Macaroon Miracles
A Samoa-like coconut-almond macaroon torte with luscious dark chocolate ganache: a positive miracle of grain-free, dairy-free baking, as far as I am concerned!
A Samoa-like coconut-almond macaroon torte with luscious dark chocolate ganache: a positive miracle of grain-free, dairy-free baking, as far as I am concerned!
My mom's favorite dessert flavor, in cheesecake form: a fantastic birthday gift and even better goodbye (for now) to casein.
Delicate little cookies with a tender crumb, aromatic minty flavor and festive green color, these mint meltaways can be eaten as is, or sandwiched with ganache for a more decadent holiday treat.
The May 2010 Daring Bakers challenge featured the croquembouche, a tower of cream puffs glued together with caramel or chocolate ganache. I filled my choux puffs with chocolate and vanilla praline pastry cream based on…
We celebrated my son's 2nd birthday with a decadent sour cream-chocolate cake, layered with cream cheese-peanut butter frosting and topped with a shiny flood of chocolate-peanut butter glaze. Do not attempt without a steady supply…
The October 2009 Daring Bakers challenge featured that delicate and refined French confection, the macaron. My ganache-filled chocolate macarons in no way resembled the classic cookie, but they still tasted great.
A follow-up concluding my December 2008 Daring Bakers challenge, and offering suggestions to use up leftover elements from the dessert.
The December 2008 Daring Bakers challenge featured a modern French holiday confection, the frozen yule log, consisting of layers of cake, ganache, creme brulee, feuillete crisp, and mousse under a shiny glaze. I went with…
The July 2008 Daring Bakers challenge featured a filbert gateau with praline buttercream and a ganache glaze. It gave me a chance to play with caramel and piping.
The May 2008 Daring Bakers challenge featured an almost "albino" version of the traditional dark chocolate opéra cake. My variation had a piña colada theme, involving pineapple curd and mousse, coconut buttercream, and a garnish…