Category: chocolate
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Nutella Swirl Pound Cake with Espresso Glaze
I’ve said this before, maybe a handful times, but this time I really mean it: I think this is the best cake I’ve ever made in my life. Ever. And it’s not just my ego speaking. Several people said so. It’s the kind of cake that whispers your name when you pass by, whispering,…
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Owl Cupcakes
Whooooo loves owls? Apparently, the masses, because they’re everywhere lately: Anthropologie, Crate and Barrel, Winners. You name it. I’m slightly miffed because I loved owls even before they earned a cultish following. Still, I couldn’t resist making these owl cupcakes. At first I was going to make them for Halloween but when our plans…
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Cake batter and sprinkle bark
This recipe comes to you by way of one of of my favorite bloggers these days — you guessed it — Sweetapolita. Obviously I haven’t outgrown my childhood need for sprinkles, because this called out for me as soon as I saw it on Rosie’s blog. Heck, my favorite donut is the Hawaiian so…
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Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies
Sometimes, admittedly, I feel lazy. My friends and family may tell you I’m definitely not lazy because I’m always on the go, but sometimes I just don’t feel like seeing a recipe through. So I take shortcuts. Case in point: During my quick stop at Trader Joe’s in Boston, one of the mixes I…
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Tarts
Do you love chocolate chip cookies? Do you love the buttery goodness of a pie? Do you want to whip up something quickly with what you have in your pantry? You’ll want to bookmark this post. I first read about Bakerella’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie, when a friend of mine told me she was…
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Miette mini madeleine donuts
Some time ago, I declared with some authority, that doughnuts were in fashion. (You will never hear me saying that cupcakes are out. That’s just ridiculous). Of course, the timing was poor because I have been on a diet (let’s call it a lifestyle change) for several months now. And the day I had…
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Dark chocolate and hazelnut mousse
On my ever-growing list of items I need to get to on my white board in my office: Cleaning and organizing my drawers. I’ve been staring at those words for months. My bathroom drawers. My kitchen drawers. My en suite bathroom drawers. Don’t even get me started. No, I’m not going to tell you I…
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My son’s airplane-themed second birthday
I get nervous whenever I am hosting more than two people at my house. It’s not that I don’t like to entertain. I just want it to be perfect, and expectations are always high – especially when it comes to the dessert. People always ask me, where do you find the time? I start planning…
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Prince William’s chocolate biscuit cake
When Prince William requested a second cake to be served at his wedding — a chocolate biscuit cake that was a childhood favourite — I knew I had to make it in honour of the occasion. Please forgive the photograph, as I was in a rush to get to bed so that I could be at…
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Dorie Greenspan’s Tiger tea cakes
Hello readers, it’s been a while. Longer than I realized, in fact, and part of the reason for that is that I’m on a serious diet. After several months of illness, and being stuck at the same weight for more than a year, I decided to do something to lose the rest of my baby…