I made Betty’s Chocoholic Cake from Baking Chez Moi by Dorie Greenspan as part of my Mother’s Day Brunch. This rich chocolate cake is not for the faint of heart, comprised of three layers of cake which are more brownie-like than cake and topped with ganache. The finished product was impressive. I served the cake…
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Cocoa Crunch Meringue Cookies
This week on Tuesdays with Dorie I made Cocoa Crunch Meringue Cookies from Baking Chez Moi on page 293. This is my first attempt at a meringue type cookie and I was a bit nervous to get it right. My fellow bakers who had already made these commented that they had trouble getting the total recipe…
Jammer Galette
It is Tuesdays with Dorie time again. One of our baking assignments this month is this Jammer Galette from Baking Chez Moi. My husband is a lover of jam so I knew he would like this one. Dorie’s crusts seem to always come out perfect. I used strawberry jam for the filling and who can…
Matcha Financiers
Financiers cooling in the morning sun. According to Ito En: Matcha green tea is considered Japan’s most classic and popular beverage. Matcha is the treasured powdered green tea traditionally used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony-Chado. The vibrant green tea is finely milled from high quality tea leaves. Matcha is made using the entire tea leaf,…
Odile’s Fresh Orange Cake
This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are making Odile’s Fresh Orange Cake from Baking Chez Moi. Here is my experience with this week’s recipe. I was looking forward to this baking assignment, heck I voted for it, and the picture looked so pretty but apparently I have had troubles with directions lately. I reviewed…
Soft-Centered Chocolate Teacup Cakes
This month on Tuesdays with Dorie is all about the chocolate. This week I made the Soft-Centered Chocolate Teacup Cakes AKA lava cakes. I was not sure that my tea cups were oven safe so I used my ramekins. These cakes are dangerously good. You can make them in mere minutes and they were divine….
Hot Chocolate Panna Cotta
This month on Tuesdays with Dorie we are making chocolate desserts from Baking Chez Moi. This week I made Hot Chocolate Panna Cotta page 373. Heavy cream, cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate. What’s not to like! A lovely dessert for the chocolate lover. I did make the Fluted Carrot Tangerine Cake (page 22) on time but…
Lemon Squares, French Style
While I was reviewing the lemon squares recipe it seemed similar to The Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart from Baking From My Home To Yours which I had previously made. My comments were “french style is code for butter with a side of butter”. This recipe calls for a few steps and planning ahead….
Chocolate Chestnut Tart with Vanilla Chestnut Syrup
When I hear the word chestnuts I think of Nat King Cole’s version of The Christmas Song. Even though chestnuts seem synonymous with the holidays I have never had one until now. I took one baker’s suggestion to cut the chestnuts in half for easy cutting and eating. I also have finally learned to bake…
Stained Glass Cookies
I inherited my mother’s cookie cutter collection and it has brought back wonderful family memories to use them in this week’s Tuesday with Dorie recipe. Stained Glass Cookies from Baking Chez Moi. I got out my box of cookie cutters and picked a few appropriately sized ones to use. This recipe calls for Life Savers,…
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