Glorious bread
Chocolate mousse, berry compote and lavender cremeux
Two toned Zuccotto
Carrot Cake
Butter struesel.
Chocolate leaves, strawberry flower
Strawberry chocolate mousse genoise
Raspberry, White Chocolate Brioche rolls
Key Lime, Chocolate and Raspberry
Saint Honore
Category Archives: Chocolate
NY Cheesecake and something extra!
Creamy, zesty NY cheesecake, with something extra! Recipe by Michel Roux…foolproof. Continue reading
Tis the Season for a Holiday Trifle!
Trifles can be as easy or as complicated as you want to make them. They usually contain some form of cake, a fruit and/or pudding and whipped cream. The particulars of what and how to layer are up to you. Continue reading
Posted in Cakes, Chocolate, Fruit, Mousse, Uncategorized
Tagged chocolate, chocolate pastry cream, chocolate strawberry, Chocolate trifle, easy, genoise, Holiday, pastry cream, sponge, sponge cake, strawberry dessert, Trifle
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Pains au Chocolat
Croissant dough takes, as my son would say, “a minute”. For those of us older than 40, “a minute” means serious time. It’s not your everyday dough. Christmas breakfast calls for something special, though, so 3AM did not seem an … Continue reading
Chocolate coeurs á la créme
Coeurs translates as heart in French. This simple dessert isn’t shaped anything like a heart, it doesn’t contain any hearts… so I’m guessing Chocolate Love with Creme is a closer translation. Chocolate, creme, berries + EASY definitely = love/heart. Serves … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Mousse, Parfaits & Ice Cream
Tagged confectioner's sugar, ricotta cheese
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Orange Granitas in Chocolate Teardrops
Tempering chocolate is tricky and I still don’t have it down. Luckily, the granitas is frozen so that alone inhibits the normal melting that would be happening to this dessert at room temperature. Instead of explaining tempering, I’ll include a … Continue reading
Guinness Stout Chocolate Cake
It’s September and time to make a Birthday Cake! My friend, Lee, passed along this recipe from Epicurious for a not-too-sweet dark chocolate cake. The recipe makes a three layer 8″ round cake. If you make all three layers, your … Continue reading
Chocolate Mousse + Lavender Crémeux + Berry Compote = Bliss.
I won’t lie. This is about to get complicated. At times like this, I wish I had another set of hands, an assistant and more rubber spatulas. But, alas, still me in my tiny kitchen. This dessert should have an … Continue reading
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Coffee Chocolate (Dobos Torte) Rolls
I bought a new cookbook today called Petite Sweets, full of mini-desserts. The recipes are downsized versions of traditional desserts. They’re so gosh-darn cute! But are they good? Let’s try one and find out… This dessert roll is inspired by … Continue reading
Two-toned Zuccotto
What could be better than ice-cream cake? Italian Ice Cream cake! This domed dessert is made with Italian sponge cake which has been cut into slices to line a bowl that is then filled with ice-cream, candied fruits and nuts. Start … Continue reading
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