Tag Archives: chocolate
Easy(ish) Chocolate Babka
Since my last post, I visited Haiti where I helped build homes for those who lost them in the earthquake nearly 2 years ago. I kind of suspected that I’d come back with no good baking recipes to share, and … Continue reading
Chocolate Nutella Fudge with Sea Salt
Good afternoon, everyone! I am writing to you as I await the arrival of Hurricane Irene. The media and social hype for the storm is quite entertaining. By the time it gets to the New York City area I suspect that it … Continue reading
Chocolate Pavlovas with Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse
It should come as no surprise to any of you that not only do I write a baking blog, but I read a ton of others. (After all, most of my recipes are adapted from or inspired by other blogs!) … Continue reading
Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Bars for Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner so I have baked a special Mexico-inspired treat for you! Sorry, no cute story to go along with it this time, but I hope you enjoy the sweets! Dulce de Leche Cheesecake … Continue reading
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Tagged cheesecake, chocolate, cinco de mayo, dulce de leche
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Caramel Brownies
You may all remember that last October I had a bit of an … incident. With a knife. The knife and my finger had a little fight over a butternut squash and the knife won. Well, as a follow-up, this … Continue reading
Chocolate Chip Cookies & ice cream sandwiches
IT’S MY BIRTHDAY MONTH! That’s right, month. I was celebrating at 12:01am on April 1 and if I want to be celebrating at 11:59pm on April 30, so be it. I will be celebrating being older than I look, and … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, chocolate chip, Ice Cream Jumbles
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Grasshopper Cheesecake
I affectionately refer to myself as a Euro-mutt. That’s right. I’m a mutt. When someone comes up to me and says, “So, where does your family come from?” I typically give a blank stare and say “um, here…”. Trust me, … Continue reading
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Tagged cheesecake, chocolate, grasshopper, mint, st. patrick's day, thin mint
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S’mores Cupcakes
Sometimes, the only reason I pick a certain recipe is because I have (need to use up) certain ingredients in my kitchen. This is one such recipe. I had purchased graham flour quite some time ago, and – enough is enough … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, cupcakes, ganache, graham flour, marshmallow fluff, s'mores
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Tastycakes, Punxsutawney Phil, and the Pittsburgh Steelers
Happy Groundhog Day! This is one of my favorite holidays. I’m not kidding. You see, I’m originally from Pennsylvania, and unless you are also from Pennsylvania, you cannot truly appreciate the day. It’s not that it’s all that noteworthy (though … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, groundhog day, kandy cake, peanut butter, pittsburgh, punxsutawney, punxsutawney phil, steelers, tastycake
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Chocolate Mug Cake
Have you ever wanted a slice of cake? Just one slice? But you don’t have a cake. And if you made a cake, you’d surely eat the whole entire cake. And, well, that just wouldn’t be pretty. And that means … Continue reading
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