Category: Martha Stewart

  • Martha Stewart’s Buttermilk Cake with Chocolate Frosting

    Martha Stewart’s Buttermilk Cake with Chocolate Frosting

    Dearest friends, family and blog readers (Are there any of you left? ‘Cause I’m hearing an echo in here), let it be known that for me, baking, 0ffers a brief escape. If I bake you something, it’s because I am inspired to use my hands, or perhaps it’s because I need a break from the hard news…

  • Cherry pie with almond crumble

    Cherry pie with almond crumble

      For me,  nothing says summer more than a fruit pie. Still, in the summer I like to be out and about instead of sweating over the perfect pie crust which is one of the reasons I prefer a crumble to a pie covered with crust. While farmers’ markets in our area often carry amazing…

  • Strawberry-Pistachio Tart

    Strawberry-Pistachio Tart

      My, my, my. It has been a while hasn’t it? Long-time readers of my blog may notice this photo was taken before I got my fancy camera, so that will give some hint of just how long it’s been. And still – still – the colours sing on your screen, don’t they? Just imagine…

  • Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies

    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…

  • Martha Stewart’s Honey-Cinnamon Frosting

    Martha Stewart’s Honey-Cinnamon Frosting

      I’m always on the lookout for great-tasting frosting, which pipes well, and isn’t necessarily buttercream. I was in a bind one afternoon when I realized I had to make a quick frosting.  I needed to take photos of our Famous ‘Stache Movember cupcake toppers and wrappers for our Etsy shop Frost and Fete (see…

  • Martha Stewart’s Pumpkin-Chocolate Tiramisu

    Martha Stewart’s Pumpkin-Chocolate Tiramisu

      If you love pumpkin, if you love chocolate, heck even if you just love cake, you will love this dessert. I found this recipe after doing some Googling to find a way to use up my leftover pumpkin puree. And I’m so very glad I took a chance on this revamp of the classic…

  • Chocolate Gingerbread House Petits Fours

    Chocolate Gingerbread House Petits Fours

      If you are looking for Christmas cheer, you will be disappointed, tonight. I’m rather more Grinch-like than Cindy Lou-like tonight, but with good reason. In less than two months I’ve had bronchitis – twice – and my son’s sick with his own eye and ear infections. I’m nearly at the end of my rope…

  • Boston Cream Cupcakes

    Boston Cream Cupcakes

      I was inspired to make these cupcakes after seeing a variation of them in Martha Stewart’s cupcakes book I am always writing about. I had my sister-in-law over for lunch as I wanted to indulge her request for cupcakes with dulce de leche, which I’ve used as a filling before. I wanted to try…

  • Martha Stewart’s hummingbird cupcakes

    Martha Stewart’s hummingbird cupcakes

      I turned blanky-blank this year. I guess it’s a testament to my rising age that I don’t want to tell you how old I am. Ply me with some Bombay Sapphire and tonic and I might. Anyway, I guess I was feeling the Birthday Blues this year as I approach an age milestone, and so…

  • Devil’s chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache and salted caramel filling

    Devil’s chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache and salted caramel filling

      I made these Devil’s food cupcakes with chocolate ganache frosting and salted caramel filling for my parents’ annual Christmas Day lunch from Martha Stewart’s “Cupcakes” books. You can also find the recipes for the cupcakes and the frosting through these hyperlinks to her website. Rather than topping the cupcakes with chocolate shavings as pictured…