by Brian | Jun 8, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Two years I posted this exceptional dessert idea. It’s fabulous rich and cool and perfect for our summer weekends. There are exceptions to every rule. I have a rule: never mix fruit and chocolate. Black Forest Cake? Please I hate it. I like fruit, I am addicted...
by Brian | May 9, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I’m posting this in early May but peaches are already available. And they are good. You can enjoy this dish all the way to fall and, if you try it, I’m expect it will grace your table more than once. A spiced-topped buttermilk cake is paired with peaches...
by Brian | May 8, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Recently I did a TBT review of The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook. The subtitle of the book is “Recipes from the Classic Cookie to Mocha Chip Meringue Cake.” Here’s that cake, in all its glory. This is the perfect summer delight. Perfect if the day is not...
by Brian | Apr 19, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, Uncategorized
Do you love coconut? Chocolate? Read on. In France you can enjoy a magnificent multi-layer cake, the Marjolaine, made with conventional flour plus ground almonds and hazelnuts. Three years ago Alice Medrich wrote Flour Flavors suggesting alternatives to baking with...
by Brian | Mar 26, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Uncategorized
Fear not, for you can do this. In Patisserie Maison, Richard Bertinet shows you a path to dessert elegance. This classic recipe is deceptively easy, especially if you already have on hand some chocolate genoise sponge cake. A bakery shop make components,...
