Banana Cream Pie! Macadamia-graham cracker crust is filled with fresh bananas and pastry cream. The pie is topped with a mound of whipped cream and candied macadamia nuts. The nuts are optional With rich custard filling and mounds of sweet cream on top, cream pies are definitely decadent. The problem with cream pies is that …
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Homemade Rye Bread has great flavor thanks to honey, caraway seeds and a long slow rise. Start this rye bread recipe night before to have fresh bread for lunch. I’m a huge fan of rye bread in just about any form. If you’ve got a bread starter I highly recommend my Sourdough Rye Bread, Sourdough …
Cheesecake Ice Cream! Everyone loves cheesecake and everyone loves ice cream, so of course everyone will love Cheesecake Ice Cream. This super easy recipe tastes like a frozen New York Cheesecake! Homemade ice cream is a real treat and so much fun. Visit my Vanilla Ice Cream post to learn all about the basics of …
This Coconut Passion Fruit Cake really is dreamy. Is there anything prettier than a coconut cake? Tall and snow white, sprinkled with shredded coconut, it looks just as scrumptious as it is. This cake gets even prettier when you cut a slice and see the beautiful bright-yellow layer of passion fruit curd in the middle. …
Chocolate Ganache has all the pure chocolate flavor of a really great square of bittersweet chocolate but it has a soft and creamy texture. It’s like eating chocolate silk. What is Chocolate Ganache? At it’s most basic, a chocolate ganache recipe is simply equal parts chocolate and heavy cream. But you can vary the amount …
Tart Dough, Pâte Sucrée, Sweet Dough. Call it what you will, this is a versatile dough is perfect for your favorite tart or miniature tarts. This is essential recipe comes together in minutes. Pâte sucrée is a super versatile tart dough This dough bakes up with a nice crisp bite and is strong enough to …
I’ve heard beer referred to as “liquid bread”. With this in mind, I decided to make a beer mash starter, which is composed of grains and yeast, just like bread. Disclaimer: I’ll be the first to tell you that I am not a master bread baker. There are bakers who have devoted their career to understanding …
Learn how to make the quintessential layer cake. I’ll teach you how to build a 4 layer cake that looks professional and elegant with no wonky layers or lopsided frosting. Unlike almost every page of Baking Sense, this post is not centered on a single recipe, but rather illustrates how to assemble a beautiful 4-layer …
Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) is my favorite cake frosting. This is the exact recipe I used for 10 years in my wedding cake business. Italian Meringue buttercream has the perfect balance of rich flavor from the butter, and lightness from the meringue. It’s not overly sweet and it can be flavored with an endless variety …
Have you ever wondered why vodka sauce tastes good even though you can’t taste the vodka? Why do we use alcohol to make vanilla extract? Should you even care about this if you just want to make a cake? Keep reading to find out… Sugar syrups for candy making are boiled to specific temperatures and …