I made this fancy cake for my mother-in-law’s birthday. There are several steps which can be done ahead of time; ganache, cake, syrup and glaze. The recipe comes from Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan but she states the recipe comes from Bon Appetite. I started sourcing ingredients just after Christmas thinking…
Author: Diane Zwang
Orange Spice Cake
Our last bake of 2024 for Tuesdays with Dorie baking group. This was an easy recipe to wrap up the year. My husband gandered at the recipe and frowned at the cardamom and ginger, not his favorite flavors so I put him in charge of the spices. I was baking this cake for him and…
Rugelach with Four Fillings
This is my third post on Rugelach from Dorie’s cookbooks. This current recipe from Baking with Dorie has the choice of four fillings. I chose to do two of the four; classic filling and the babka filling. I adjusted the classic filling to include orange marmalade, sugar/cinnamon, and dried cranberries, I left out the nuts…
Tarte Tatin
My first tarte tatin. I could not believe that I had never made one before but my blog doesn’t lie. This tart is very simple with few ingredients. Sugar is caramelized, I cheated and used the water method, then butter is added to the caramel. Five large apples, I used Fuji, are peeled cored and…
Morning Bundt Cake
I served this morning bundt cake for after dinner dessert and my guests were none the wiser. I took this to a potluck and it seemed to go over well despite my over baking it. Everyone tasted the strong citrus flavor so the soak worked well. I was glad I decided to pre-cut it for…
Apple Galette
Our latest baking assignment comes from Baking with Dorie. I had fully intended to make the caramel applesauce for this recipe but since I had an opened jar of applesauce I did not want to make more. I used my jar of Trader Joe’s unsweetened applesauce which I drained a bit before use and then…
Buttermilk-Molasses Quick Bread
Autumn is my favorite season of the year and just like clockwork the marine layer has returned, temperatures are back to normal and I have begun to wear sweaters at night. This bread recipe was the perfect fit for a new season. I picked this recipe since I had a one-pound bag of rye flour…
Fig and Goat Cheese Tart
Autumn is just around the corner but you would not know it from all the heat. This mostly no cook tart was a welcome addition to our dinner plate. My husband is not a fan of figs, I am, but he consented since half of them were cooked and they were served with goat cheese….
Caramel Crunch-Chocolate Chunklet Cookies
These slice and bake cookies are a welcome addition to the shortbread category. I went with the all chocolate variety since I would be sharing these with my son with his nut allergy. The first batch I baked I followed the time on the directions which was 22 minutes. They did not caramelize much so…
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