This Chocolate Strawberry Tart features a dark chocolate cookie crust filled with chocolate pastry cream and it’s topped with fresh strawberries. If you love chocolate covered strawberries (and who doesn’t) you’ll love this dessert. When strawberries are in season you’ve got to eat as many as you can, in as many ways as you can. …
Hey rhubarb lovers. This Rhubarb Ice Cream recipe is for you. It’s tangy with a distinctively rhubarby flavor. And the color is soooo pretty. Ice Cream recipes are generally very simple with a fairly short list of ingredients. I mean, basically, it’s just frozen cream. But of course there’s plenty of chemistry working behind the …
Rhubarb Sorbet is made with “the pie plant” and just enough sugar to highlight the special flavor of the rhubarb. It’s beautiful in it’s simplicity and it’s simply beautiful. Just look at that color! No dyes were used in making this sorbet. That vibrant pink color is from the natural beauty of the rhubarb. I …
Chocolate Pastry Cream is a rich and chocolatey variation of a basic vanilla pastry cream. Use it to fill eclairs or as a cream pie filling. One recipe, so many possibilities. What is Chocolate Pastry Cream? Chocolate Pastry Cream is a custard. A custard is simply a liquid (often a dairy product) that is thickened …
Chocolate Shortcrust Pastry (also known as short dough or pâte sucrée) is a slightly sweet cookie-like dough that is perfect for making fruit tarts, cream pies and cut-out cookies. It’s dead-simple to make and freezes very well. How can I use Chocolate Pastry Dough? Pâte Sucrée or Short dough bakes up with a nice crisp …
Key Lime Pound Cake has a melt-in-your-mouth texture and great key lime flavor. With a ribbon of lime curd filling, this cake is rich, tangy and velvety. I love a great pound cake and I love Key Lime Pie. I wanted to marry these two favorites into a pound cake with plenty of lime flavor. …
Wow, wow, wow! Chocolate cake with strawberry mousse filling. This ethereal, light as air dessert is the cake version of a chocolate covered strawberry. Can you believe it tastes even better than it looks? And it looks gorgeous! The classic flavor combination of chocolate and strawberry is celebrated in this centerpiece-worthy cake. The striking pink …
Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies! The classic cookie is made even better with the addition of sourdough powder. You won’t believe the flavor of these cookies. If you do have a starter, I’m sure you’re always looking for new ways to use your sourdough discard. What if your starter needs a feeding but you don’t have time …
Chocolate Chiffon Cake is made with whipped eggs and oil. Oil makes the cake moist, and whipped eggs make it light. This recipe can be baked as a layer cake or in a tube pan. What is Chiffon Cake? Chiffon cake is sort-of a cross between a rich buttery cake and an airy sponge cake. …
Crispy Sourdough Cheese Crackers are made with powdered sourdough discard for a slightly tangy flavor. These homemade cheez-ity crackers are a tasty snack. How to use sourdough discard to make the best copycat Cheez-its: If you do have a starter, I’m sure you’re always looking for new ways to use your sourdough discard. What if your …