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This recipe comes from my Devil’s Food Cupcakes recipe but makes an excellent topping for all kinds of dishes from fresh berries to ice cream sundaes. It’s so versatile that I’ve even frosted an entire cake with chantilly cream (p ...

recipe - Charlotte - 25 Oct 2009 - 7:39am - 3 comments - 1 attachment

I think Devil’s food cupcakes are heavenly, despite their name. I used a #43 star tip to pipe/spread a chantilly cream frosting on my cupcakes. But the result was “over-the-top fluffiness.” (See photo). Next time, I’ll use a smal ...

recipe - Charlotte - 7 Nov 2009 - 11:59pm - 16 comments - 1 attachment

If you’re looking for something to bake for Father’s Day this Sunday…these cookies present really well. Happy Father’s Day, everbody. “Go” is a traditional board game played in a lot of East Asian countries. Players place their pie ...

recipe - Charlotte - 25 Oct 2009 - 7:38am - 5 comments - 1 attachment

There is something satisfying about these soft, chewy cookies and it only gets better with chocolate. Great for that afternoon break with tea. This recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies. Ready 1 cup egg whites (about 8 large eggs), room temper ...

recipe - John - 11 Nov 2010 - 8:57pm - 1 comment - 1 attachment

Pate a choux is a light pastry dough used to make sweet things (eg, cream puffs, eclairs, and profiteroles), as well as savory foods (eg, gougere). A photo of my finished product, cream puff, is shown at right. Ready Pastry Cream 1 C Wh ...

recipe - Charlotte - 4 Jun 2007 - 7:00am - 4 comments - 1 attachment

Mille Feuille is French for “a thousand layers”. A photo of my finished product is shown at right. (Not quite a thousand layers but I tried…) Ready Puff Pastry Dough: 2 ½ Cups A.P. Flour ¾ Cups Cake Flour ...

recipe - Charlotte - 20 Nov 2010 - 1:38am - 5 comments - 1 attachment

Next to the french fry, the chocolate chip cookie is a nearly perfect food. It is without question one of my husband’s favorite things to eat — period. Thus, I was determined to try and better my recipe over the years. Some folks like thei ...

recipe - DChoi - 11 Nov 2010 - 8:59pm - 17 comments - 1 attachment

I have had a lot of people ask me for a good, moist cake. My grandmother always found this one tried and true. This recipe makes 3-8” cakes for a great layered cake. My favorite frosting with this cake is chocolate . Ready 1 cup butte ...

recipe - John - 30 Jan 2010 - 7:25pm - 2 comments - 1 attachment

There is nothing easier than making pecan pie. With the addition of the darker maple syrup this is a great winter pie. Makes 1, 10” pie. Ready 4 large eggs ⅔ cup sugar ½ cup maple syrup (Grade A Dark Amber or ...

recipe - John - 25 Oct 2009 - 7:42am - 7 comments - 0 attachments

This is a chocolate lovers dream. I made this for my wife on her birthday. There’s nothing like a gift of intense chocolate wrapped in a delicate cake to set the mood. This recipe makes a romantic portion for two, but one of these split, is more than ...

recipe - John - 2 Mar 2012 - 8:26pm - 0 comments - 1 attachment