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Molten Chocolate Cakes
Feb09

Molten Chocolate Cakes

Posted on Feb 9, 2009

Many, many years ago, before I went to culinary school, I tried my first molten chocolate cake.  I was perplexed as to how they were able to have a perfectly firm cake on the outside while having a molten chocolate core inside.  I was sure it was done by placing some sort of frozen chocolate center into he cake before baking, or by injecting the cake with a hot center after it had come out of the oven. Now I know better. Molten...

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Apple Cake
Feb06

Apple Cake

Posted on Feb 6, 2009

Have you ever had a bag of apples sitting around and you don’t know what to do with it?  Well, I found myself with that problem a few weeks ago and I decided to get creative.  The results were outstanding and I want to share.  Green apples are tops in my book.  They bake well, they slice and eat well, and they are tangy, sweet and firm.  As much as I like just plain apple, I was getting a little tired of them after four days and...

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Lemon Butter Cake
Nov20

Lemon Butter Cake

Posted on Nov 20, 2008

  I decided on the dessert for my grandmother’s birthday.  She loves lemon so I made a Lemon and Vanilla Bean Cake filled with Lemon Curd and coated in Cream Cheese Frosting. For the cake I used a recipe from culinary school for Yellow Butter Cake, but tweaked it with the zest of a lemon, an ounce of golden syrup, and a tablespoon of vanilla bean paste.  Since I was filling the cake with a very tangy lemon curd I wanted the cake...

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