Hope everyone had a good Christmas! If you have read my posts from the beginning, you know that last Christmas was the start of everything. Last year was when I made a cheesecake with a big chocolate bow on top - my first big project and my first post. It was also when I got … Continue reading Maple Hazelnut & Pomegranate Christmas Chocolates
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Best Cookies in the World + Brownies
I have recently discovered my new favorite cookie recipe. Food 52's Chocolate Truffle Cookies. These taste basically like melted chocolate and are in fact made mostly from melted chocolate so no surprise. So, if you looove chocolate like me, these are the perfect cookie for you. They are unlike any cookie. I couldn't stop eating … Continue reading Best Cookies in the World + Brownies
GIANT UPDATE POST
I haven’t written a post in a looooong time. Hello again! Here is what has been going on! The first major reason why I haven’t been writing is I adopted an adorable puppy. His name is Kubo and he requires a lot of attention - especially the first couple months of having him home. He … Continue reading GIANT UPDATE POST
Easter Truffles
For this Easter, I made yummy lavender vanilla truffles with a cute little bunnies pattern on the tops. The truffle recipe came from San Francisco's chocolatier Michael Recchiuti's book Chocolate Obsessions, though slightly altered to fit the ingredients I had on hand. I met Michael at a chocolate class in SF. He was really nice … Continue reading Easter Truffles
Chocolate Peanut Butter Dessert Cups
Today I will teach you what you can do when your cake, that you put a lot of work into and came out looking perfectly (I mean, I think these were the best I've made and they were my own recipe), tumbles down to the floor and breaks into many pieces. It was my sister's … Continue reading Chocolate Peanut Butter Dessert Cups
Chocolate Dome
Last week I found a surprise package at my door! A reader had sent me some new supplies- very exciting 😀 There was some edible gold leaf and a whipping siphon. This was my first time testing them out! At first, I wanted the whipping siphon to make whipped cream for my hot chocolate. But I've learned … Continue reading Chocolate Dome
National Souffle Day
Today is National Soufflé Day and I celebrated early by making chocolate soufflé using a recipe from Valrhona’s cookbook, Chocolate Master Class: Essential Recipes and Techniques. A close friend gave me this book several years ago and it has really upped my dessert game. If you’re interested in baking, I highly recommend it. Seriously, sometimes I sit on … Continue reading National Souffle Day
Tree Stump Cake
Tree stump cakes are a recent cake trend. After seeing picture after picture of beautiful cakes, I decided I needed to join in the fun! After some research, I learned that most of what I saw involved liberal use of fondant to get the right look, but I don’t really like the taste of fondant … Continue reading Tree Stump Cake
Chocolate-Mango Entremet
This chocolate-mango entremet (“multi-layered mousse-based cake with various complementary flavors and varying textural contrasts”) was my cake of choice for this Valentine’s Day! This was my first time trying to make one, and while it didn’t come out quite like I’d pictured, it tasted absolutely amazing! Most of it was multiple variations of chocolate flavor, of course … Continue reading Chocolate-Mango Entremet
National Hot Chocolate Day + Best Whipped Cream
Today is National Hot Chocolate Day! For me, every day is hot chocolate day, but for the rest of the world, it’s an excuse to celebrate the best beverage in existence. For the past week, Vancouver and New York have been holding hot chocolate festivals. Amazing! I wish there was one close to me… Hot … Continue reading National Hot Chocolate Day + Best Whipped Cream