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Chocolate Eclairs
By cuznvin
Grease a cookie sheet; set aside
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 4 cups whipped cream
- Bittersweet Hot Fudge Sauce (see below) or purchased hot fudge sauce (optional)
- Powdered sugar (optional)
Gina's Banana Cupcakes
By cuznvin
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Batter:
- Ingredients
- 1 * 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 * 1 stick butter, softened
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 * 2 large eggs
- 2 * 2 large ripe bananas, peeled, and mashed
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, (reserve some for garnish)
- *
- Molasses Frosting:
- 2 * 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 4 * 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 * 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 to 3 * 2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
Cinnamon Toast Pecans
By cuznvin
Stir together first 5 ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups (about 1 pound) pecan halves
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Orange Cream Star Cookies
By cuznvin
Heat the oven to 350°F. Line several baking sheets with parchment
- For the cookies:
- The cookies can be made ahead and frozen. The orange cream may be refrigerated for several days; soften it at room temperature before using it.Yields 72 cookies to make 36 sandwiches.
- ingredient discovery
- Ingredients cream cheese egg yolks orange juice more more
- butter granulated sugar oranges pure vanilla extract all-purpose flour confectioners' sugar
- 3 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 8 oz. (16 Tbs. or 2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbs. freshly grated orange zest
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp.pure vanilla extract
- 12 oz. (2-2/3 cups) all-purpose flour
- Tip: For the best results, measure your flour by weight instead of volume. (1 cup of all-purpose flour equals 4-1/2 oz.) If you don’t have a scale, be sure to use the proper technique when filling your measuring cups.
- For the orange cream filling:
- 1/4 lb. (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar; more for dusting
- 1 Tbs. freshly grated orange zest
- 2 tsp. orange juice
Give Me S'more" Cake Recipe
By cuznvin
Line two 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside
- MARSHMALLOW FROSTING:
- Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided
Carrot Bread
By cuznvin
In a medium bowl, stir together flour, salt, and yeast; add carrot juice
- One 10-inch round loaf
- 3 cups bread flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 1/4 teaspoons table salt
- 1/4 teaspoon instant or other active dry yeast
- 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed carrot juice
- 3/4 cup currants
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
Chewy Chocolate Cookies
By cuznvin
We recommend using the test kitchen’s favorite baking chocolate, Callebaut Intense Dark L-60-40NV, but any high-q...
- Makes 16 cookies 1/3 cup granulated sugar (about 2 1/2 ounces), plus 1/2 cup for coating
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (7 1/2 ounces)
- 3/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt plus 1/8 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 cup dark corn syrup (see note)
- 1 large egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter , softened (70 degrees)
- 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar (about 2 1/2 ounces, see note)
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate , chopped into 1/2-inch pieces (see note)
Mascarpone Cheesecake with Almond Crust
By cuznvin
For the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Crust:
- 1 cup slivered almonds, lightly toasted
- 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- Filling:
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 (8-ounce) containers mascarpone cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- Topping:
- 1/2 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella)
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
Lemon and pine nut tart
By cuznvin
9-inch fluted tart pan
- * ⅔ cup pine nuts
- 1 * 1¼ cups whole milk
- * ¾ cup heavy cream
- * ⅔ cup sugar
- 4 * 4 large egg yolks
- * Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- * ¼ teaspoon salt
- * ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- * Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
Cannoli Filling Recipe
By cuznvin
This recipe comes from a baker in Verona, Italy
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 4 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 pounds ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup toasted almonds, toasted
- 1/2 tsp orange zest