combination, you may also enjoy this Blueberry Lemongrass Ice Cream or these Blueberry Lemon Clafoutis. Celebrating Nancie The brightest eyes, the biggest heart, the best laugh, the widest smile. This is Nancie McDermott.1 Traveler, writer, baker, cook. Student, teacher, maker, friend. We gathered in ... continue reading...
Citrus Explosion Pound Cake for the Peoplehood of the Traveling Swirly Pan Project
This is a fantastic citrus pound cake bursting with orange and lemon flavor. The post definitely needs updating, but the cake is fantastic. And for you pound cake super fans, I've rounded up all my pound cake recipes in one place on the blog! It has been dreary and overcast for four days here. I am enjoying the cool weather while it lasts, because I am very aware of how stifling and uncomfortable it will be when the thermometer gets pinned to 100F for a few weeks in the summer. It is Spring, ... continue reading...
Mocha Caramel Pound Cake for The Beloved
NOTE: This post contains a story about how I met my husband. I will never remove this section of this post. If you'd prefer not to read it, please scroll on past it or use the "Jump to Recipe" button at the very top of the post. Or just click here. Thanks! When Jenni Met The Beloved When I saw the boy with the Odd Hair sitting by himself in the dining hall the first day of freshman year, I had no idea that one day he would become The Beloved. Maybe he already was The Beloved and I ... continue reading...
The Best Lemon Pound Cake | For Serious Lemon Lovers
Watch my best lemon pound cake web story here. Hi Jenni, I love this recipe so much. Thanks to you I got the highest grade for my external exam using this recipe.Reader and Culinary Student Donna What Makes This Recipe So Great The key to making the best any-kind-of-pound-cake is to layer in the main flavor/s in as many ways as possible. In the case of lemon pound cake, you could absolutely just use some lemon extract and call it a day. But, if you want to achieve the most lemony, ... continue reading...
Espresso Spice Pound Cake
This espresso pound cake recipe is excellent even though the post could use a bit of a touch up. I do hope you'll try it, and I will be updating the recipe soon. Another good on to try is my mocha caramel pound cake recipe. And for you pound cake super fans, I've rounded up all my pound cake recipes in one place on the blog. Thanks for stopping by! Close your eyes. OK, not really, because then you won't be able to read. So, Pretend close your eyes and listen to ... continue reading...
Strawberry Moscato Cake | The Perfect Summer Pound Cake
Sometimes Ideas Start on Twitter Right?! How can you say no? The lovely Terra from Cafe Terra said, "Hey, we should make that thing." So I went to look. And was a little sad, because the recipe started with Yellow Cake Mix. I'm not a cake mix person, so no thanks. But still. Moscato Cake. How good does that sound?! And I make pound cakes. A lot of them. What's to stop me from putting some wine in my pound cake? Nothing. I tweeted back to Terra--I don't wanna make a box cake. And she ... continue reading...
Coconut Banana Pound Cake with Nutella Glaze (or The Perfect Cake for #NellysBigDay)
I promise this is a most excellent recipe for banana pound cake even though the post needs some updating. Still, the recipe is delicious, and I hope you give it a try. And for you pound cake super fans, I've rounded up all my pound cake recipes in one place on the blog! Weddings are wonderful, joyous occasions, and most brides plan and plan until their eyes bleed--choosing just the perfect venue, the Most Fabulous flowers, the Awesomest first dance song, and of course, the ... continue reading...
Delicious Pineapple Upside Down Pound Cake
Variations on the Classic Pound Cake The pound cakes that I make are not traditional in the sense that they don't contain equal parts of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs. But they are traditional in the sense that all my pound cake recipes start with one main recipe that I then alter to make other flavors. Here are the ingredients and amounts for my (perfect) pound cake recipe: 12 oz butter19 oz granulated sugar1 slightly rounded teaspoon sea salt2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla (best quality)5 ... continue reading...
Cinnamon Orange Pound Cake–Pushing Back the Darkness with Pure, Simple Goodness
This cinnamon orange pound cake recipe is excellent. I do hope you give it a try. And for you pound cake super fans, I've rounded up all my pound cake recipes in one place on the blog! The first week in August, 2011 is behind me, and I was enjoying watching it recede in my rear-view mirror. It was a rough one, what with losing Woods and my friend's daughter's diagnosis with leukemia, a disease with which my family is achingly familiar. As I turned on the computer this morning to check ... continue reading...
The Anita Bryant Sunshine Pound Cake: Every Pound Cake I Bake, I Bake It For You
Okay, I might be the only game in town that revisits the humble pound cake on a regular basis. But, you'll thank me. Honest. Soon, all of you I Don't Bake people will be riffing on the basic pound cake and coming up with All Manner of Variations because I refuse to let the subject go. You're welcome. So, here's how this most recent pound cake came about. You guys heard about my lovely Auntie Ev, right? Well, she passed away last Thursday morning, and The Beloved and I went to Pinehurst to meet ... continue reading...
Creamsicle Pound Cake: Pound Cake Certification Class
One of the many pound cake recipes on my site, this wonderful creamsicle pound cake post needs a bit of an update, but the recipe is really good! If you're a pound cake fan, you can find all my pound cake recipes in one place on the blog! Yes, The University of Pastry Methods and Techniques (Mascot: Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man) is now offering another class. No more pussy footing about with Van Halen Pound Cake here and Sammy Hagar Pound Cake there. Oh, no--today, it's The Whole Enchilada. So, ... continue reading...
The Best Pound Cake Recipe
Perfected Pound Cake, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Beginner✔️Skills: The Creaming Method (linked), Powdered Sugar Glaze✔️Type: Pound Cake✔️Number of Ingredients: 11✔️Prep Time: 25 minutes✔️Bake Time: about an Hour✔️Yield: 1 large pound cake, 16-20 slicesJump Straight to the Recipe Patsy's Famous Pound Cake Recipe, Re-imagined by Me I told you guys I would be reporting on the ... continue reading...
Basic Vanilla Pound Cake
Back to front: lemon, vanilla and cinnamon pound cakes. If you haven't noticed, I am a huge fan of pound cake. Huge! Other countries have their own versions, but I was raised in the American South, so for me, Southern Pound Cake is Where it is At. Baked in a tube pan or Bundt pan. I don't want my pound cake to look like a loaf a bread. It should make a Statement. There are pound cake variations all over this site, and you can read all about how Van Halen Pound Cake got its name here. But here is ... continue reading...
Peach Breakfast Cake
You'll Like This Cake If... Not all recipes are for all people, so take a quick look to learn about this breakfast cake so you can decide if you want to make it. You'll like it if you enjoy: Sound up your alley? If so, please do me a favor: If you already know how to perform the muffin method, go ahead and skip straight to the recipe. If not, you can review it here. If you need a refresher and some helpful pointers, continue reading, and the recipe will be at the end of the post. How to ... continue reading...
King Cake Cheesecake | Cinnamon Cheesecake
Watch my King Cake Cheesecake Web Story here. Why Make This Recipe? First of all, it's cheesecake, so what's not to love? It's an easy recipe to memorize because it has an easy ratio: 1 block cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 oz cream cheese (plus seasoning/flavorings Since it has an easy ratio, you can make a 6" cheesecake with 2 blocks, an 8" with 3 blocks, and a 9-10" cheesecake with 4 blocks of cream cheese. The batter is rich and thick and bakes up beautifully in a ... continue reading...
The Best Chocolate Stout Cake Recipe
Watch my best chocolate Guinness cake web story here. The Time I Made This Cake for My Culinary Hero In 2007, I was on the opening team at The Ravenous Pig, a gastropub in Winter Park, Florida. One Saturday a month, we'd have a pig roast for lunch with a set menu including roasted pig (obviously), collards, cornbread, a pint of beer, and a small square of chocolate stout cake for dessert. I was in charge of making the cornbread and the cake. In March of 2008, we got wind that ... continue reading...
Burnt Caramel Buttercream | Perfection on Chocolate Stout Cake
The Best Caramel Buttercream There's a very short ingredient list for this buttercream. It does require a bit of finesse, and you have to play chicken with a pan of molten sugar, taking it as dark as you possibly can. Some people might not be up for those shenanigans, and that's totally fine. I think ermine frosting would be a great compliment to the chocolate stout cake. Here's the recipe for my basic ermine buttercream. Do You Really Burn the Caramel? No, but you do take it to ... continue reading...
Easy Rocky Road Cake Recipe | Rocky Road Sheet Cake
See my chocolate mayonnaise cake web story here. You'll Love This Cake If Not all recipes are for everyone. You'll want to try this rocky road cake if you: Tasting Notes Texture: Moist, medium crumb. The frosting is smooth and dense with bites of airy/chewy marshmallow as well as the crunch of nuts. Flavor: The cake is deeply chocolatey with background notes of coffee (you can control this by controlling how much instant coffee you use). The frosting is tangy from the ... continue reading...
Easy Mint Chocolate Cake Recipe
Watch my easy chocolate mint cake web story here. Why Not a Layer Cake? Hey, I love a good layer cake. I'm all about a beautiful 3-layered red velvet cake or even a birthday ice cream cake, but sometimes, sheet cake is what is needed because it is: Easy to make--no dividing the batter between pansNo turning out of the panNo stacking or icing the sidesTakes less time Mint Oil or Mint Extract? This is a personal preference, but I like to stick to mint oil. Mainly because the mint ... continue reading...
Easy Day of the Dead Cake | Dia de Los Muertos Cake
How to Decorate an Easy Day of the Dead Cake In a word: sprinkles! Not everyone owns a ton of cake decorating equipment, and not everyone can ice a cake so it is super smooth. But almost anyone can slap a thin coat of icing on a cake and then cover the entire thing in sprinkles that reflect the theme of your cake! In this case, I used sprinkles from Halloween Treats Week sponsors Sweets & Treats Boutique and Wilton along with a marshmallow sugar skull lollipop from Treat Street ... continue reading...
Chocolate Chestnut Torte | A Sleek and Sexy Alice Medrich Cake
Cookbook Clubs Do you guys remember the cookbook clubs you could enter back in the late 80's and 90's? They'd send you a Thing in the mail and let you buy 8 cookbooks for a penny. When their mailing to Resident of the little blue house near the airport hit my hot little hands, they had found their target market. Keep in mind I was not a cook or a baker at the time. But I loved an oversized, glossy-paged cookbook full of sumptuous photographs and rules for making their dreamy subjects. ... continue reading...
Roasted Corn Cheesecake with Cranberry Blueberry Compote
Corn is just one of the best things on earth, I’m always looking for new ways to incorporate it. This recipe did not disappoint, in fact, it is one of the best desserts I’ve ever made. Thank you!!Reader Mellow Baker Why This Cheesecake Is So Great I'm so ridiculously excited about this roasted corn cheesecake, you guys. Corn Cheesecake Topping I originally made this corn cheesecake as a Thanksgiving dessert, so the cranberry makes it very seasonal. I also added blueberries ... continue reading...
The Best Nutella Cheesecake Recipe
...this was one of the most decadent desserts I have ever made, completely worth the effort and cooking it in the water bath makes all the difference!Pinner Lindsay What You'll Learn If You Read the Whole Post In this post, I'm going to tell you about how cheesecake is a custard, and how to make one that turns out smooth and dreamy with no cracks on top. I'll also tell you why lower heat is better than high heat when it comes to baking cheesecake, and why a water bath is so ... continue reading...
Brown Butter Blueberry Buckle | Easy Blueberry Coffee Cake
What Is Blueberry Buckle? Blueberry buckle is a blueberry-filled coffee cake with a fairly thick streusel topping. When it bakes up, the streusel sort of slumps in and some of the fruit bubbles up and the top generally has a buckled appearance. Like other old fashioned fruit desserts named for the sound they make while cooking (mixed cherry berry grunt, for example) or for how they look when they come out of the oven (cherry blueberry slump, plum cobbler), a buckle is a descriptive ... continue reading...
Vegan Chocolate Christmas Cake
This Cake is Vegan Approved I brought a version of this cake to a vegan dinner party and the host and all the guests proclaimed it the best vegan cake they'd ever had. Chocolaty, moist, and delicious! I frosted it with vegan buttercream, using Smart Balance in place of butter, and I decided to frost it "naked" so the chocolate cake showing through would be somewhat reminiscent of birch bark. Vegan Chocolate Christmas Cake This cake is delicious. It is moist but not dense--it has ... continue reading...
No-Bake Orange Cranberry Cheesecake Parfaits
Christmas Can Be a Difficult Time of Year I did not feel Christmassy at all last year. We managed to put up some outdoor decorations, but inside, our home looked the way it always did. It reminded me of people who put on a brave face when they go out in public but are just a mess when they're by themselves. In retrospect, our lovely home mirrored what was going on with me, outwardly jolly while inwardly rocking in a corner as Christmas approached. Part of my problem is that ... continue reading...
The Best Double Chocolate Cheesecake | Pressure Cooker or Oven
Watch my double chocolate cheesecake web story here. This cheesecake is so unbelievably delicious that my niece has commanded that I make it for her wedding. This is the perfect special occasion major treat – it takes a while to make, and it is entirely worth the effort. I was a baker but had never previously made cheesecake. If you do exactly what the recipe says to do, you will have a wonderful dessert.Reader Diya Chocolate Cheesecake Gets a Bad Rap I don't know how chocolate ... continue reading...
Chocolate Cake Fillings | Tips, Techniques, Recipes
(Almost) everything you could want to know about chocolate cake fillings, all in one place! This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my disclosure policy. Hi all. Elise asks, What is the difference between chocolate truffle, ganache, and chocolate mousse cake fillings? How do I know which to choose for my cake? This is a great question, partly because it's a question, and I love answering questions, but also partly because it illustrates an issue of semantics. And here ... continue reading...
Individual Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake | Gluten-Free Cheesecake You Don’t Have to Share
Pineapple Upside Down Cake Pineapple Upside Down Cake is one of my beloved childhood desserts. Mom could whip one up very simply. Usually a two-egg yellow cake, but with pineapple juice in place of the milk in the recipe. A bed of brown sugar with rings of pineapple nestled in along with a neon red cherry in the center of each one. It was easy to portion and serve--everyone got a square with a circle of pineapple in it. I love the pineapple/brown sugar/cake combo so ... continue reading...
What Eggs Do In Baking | Function of Eggs In Cakes
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please see my disclosure policy. What Eggs Do In Baking The egg is quite possibly the most versatile basic baking ingredient on the planet. I think it has to do with its having two parts: a fatty yolk and a proteiny, watery white. You can also use: just yolksjust whitesa combination of the two. Where to begin? Like Maria, I say let's start at the very beginning... Photo by Kelly Neil on Unsplash Egg ... continue reading...
1 2 3 4 Cake Recipe | Old-Fashioned Yellow Cake
See my old-fashioned yellow cake (1-2-3-4 Cake) web story here. ✔️Skill Level: Beginner✔️Skills: The Creaming Method (linked) ✔️Type: Yellow Butter Cake✔️Number of Ingredients: 8✔️Prep Time: 15 minutes✔️Cook Time: 40 minutes✔️Yield: 12-16 servingsJump Straight to the Recipe This is SUCH a good recipe: Simple ingredients, great results. It's easy to adapt to different flavours too. Thanks ... continue reading...
The Creaming Method for Making Cakes and Cookies
I taught a cake class at a local cookware shop one time, and I demonstrated both genoise using the egg foam method and a 1-2-3-4 cake using The Creaming Method. Several people said that they had no idea that they should cream the butter and sugar for so long, and few were really aware that the temperature of the ingredients is almost as important as the ingredients themselves. Today, I'm going to go through the steps in detail, making sure to be as explicit as possible. If you can master the ... continue reading...
All the Cake Mixing Methods in One Place. You’re Welcome!
Why It's Important to Know the Mixing Methods Welcome to your page for finding information about all the cake mixing methods. Each short discussion of each mixing method also links to a longer, more in-depth discussion about each mixing method. I hope you find it helpful. This pound cake is made with The Creaming Method. The final structure of the cake would be completely different, and possibly wouldn't work at all, if I used any other mixing methods. The most important thing about baking ... continue reading...
Naked Cake | Links to Naked Cake | 7-Minute Frosting
I originally wrote this post back in 2009, back before anyone was making "naked cake," or the new(ish) trend of barely skimming frosting onto a cake so the layers show through. Some naked cake only has frosting between the layers and none on the sides. I wrote this post to give you some quick ideas for frosting a cake rather than letting it be frosting-less. Tongue in cheek, you know? But now that naked cake is a Thing, I have actually made a couple, and I expect I may make more before the trend ... continue reading...
Yellow Cake
This recipe makes 2 9" cakes and 2 6" cakes. The layers freeze well, well wrapped, so go ahead and make it as long as your mixer holds 5-6 quarts. This recipe is from(affiliate) The Cake Bible, by Rose Levy Beranbaum, and it is the most buttery, golden, tender yellow cake I've tried. If you're not a fan of "eggy" cakes (what's wrong with you?!), try a white cake, instead. Yellow Cake This is a basic yellow cake recipe. Easy to make and suitable for everything from a birthday cake to ... continue reading...
English Trifle Ice Cream for Ice Cream Tuesday
With its creamy custard base, raspberry jam swirl, and bits of sherry soaked cake, this English Trifle Ice Cream is a nod to our Auntie Ev's English trifle, but in ice cream form. Don't miss my round up of all my ice cream recipes. Our family lost our Auntie Ev four years ago. While we miss her every day, she is always in our hearts, and we know we can bring her spirit even closer by making the foods that were her signatures. Lemon pound cake. Plum pudding. Angel slices. Trifle. Oh, how I ... continue reading...
Tuna Macaroni Salad Like Mom Made
Watch my "mom's best tuna macaroni salad web story" here. This is my favorite kind of macaroni salad; it's sweet, but not too-sweet, tangy, crunchy, savory, and filling, but still light. It's truly a lovely and delicious salad with everything in great proportion. I made it for Memorial Day weekend and it's just perfect to go with grilled meats. I skipped the tuna this time, but would use it unhesitatingly another time for a main dish meal with bread/rolls and other veggies.Reader Kate The ... continue reading...
Lemon Ice Cream (No Special Equipment)
Watch my best lemon ice cream recipe web story here. Simply put, I was sad to see the bottom of the container! This ice cream was smooth, tangy, not overly sweet and full of flavor. Pure sunshine!!Reader Carol Why You Need to Make This Recipe This lemon ice cream is a winner, friends. Here's why you'll love it: In a Nutshell:✅Nice balance of tart to sweet to creamy✅Scoopable straight from the freezer✅No mixer or ice cream maker necessary✅Customizable Holy grail ... continue reading...
Perfect Lemon Bars
Watch my perfect lemon bars recipe web story here. These are the best Lemon Bars I have eaten. Tangy, Sweet, A flavor explosion! This recipe has replaced the recipe I have used for years and I will pass it along to my friends who love Lemon Bars as much as I do!Reader Carol Why You Need to Make These Lemon Bars Y'all. I looked at probably 8 different recipes for lemon bars. I noticed a couple of things I thought I could improve upon: If you're going to make lemon bars, and they have two ... continue reading...
Delicious Lemon Curd Recipe, Two Ways
See my best lemon curd recipe web story here. Why You Need to Make This Lemon Curd Unlike some recipes, this curd is made over direct heat and not over a double boiler. The procedure is very straightforward, and neither version makes so much that you feel like you're swimming in it. That said, both recipes scale up beautifully if you want to give some as gifts. What Sets This Recipe Apart? I have to say that the basic lemon curd recipe is really pretty traditional. Most curd recipes are ... continue reading...
The Best Stabilized Whipped Cream
There Are Many Ways to Make Stabilized Whipped Cream A friend pointed me to a video that a guy recorded to test 8 different methods for stabilizing cream. He showed how cream stabilized with all the different methods held up in the fridge and at warm temperatures. I have a gelatin-stabilized fruit mousse on the site, which is basically just whipped cream flavored with fruit puree and stabilized with gelatin. So that counts. I've seen people use pudding mix, cream cheese, a high ... continue reading...
Mom’s Oatmeal Raisin Bars
Why You Need to Make Mom's Oatmeal Raisin Bars If you love chewy fruity goodness and oatmeal cookies, this bar cookie is for you! An easy oatmeal dough, made without eggs, plus simmered dried fruits in a sticky, thick sweet syrup. Hard to resist! These bars are also very easy to make, plus they are just as tasty whether you add the cinnamon glaze or not. One thing I really appreciate about this recipe is the dough is divided: 2/3 gets pressed into the bottom of a 9" x 13" pan, and ... continue reading...
Blood Orange Caramel Sauce Recipe
Looking for a caramel syrup to flavor your coffee? Try my caramel syrup for coffee! Please see my blood orange caramel sauce web story here. Why You Need to Make This Recipe Blood orange caramel sauce is spectacular, friends. If you love orange and caramel, this sauce is for you. It's easy to make, and you can vary the sweetness and depth very easily. This sauce is also a bit out of the ordinary because most people make caramel sauce with heavy cream. The truth is, you can ... continue reading...
White Chocolate Sauce Recipe
Watch my white chocolate coffee syrup web story here. Certainly didn’t put it in a fancy smancy pitcher but here is my White Chocolate Sauce that tastes absolutely amazing. Just like the finest White Chocolate from a local Chocolatier. Thanks for a delicious recipe. You never disappoint.Reader Jo-Anne Why You Need to Make This White Chocolate Sauce Recipe If you're looking for an excellent white chocolate sauce, you really need look no further than this recipe. It contains all ... continue reading...
The Best Classic English Trifle Recipe
Watch my English Christmas trifle recipe web story here. What is a Trifle Trifle is a dessert dish made from thick (or often solidified) custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or jelly, and whipped cream. These ingredients are usually arranged in layers. --Wikipedia.org Why You Should Make This Trifle Recipe For me, it's the combination of flavors that make this particular English trifle work so well. Layers of sherry-soaked lemon pound cake drizzled, brushed, or splashed ... continue reading...
French Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe (No-Churn)
Watch my French Vanilla No-Churn Ice Cream web story here. This ice cream is another winner for Miss Jenni! Brava!Reader Jane Why You Should Absolutely Make This Recipe First of all, French vanilla ice cream is fantastic. Rich, dense, creamy and perfectly vanilla-y. Plus custard-based ice cream is so dreamy. Even though this recipe is far from diet food, it does contain fewer egg yolks than most standard recipes. I call for 2 yolks in the whole batch, and many other recipes ... continue reading...
No Churn Creamsicle Ice Cream Recipe
I tried it! It worked great! It tastes delicious. My family loves it. I used heavy cream, evaporated milk, 1/4 cup organic cane sugar, orange juice concentrate, vanilla extract, and salt. I chose to whisk it. I over did it a little, but it came out great. Thank you for the recipe.Pinner Jessica Creamsicles and Dreamsicles I love orange and vanilla in just about any form. Zingy citrus tempered by creamy vanilla? That's a total win in my book. I even wrote a whole post about Creamsicles ... continue reading...
Fudgy Cocoa Powder Brownies
More chocolate treats to explore: strawberry swirl brownies, chocolate mousse, and Mom's chocolate pound cake. Watch my best fudgy brownies web story here. Fudgy Brownies, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Beginner✔️Skills: Whipping, Mixing, Folding✔️Type: Brownies/Bar Cookies✔️Number of Ingredients: 8✔️Prep Time: 15 minutes✔️Cook Time: 40 minutes✔️Yield: 20 browniesJump Straight to the ... continue reading...
Peach Panzanella Recipe| Dessert Panzanella
My First Original Dessert This dessert was the first that I created myself when I was promoted to pastry chef at Luma on Park (now closed after almost 20 years. Alas.) I had had input on recipes before, and I had created what the chef or pastry chef had suggested, but this baby is all mine. And now it's yours, too! Dessert Peach Panzanella is obviously a play on the wonderful Italian salad, Panzanella which features torn bread, juicy tomatoes and sometimes other vegetables, a ... continue reading...
The Best Caramel Chocolate Pudding Recipe
Caramel + Chocolate = The Best There is something about caramel and chocolate that just works so well. Chocolate dipped caramels are wonderful for that reason. The smooth creamy chocolate is a lovely companion to the bitter edge and chew of the candy inside. And once you start chewing and those flavors meld in your mouth, well, you know what I'm talking about. That's why this chocolate pudding recipe starts with caramelizing the sugar, to get that complex, bitter edge as a base for ... continue reading...
Organic Caramel Vanilla Ice Cream | With Homemade Dulce de Leche
Make This Immediately! Friends, I am generally excited about food, but I have to tell you, you really must drop whatever you're doing right now and make this ice cream. That is how excited I am about this particular food. I will admit there is a bit of a process since you have to make homemade organic sweetened condensed milk first. It's made with organic palm sugar. Sweetened Condensed Milk or Dulce de Leche? If you cook your organic milk and sugar together to reduce the volume by ... continue reading...
Cranberry Fool with Grand Marnier Whipped Cream
What is a Fool? A fool is an English dessert, and it's one of the easiest desserts you'll ever make. But unlike mixing an egg into a cake mix and calling it cookie dough, this fast and easy dessert is made from all real food. All you have to do to make your fool is cook some fruit in a bit of sugar until it gets jammy, let it cool, and then fold it together with either some custard or some whipped cream. That's it. You're done! And you don't even have to fold completely--in fact, a fool ... continue reading...
The Best Hot Fudge Sauce in the World
Watch the web story for my Absolute Best Hot Fudge Sauce, you guys! The Best Hot Fudge Sauce, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Beginner✔️Skills: Stirring, Simmering✔️Type: Dessert Sauce✔️Number of Ingredients: 11✔️Prep Time: 15-20 minutes✔️Cook Time: 25 minutes✔️Yield: 32-36 cookiesJump Straight to the Recipe This is a superb hot fudge sauce recipe! I have made it twice now. I found I did not ... continue reading...
Lemon Corn Panna Cotta | Light, Summery, Easy!
What Is Panna Cotta? Panna cotta is an Italian cream-based, gelatin-set dessert. Panna cotta means "cooked cream." Panna cotta can be served in bowls or jars as pictured, or you can turn them out to serve on a plate in a pool of sauce or garnished in any number of ways. The amount of gelatin you use has an affect on the texture of the dessert. Less gelatin will give you a very "wobbly" panna cotta that is very delicate and softly set. Using more gelatin will give a firmer set. If ... continue reading...
How to Make Hand Whipped Cream| It’s Easier Than You Might Think!
Watch my how to make whipped cream by hand web story here. Why whip cream by hand? I've whipped gallons of cream by hand (a little at a time!), and I promise you that it's not hard to do. Hand whipping allows you to control the speed at which you whisk and to vary that speed as your cream gets closer to being done. Since you build up all the bubbles more slowly, this will result in a more stable whipped cream. Reader Rave I just used this recipe for a topping for ... continue reading...
Pudding Chomeur Recipe | Sweet Dumplings in Maple Cream
What Is Pudding Chomeur? In all the years I took French in high school, I never learned the word chomeur. I learned words for window and bird and cow and school. Verbs to be, to do, to go. I learned places to work: Usine. Boulangerie. Bibliothèque. Hôpital. But never the word chomeur. So when I chose to make pudding chomeur after seeing a recipe for it on Food 52, I just thought it was some fancy Canadian dessert. And then I looked it up. And chomeur means unemployed. Friends, ... continue reading...
Spicy Succotash with Bacon and Fava Beans for Progressive Eats
Playing Catch Up with My Southern-ness I was born and raised in the south, but since my parents were both from Queens in New York City, I ate as a northerner at home. Southerners ate biscuits. We had soft dinner rolls. Southerners ate cheese grits. Mom served cream of wheat. Southerners ate chicken and flat or "slick" dumplings. When we had dumplings, ours were big and puffy and sat atop a fricassee. Don't get me wrong, friends. I love rolls, and I even like cream of wheat. ... continue reading...
Lazy Peach Sonker | A Cobbler by Any Other Name
I received a review copy of The Gluten Free Instant Pot free of charge. Thank you, Sara, and Jane! What Is a Sonker? A sonker is really pretty much the same thing as a cobbler. After doing a lot of research and eating a bunch of sonker in the home of sonkers--Surry and Wilkes Counties in North Carolina--there doesn't seem to be one standard for this homey fruit dessert. For my purposes, and mostly based on the best sonkers I've tried, sonker tends to be juicier than cobbler and made in ... continue reading...
Buttery Mini Brioche Buns with Idaho Potatoes
I have partnered with the lovely folks at the Idaho® Potato Commission to bring you this post and recipe for Buttery mini brioche buns. Thank you for giving consideration to the brands I work with. Considerations for Making Brioche with Potatoes For bread, brioche is delicate. For a cake, it is best described as a not at all sweet pound cake with a fine-textured crumb that is almost too buttery to be believed, but never too buttery to be enjoyed. Since the dough is so rich, yeast takes its ... continue reading...
Favorite Christmas Recipes | From My Kitchen to Yours
Hi, friends. I'm off to the hospital tomorrow, so today, I'm putting out this round up of favorite Christmas recipes in the hopes you will find something delicious to make for your holiday entertaining. Since I won't be doing a lot of sharing over the next few weeks, I am hoping that you will share any of these recipes that sound wonderful to you. Some of these recipes are recent and others are from the past couple of years. Some are sweet, and some are savory. All, I promise, are Very Tasty, ... continue reading...
Grilled Patriotic Pizza | Roasted Red Pepper, Blue Potato, and Goat Cheese
Full disclosure, this is the first time I have ever grilled pizza, and I think it went quite well. For a first time. I do suggest that, unless you have a (affiliate) gas grill with special zones, put all the coals on one side and grill your pizzas on the other. This prevents Black Bottom Syndrome (what? It's a thing.) as well as Cursing. Once I moved the coals over to one side, things went much more smoothly. And the pizza was fantastic, so there's that. Worth just a bit of cursing, I ... continue reading...
Smoked Caramel Pineapple Ice Cream | Progressive Eats
I really hated summer camp. And when I say I hated it, I am not kidding. I loathed it. I was the least sporty girl there, I'm sure. If I'd been a Spice Girl, my nickname would have been Anti-Sporty Spice. I was made to attend day camp for at least a handful of summers, and my camp experience culminated (nadir-ed?) in a one-week sleep-away camp called Camp Occoneechee. I have been reading all the comments from girls who camped at Camp Occoneechee for years and years and ... continue reading...
How to Fix Broken Ganache (without changing its texture)
Why Does Ganache Break? Before we learn how to fix broken ganache, let's look at why it breaks in the first place. (And as an aside, here's how to make dark chocolate ganache in the first place.) Ganache is an emulsion of fat (both cocoa butter from the chocolate and the butterfat from cream) and water (from the cream) with wee bits of dry particles (the cocoa solids) evenly distributed throughout the mixture. When ganache breaks, it's very similar to what happens when chocolate ... continue reading...
Short-Cut Desserts for Unexpected Company | What Can I Do For You Wednesday
This week, Gwen poses a Scenario and asks for some ideas. I have a couple hours or unexpected guests are coming. What is a quick easy sweet something to make? I love this, because it means I get to put on my thinking cap and come up with some short cut desserts for unexpected company. For some more ideas and ease of browsing, here are all of my dessert sauces. If any of you guys would like to add to the list, please leave your ideas in the comments. Short Cut Desserts for ... continue reading...
Must-Own Baking Cookbooks To Make Your Library Complete
Here is my list of the best, must-have baking cookbooks. These five cookbooks make my list because of the focus on technique in all of them. I have long said that a recipe is just a list of ingredients married to a list of techniques, so if you learn the techniques, you can make almost anything you can think of with nothing but an ingredient list. Grab copies of these incredibly instructive cookbooks for the bakers in your life. How is This List of Must-Have Baking Books Different ... continue reading...
Madagascar Bourbon, Mexican or Tahitian: Comparing Three Types of Vanilla
The Magic of Vanilla I am always amazed when people use the word vanilla as an adjective to describe something or someone who is plain, boring or lackluster. Vanilla is one of the most complex flavors around, containing upwards of 200 different flavor compounds. Due to the labor-intensive nature of its cultivation, harvest and processing, vanilla is also second only to saffron in cost, and the price has risen quite a bit over the last few years due to difficult growing conditions, ... continue reading...
I’ve Been Guest-Posty Lately. Wanna See?
Sometimes I help out a bloggy friend or two by writing a guest post for them when they're going to be away for awhile. It's a nice thing to do to help out a friend, plus I can maybe meet some new folks, and I like to meet new people. Since my guest posts might be the first and only thing of mine that my friends' readers have seen, I try to get across my Main Raison d'Etre sur Hinternets: techniques. I've written a couple of these technique-y posts that I just realized I haven't let you know ... continue reading...
My Kitchen Philosophy
I'm out here on the Internet for a reason. I don't want to be the Recipe Lady or the Cake Lady. Or even the Awesome Desserts Lady. I want to be the Lady That Helps People Feel Comfortable In the Kitchen. It's kind of a long title, but I really mean it. I want you to come here and find what you need to empower you to Go Forth and Bake, fearlessly. Or at least a little less fearfully. To that end, I've assembled all my crazy posts about my philosophy on cooking, baking, recipes, crazily expenisve ... continue reading...
Restaurant Style
Looking for ways to up your pastry game from homey to restauranty? You've come to the right place. Click on one of the categories below to find ways to take that dessert off the kitchen table and onto the chef's table at a fine dining restaurant. Or at least to your dining room table. At the end of the day, all of these categories are all about dessert plating. To get Really Good at it, you have to learn to look at desserts as an assembly of components. I hope you find this helpful when it comes ... continue reading...
Dessert Components: Pastry Dough, Part Deux
Click to read Part 1, addressing pie crust and laminated dough. Finally, I am getting around to Part 2 of the Big Old Subject of pastry dough. As I mentioned in Part: The First, this subject is much broader than One might think. When considering pastry dough, most folks think of pie crust and then call it a day. But there are so many more types of doughs out there than just "standard" pie crust. I loosely categorized them thusly: pie crust, laminated dough, yeast doughs and pate a choux. ... continue reading...
Sunday Suppers: Alton Brown’s Corn Dogs (Among Other Things)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHwasrpAx88&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wdjqXnixIY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b]I am a sucker for a theme party. So, with Ken's Korny Corn Maze right around the corner from our new house, we knew that we'd eventually have to have a Ken's Korny Corn Maze Extravaganza. We did that Very Thing two weekends ago. The only rule was that every dish had to have ... continue reading...
What Does Salt In Baking Desserts Do (And Can I Leave It Out?)
This post is part of my ingredient function series and answers the question, among others, "What does salt do in baking?" This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my Disclosure page. A few years ago, I went The Beloved and I went to dinner at a chain restaurant that shall not be named, and I ordered creme brulee for dessert while The Beloved ordered chocolate cake. Both desserts tasted very "flat," without much flavor or dimension. Why? Because they either did not ... continue reading...
Seven Cool Whip Substitutes | Alternatives to Cool Whip
Why You May Want To Use an Alternative to Cool Whip The easiest way to illustrate why it's important to have a wide array of Cool Whip substitutes on hand is to answer some questions about Cool Whip. Then you can decide for yourself if you still want to buy it or make your own alternatives. So, while Cool Whip is indeed an alternative to whipped cream, it has a few marks against it. Let's look at 7 substitutes that aren't hard to make and don't contain any weird ... continue reading...
Ingredient Function | Fat: What It Does and How It Works
NOTE: Originally posted in 2008 and updated on 2/6/2018 with photos and expanded information on coconut oil and lard. Why Is Fat Important? As far as I am concerned, fat is essential, both in cooking and in baking. Even a ludicrously fit person has maybe 10% body fat, so I am comfortable with this statement. We all need to consume a certain amount of fat. And no, the most healthy way isn't in a piece of cake or a slice of pie, but if you are going to occasionally make cake ... continue reading...