Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://gracessweetlife.com/2011/03/mini-boston-cream-pies/ Well the sponge cake tastes good, though I baked it a little thin. The pastry cream recipe didn’t work at all, though that’s at least partly my fault. I overcooked it. In my own defense, the recipe...
Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://www.howsweeteats.com/2010/12/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-dip/ Yuck! I’m afraid this recipe does not succeed. I don’t like cream cheese much, so I ran it by Adele and Ellen (both big cheesecake fans) and they didn’t like it either. We even let it sit...
Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. This is the second time I have made butter cookies. Because I have used so much butter lately, and I was making three different recipes with butter today, I thought I’d use margarine and see how it went. Well they still taste great, but the texture is completely different....
Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://www.noraisinsonmyparade.com/2011/05/banana-streusal-crumb-cake-make-this.html Oh my, this was delicious! So moist! This is a killer recipe. I didn’t have cake flour, so I did the 2 tbsp of corn starch thing. Go and make this right away. You will not...
Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://sorumblyinmytumbly.blogspot.com/2011/05/clone-of-cinnabon.html This recipe yields a dough that’s a little hard. I’ll go easier on the flour next time. They still worked out OK and tasted great. The frosting was delish. Next time I’m going to add a...
Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2011/03/cinnamon-sugar-pull-apart-bread/ So delicious! This was my first attempt at any bread recipe. I still have lots to learn, but it still tastes great! Go and try it—now! Actual yield: 1 loaf Verdict: Keeper.
Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Previously I tried a “perfect brownie” recipe. In the comments section of that original recipe was a recipe for supposed Martha Stewart brownies. We also happened to have a box of Ghiradelli’s triple chocolate brownies. The ultimate verdict was mixed. For me the...
Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. This is the second time I have made the chocolate mousse. This time I did it as a layered parfait, and I used bittersweet chocolate. The bittersweet chocolate makes all the difference. Semi-sweet chocolate is just that little bit too sweet. Num!
Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://www.perrysplate.com/2008/02/cinn-bun-cheesecake.html I made this two days ago but it just got eaten yesterday. I had a 10″ pan, so I only did two layers instead of three. I used gingersnaps for for the cookie. I hate cheesecake, so I can only go by...
Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2009/07/how-to-make-perfect-brownies/ Made a pan for before the girls came home, but they were half eaten by the hunters and guides before they could even cool! At least I got one piece set aside for each of the kids. I...