Tag: Chocolate
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Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes
I think I’ve mentioned this before but I really struggle with gluten free baking. Maybe some of it has been the recipes I’ve used, but trying to determine when something is done can be difficult in my opinion. It’s definitely gotten a little easier over the last few years but I’ve also been lucky to…
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 7: Easy Chocolate Eclair
Chocolate eclairs were never my go to pastry, but lately they’ve been a new favorite. This recipe seemed like a breeze after making the cheese gougeres earlier this week and I think this is the third or fourth time I’ve made pastry cream this year. Despite claiming to be an easy recipe that wasn’t my…
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Peppermint Chocolate Biscotti
I’ve tried biscotti once before, but it’s been a while so I decided it was time to try a new recipe! Wanting to recreate the delicious chocolate peppermint biscotti I used to get when working at the coffee shop I found this fun Peppermint Chocolate Biscotti which seemed festive. Biscotti reminds me a lot of…
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Magic Flan Cake
I really wanted to have this posted before Halloween since this dessert is called “Magic Flan Cake,” but I didn’t get a chance to make it last week. This recipe is a lot of fun because you put the cake batter mixture and flan mixture swap places during the baking process. You can read more…
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Chocolate Icebox Pie
Recently my grandfather and I were talking about pie, which isn’t really abnormal; but, he was telling me that he grew up eating Chocolate Icebox Pie. Having never heard of this pie before I wondered how it was different from Chocolate Meringue Pie, Chocolate Cream Pie, Chocolate Chess Pie or Chocolate Silk Pie. I’m still…
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Best Homemade Brownies
Tuesday we had a brownie bake-off at work so I decided to take these recipes I recently discovered. My best friend’s husband made these brownies when I visited and they were so good I had to ask for the recipe. I love brownies, but I feel like a lot of recipes end up overly sweet…
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Chocolate Espresso Cookies
Bonus posting this week! I’ve started buying random ingredients occasionally while I’m at the store and then just finding recipes to use those ingredients. Spoiler alert: Thursday’s posting also includes a random ingredient I don’t normally purchase so stay tuned. It’s been a fun experiment and that’s how I ended up buying espresso chips. Since…
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Original Cake Pan Cake
I love cake and a layer cake is probably one of my favorite classic desserts. While cake is great, sometimes you don’t want all of that cake lying around right? Or maybe you just need a quick and delicious cake this weekend for Mother’s Day! While many companies make cake mixes proportioned for an 8…
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