Chocolate Cardamom Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
When I’m feeling under the weather I tend to hibernate and stay out of the kitchen. Once I begin to feel better I get the itch to bake. If you follow me on Twitter (@BakingBlog) you know that I caught a nasty bug last week and it knocked me out for about four days. Now that I am, happily, on the mend I am back in the kitchen whipping up some food to feed my evil soul. After being so sick I felt I deserved something rich so...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Bundt Cake
I love bundt cakes! I think it is the fact that they could go right out of the pan and need little more than a glaze, or a dusting of powdered sugar, to be ready to serve. Growing up we used to have bundt cakes at most family gatherings. At some point they fell out of favor with the members of my family. Not, of course, that we would not eat one right up if you served it to us, but we never seemed to make them anymore. It is a real...
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Often simple desserts are better than complicated ones. That is not to say that the flavors are simple. What I mean is that the dessert itself is made of only a few very well constructed components. This mousse cake is an example of this. Tender cake fluffy, rich mousse, and a light dusting of powdered sugar are all you need to create something very impressive. Well, maybe a few well placed berries would not go amiss. The...
Toasted Coconut and Chocolate Chip Blondies
I had a craving for coconut the other day. As it happens, I had some coconut in the pantry. I also had some chocolate chips and my mind began working. I ultimately decided on blondies. For versatility, flavor, and general appeal you really can not beat a blondie. Toss in some toasted coconut and some chocolate and you have a rich dessert, or a super indulgent snack. Toasting the coconut is key to getting the most nutty flavor from...
Orange Almond Chocolate Cookies
This cookie is not what I set out to make. This was supposed to be a simple almond cookie. I was craving almond cookies last week and decided to come up with a recipe that incorporated ground almonds into the cookie for some texture. Things went astray when I saw a lonely orange sitting on my counter. It only went further off track when I remembered I had a bag of chocolate disks from New York in my pantry. These cookies are...
