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Mini Orange Chocolate Chunk Cake
By kmad
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- For the syrup:
- 1/4 pound unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 extra-large eggs at room temperature
- 1/8 cup grated orange zest (2 large oranges)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus 1 tablespoon
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 3 ounces buttermilk at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup good semisweet chocolate chunks
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- For the ganache:
- 4 ounces good semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
Petit Fours
By kmad
For Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 C)
- For Cake:
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup milk
- 3 egg whites
- For Icing:
- 9 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Food coloring, (optional)
- Garnish:
- Tiny edible sugar flowers and/or leaves, for decorating tops of petit fours
Chocolate Eclair Hearts
By kmad
A twist on traditional oblong eclairs, the light French pastry known as pate a choux is piped into heart shapes and...
- For the Pate a Choux:
- Vegetable-oil cooking spray
- 1 1/4 cups bread flour
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon best-quality unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- For the Filling:
- 4 ounces best-quality milk chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- For the Glaze:
- 9 ounces best-quality bittersweet chocolate (at least 61 percent cacao), coarsely chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoons corn syrup
Chocolate Shortbread
By kmad
Preheat oven to 300 degrees
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- Simple Icing
Mini Brioche a Tete
By kmad
1.Place milk and yeast in a small bowl; stir to dissolve
- 5 tablespoons lukewarm milk (100 to 115 degrees), plus 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 ounce fresh yeast
- 1 pound 2 ounces all-purpose flour, plus more for forming dough
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 6 large eggs, plus 1 large egg yolk
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, slightly softened, plus more for molds
- 1/4 cup superfine sugar
- Nonstick cooking spray
Ice Cream Cups
By kmad
These cups are made on a pizzelle iron, which is available at cookware stores and looks like a flat, decorative waf...
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- Vegetable oil cooking spray, for iron
- 2 pints ice cream or sorbet, for serving
Banana Cream Pie (from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking From My Home to Yours)
By kmad
To make the custard, bring the milk to a boil
- 2 cups whole milk
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup (packed) light brown sugar, pressed through a sieve
- 1/3 cup cornstarch, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into bits
- 3 ripe but firm bananas, sliced
Lemon Coconut Bars
By kmad
PreparationFor crust: Preheat oven to 350°F
- Crust
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted, cooled
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- Filling
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon (packed) finely grated lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
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Habanero Lime Cheesecake
By kmad
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups wheat-meal biscuits (or about 26 graham cracker squares) ground to crumbs
- Pinch salt
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- Filling:
- 3 habanero peppers
- 2 tablespoons sugar, plus 1 cup
- 24 ounces cream cheese
- Pinch of salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 lime, zested
- 1 very juicy or 2 less juicy limes, juiced
- 1 lime sliced thinly, for garnish
- 1 whole habenero, for garnish
Tiramisu
By kmad
In a metal stand mixer bowl, combine the eggs and granulated sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 cups mascarpone
- 1 cup tiny chocolate chips
- 6 cups boiling water
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup instant espresso powder
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup coffee liqueur
- 2 (14-ounce) packs Savoiardi cookies (Italian ladyfingers)
- 3/4 cup finely grated chocolate