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Espresso Dark Brownie Cupcakes, Peanut Butter Fudge Frosting
By cuznvin
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder, sifted
- 2 tablespoons finely ground espresso
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- Peanut Butter Fudge frosting, recipe follows
Jam Filled Frangipane Tartlets
By cuznvin
To make the pastry, in the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, confectioners’ sugar and salt and pulse t...
- FOR THE PASTRY:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 10 Tbs. (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten with 1 Tbs. water
- FOR THE FRANGIPANE:
- 8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup firmly packed almond paste
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten with 1 egg white
- 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbs. cake flour
- 1 cup jam, such as sour cherry, apricot or raspberry
- Confectioners' sugar for serving
Double Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
By cuznvin
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds
- * 16 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- * 1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- * 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- * 1 teaspoon baking powder
- * 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- * 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- * 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- * 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- * 2 large eggs
- * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- * 1/2 cup dried cranberries
Caramel Cream
By cuznvin
Prepare an ice-water bath
- Makes 3 cups (enough for 2 yule logs)
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of coarse salt
CREAM CHEESE FILLED CRUMB CAKE
By cuznvin
For the cake, preheat oven to 350° F
- MAKES ONE 13x9-INCH CAKE
- INGREDIENTS
- Crumb Cake
- * 1 cup butter
- * 4 cups all purpose flour
- * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- * 2 cups sugar
- * 4 teaspoons baking powder
- * 2 large eggs
- * 1 cup milk
- Cream Cheese Filling
- * 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- * 1/2 cup sugar
- * 1 large egg
- * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Green Tea Shortbread Leaves
By cuznvin
Sift flour, tea powder, and salt into a small bowl; set aside
- Makes 3 dozen
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
- 2 tablespoons Chinese green-tea powder
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, or granulated sugar
Struffoli GIADA
By cuznvin
For the dough: In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together 2 cups of flour, lemon zest, orange zest, sugar, sal...
- Dough:
- 2 * 2 cups flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1 * 1 large lemon, zested (about 2 teaspoons)
- 1/2 * 1/2 large orange, zested (about 2 teaspoons)
- 3 * 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 * 1/2 stick (2 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, at room temperature
- 3 * 3 large eggs
- 1 * 1 tablespoon white wine, such as pinot grigio
- 1 * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- *
- * Canola oil, for frying
- 1 * 1 cup honey
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups hazelnuts, toasted (see Cook's Note)
- * Vegetable oil cooking spray
- * Sugar sprinkles, for decoration
Forgotten Cookies
By cuznvin
Preheat oven to 375 F. Beat egg whites and salt until stiff, slowly add sugar, fold in chips
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Chocolate Cake with Malted Chocolate Ganache and Toasted Marshmallow Frosting Read more at Marthas
By cuznvin
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Makes one 9-inch layer cake
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/3 cups plus 3 tablespoons superfine sugar
- 1 1/4 cups extra-dark cocoa powder, sifted
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 1/3 cup plus 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup plus 4 teaspoons cake flour (not self-rising)
- 1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup canola or sunflower oil
- Malted Chocolate Ganache
- Marshmallow Frosting
St. Joseph's Day Cream Puffs
By cuznvin
On March 19, the feast of San Giuseppe, every Italian household makes its version of zeppole, or cream puffs
- PUFFS
- 2 3/4 cups King Arthur™ Unbleached, All-Purpose Flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups water
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
- 3 1/2 tablespoons lard
- 6 large eggs
- CREAM FILLING
- 1/4 cup potato starch or cornstarch
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- Confectioner's sugar