Friday, May 27, 2011

More Muffins

2 more popular kinds:
Blueberry-almond, topped with cinnamon streusel.
Strawberry-nutella corn muffin. Deliciously moist, filled with gooey nutella!








Saturday, May 21, 2011

Blueberry-Strawberry Muffins

Seriously.. these muffins are amazing! More importantly, they are made with whole wheat flour, almond oil, and sugar in the raw, just to point out why it's ok to eat them, with all their healthy ingredients. They are nice and moist because of the oil, fresh fruit and almond meal. Then cinnamon sugar in the raw streusel was put on top before baking, giving the tops a nice crunch.





Friday, May 20, 2011

Dark Chocolate Cake and Brioche Bread Pudding

Talk about the ultimate comfort dessert! Yummy dark chocolate cake and homemade brioche bread pudding slathered with some warm caramel sauce. The perfect hot dessert on a chilly night. Serve with a glass of sweet port. Mmmm, enjoy.


































Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Pecan-Rum Mini Rolls

This pastry is very simple, yet delicious. But what isn't delicious here? Pecans are placed in the tin, then the dough is rolled with brown sugar and cinnamon and placed on top of the pecans. As they bake the pecans stick to the pastry. As soon as they are done baking, the tin is placed upside-down and all the little pastries pop out. They are then glazed when still hot, with a rum glaze. So good.






Monday, May 16, 2011

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

The difference with these cookies and others, is that the rolled oats were first soaked with water, to make the cookies extra moist. The raisins were also soaked in rum, and the butter was melted instead of creamed. All components to a not so ordinary cookie. These bake crispy on the outside, and moist on the inside, a perfect combination.




Sunday, May 15, 2011

Marbled Cake

A classic. This version had whipped egg whites folded in before baking, making the cake a little lighter, and not too dense.







Saturday, May 14, 2011

Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips

If you like peanuts and chocolate.. then this is the cookie for you. A nice blend of salty and sweet, perfect with a tall glass of milk. Done!




Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Bridal Shower Desserts: Gluten-free Strawberry Champagne Cupcake Parfaits and Trios of Mousse

Lovely gluten-free desserts for a beautiful bridal shower in honor of my friend Jessica. First, Gluten-free Strawberry Champagne Cupcake Parfaits made with layers of mascerated strawberries in champagne and granulated sugar, mini gluten-free strawberry cupcakes and strawberry champagne buttercream. Decorated with large sugar granules for a crunch and white chocolate and served in beautiful chanpagne glasses.


The Trios of Mousse are layered dark chocolate mousse, milk chocolate mousse and white chocolate raspberry mousse. Decorated with chocolate dipped raspberries and chocolate shavings, served in petite cordial glasses.
































White Cake with Raspberry Buttercream

This was one of the wedding cake tasters for a wedding we have coming up in July. The rest of the tasters were eaten up too fast before we could get a pic! This was White Wedding Cake with Raspberry Buttercream and fresh raspberries. Delicious.







Sunday, May 8, 2011

Lemon Pound Cake

This cake is very airy and fluffy. The reason is the mixing method. The eggs and sugar are mixed for about 10 minutes, then the flour is folded in, instead of mixed, making it nice and light. The lemon flavor goes wonderfully with the butter flavor.