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Chocolate Cake with Fleur de Sel Caramel Filling
By Beepers
From Bon Appetit - I made these for New Year's Eve and it was most delicious!
- CARAMEL FILLING
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, diced
- 1/4 cup crème fraîche or sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Large pinch of fine fleur de sel* plus additional for assembly
- GANACHE FILLING AND FROSTING
- 1 1/2 pounds bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream
- CAKE
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder or instant coffee
- 1 1/4 cups almonds, toasted, coarsely chopped
Chez Amis Baked Oatmeal
By Beepers
Perpared the night before, this is an excellent addition to brunch menu! This is coutesy of Chez Amis Bed and Brea...
- Night before:
- Mix the following until well blended:
- 1/4 c butter melted
- 1 egg
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1 1/2 c oatmeal...quick or old-fashioned
- 1 t baking powder
- 1 t salt
- 1/2 c milk
- 1 t vanilla
- 1/8 c oil
- 2 t cinnamon
Key Lime Cupcakes
By Beepers
From Bon Appetit
- CUPCAKES
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup self-rising flour
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel
- 1/4 teaspoon neon-green food coloring
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- FROSTING
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sour Cream-Blueberry Waffles
By Beepers
Favorite Blueberry waffles from Williams-Sonoma
- 3 eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup milk
- 8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 Tbs. sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries, plus more for garnish
- Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
- Maple syrup for serving
Brownie Candy Cups
By Beepers
These are wonderful and easy alternate to Brownies
- 1 pkge Dunkin Hines Extra Double Fudge Brownie Mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 c water
- 1/4 c vegetable oil
- 30 miniature peanut butter cups
Grilled Tuna Salade Niçoise
By Beepers
From Gourmet - this is excellent summer lunch salad!
- For dressing
- 1/4 cup red-wine vinegar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons minced shallot
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 large garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Rounded 1/2 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
- 1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
- For salad
- 3/4 lb green beans (preferably haricots verts), trimmed
- 1 1/2 lb small (1- to 2-inch) potatoes (preferably Yukon Gold)
- 1 1/2 lb (1-inch-thick) tuna steaks
- Vegetable oil for brushing
- 1/4 cup drained bottled capers (1 1/2 oz)
- 3/4 lb Boston lettuce (2 heads), leaves separated and large ones torn into pieces
- 1 pt cherry or grape tomatoes
- 2/3 cup Niçoise or other small brine-cured black olives
- 4 hard-boiled large eggs, quartered
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley and/or basil
Pumpkin Pie Waffles
By Beepers
Will's favorite - like dessert!! Recipe from Williams-Sonoma
- 5 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (you can use canned
- puree)
- 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 1/4 tsp. grated peeled fresh ginger
- 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbs. double-acting baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbs. dark rum
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Vanilla ice cream and/or maple syrup for serving
Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie in Toasted Pecan Crust
By Beepers
This dessert has it all — a pecan crust is filled with a layer of vanilla ice cream, topped with lemon curd, and ...
- Lemon curd
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel
- Pinch of salt
- Crust
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
- 3 cups vanilla ice cream, slightly softened, divided
- Meringue
- 4 large egg whites, room temperature
- Pinch of cream of tartar
- 6 tablespoons sugar
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe EVER!
By Beepers
From food blogger Alice..
- 1 1 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 2 2 eggs
- 2 2 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 2 1/2 1/2 cups (12 oz) all-purpose flour *If at all possible, please weigh the flour
- 1 1 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
Chocolate-Dipped Cherry-Hazelnut Biscotti
By Beepers
If you spend one afternoon in the kitchen, there will be cookies for everyone on your list
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 large eggs
- 4 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 cups all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups hazelnuts (about 9 ounces), toasted, husked, coarsely chopped
- 1 3/4 cups dried tart cherries (about 8 1/2 ounces)
- 1 1/2 pounds bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- Unsweetened cocoa powder