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Triple-Chocolate Cheesecake
By cuznvin
An American-born beauty, the cheesecake gets upgraded with a triple dose of chocolate
- 1 package (9 ounces) chocolate wafer cookies
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 4 bars (8 ounces each) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- Chocolate Ganache, for topping
Butter Pecan Cake
By cuznvin
In a small heavy skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
- 2-2/3 cups chopped pecans
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- Frosting
- 2 packages (one 8 ounces, one 3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 6-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
By cuznvin
Directions Heat the sugar in a dry heavy-bottomed sauce pan over medium heat, stirring with a fork to heat the sug...
- Ice Cream Base:
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons flaky sea salt, such as Maldon
- Ice Cream Base (recipe follows)
- 1 tablespoon pure Tahitian vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
Pistachio Brown Butter Cake with Concord Grapes
By cuznvin
# Melt butter in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat
- # 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus more for pan
- # 2 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- # 1 cup pistachio flour or 1 cup unsalted pistachios and 1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour
- # 3/4 cup cake flour
- # 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- # 7 large egg whites (3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons)
- # 1 heaping cup halved, seeded Concord grapes
- # 2 tablespoons Demerara sugar
Dollys Chocolate Bundt Cake
By cuznvin
A simple cake that looks fancy (thanks to a decadent chocolate glaze) is perfect for the novice baker
- # CAKE
- # 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- # 1 1/2 cups sugar
- # 4 large eggs
- # 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- # 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- # 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- # 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- # 1 teaspoon baking soda
- # 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- # 1/2 cup chopped semisweet chocolate
- # 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- # 1 cup buttermilk
- # GLAZE
- # 1 cup finely chopped unsweetened chocolate
- # 1/2 cup sugar
- # 1/3 cup (5 1/3 tablespoons) unsalted butter
- # 2/3 cup heavy cream
- # 2 tablespoons rum or brandy (optional)
BAKED CLAMS AL'S
By cuznvin
Pre-heat Oven to 400 Steam all clams in a little water (beer, wine, vermouth -- anything) in a covered pot until...
- 2 dozen Chowder Clams
- 2 dozen Little Neck Clams
- 1 large head of Garlic
- 1 Spansh Onion
- 4 Celery Stalks
- 1/2 lb Smoked Bacon
- 1/2 stick Unsalted Butter
- 1 1/2 -- 2 cups Dried Seasoned Breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesano Reggiano
- 1 tsp Dry Oregano
- 1 tsp Dry Basil
- Tabasco
- Fresh Parsley
- Lemons
- Salt and Pepper
- Sweet Paprika
Individual Pecan Pie
By cuznvin
Roll dough out to ¼ inch In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, combine corn syrup, brown sugar, eggs, vanill
- Pate Sucree dough
- 3 C Corn Syrup
- 3 C Brown Sugar
- 1 C Butter (Melted)
- 9 Eggs
- 3 C Pecans
- 1 T Vanilla
- 1 T Salt
Blueberry Bread
By cuznvin
Preheat the oven to 400°F
- # 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- # 1 tablespoon baking powder
- # 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- # 2 1/2 tablespoons butter
- # 3/4 cup sugar
- # 1 large egg
- # 1 cup sour cream
- # 1/2 cup milk
- # 1 tablespoon honey
- # 1 teaspoon Fiori di Sicilia
- # 1 1/2 cups small wild blueberries or 1 cup large blueberries
- OR
- 8 1/2 * 8 1/2 ounces King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 * 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 * 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 ounces butter
- 5 1/4 * 5 1/4 ounces sugar
- 1 * 1 large egg
- 8 * 8 ounces sour cream
- 4 * 4 ounces milk
- 1 * 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 * 1 teaspoon Fiori di Sicilia
- 5 to 6 * 5 to 6 ounces blueberries, use more if they are small wild blueberries
STRAWBERY CREAM CHEESE CRUMBLE TART
By cuznvin
I’ve often confessed in the past to being addicted to crumb topping
- ALMOND CRUMB TOPPING
- 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 cups (150 grams) all-purpose flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off)
- 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup (75 grams) sugar
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 1/8 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 1/4 1/4-inch cup slivered or whole blanched almonds, coarsely chopped into 1/4-inch (6-mm) pieces
- 8 8 8 tablespoons (1 stick/115 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE FILLING
- 1 1 1 pound (450 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1 1 1 cup (115 grams) confectioners’ sugar, sifted after measuring
- 1 1 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1 1 1/2 1 grams, about 1 1/2 pints) strawberries, rinsed, hulled and halved or quartered if large, or left whole if very small (reserve 1 perfect whole berry)
- COOKIE DOUGH TART CRUST
- 1 1/2 10-inch 1/2 pounds (680 grams) of dough, enough for two 10-inch (25-cm) tart crusts
- 1/4 1/4 1 1/2 (about 1 1/2 ounces/40 grams) slivered or whole blanched almonds, optional
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup (85 grams) confectioners’ sugar, sifted after measuring
- 2 1/2 2 1/2 1/2 cups (300 grams) all-purpose flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off)
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 1/2 16 pound (2 sticks/225 grams) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 16 pieces
- 2 2 2 large egg yolks
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 10-inch 10-inch One 10-inch (25-cm) tart pan with removable bottom
Double Chocolate Cookies
By cuznvin
Oversize and ever-so-slightly underbaked, these cookies include big chunks of milk chocolate
- Makes about 3 dozen.
- • 1 cup all-purpose flour
- • 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- • 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- • 1/2 pound good-quality milk chocolate, 4 ounces coarsely chopped and 4 ounces cut into 1/4-inch chunks
- • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- • 1 1/2 cups sugar
- • 2 large eggs
- • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract