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Baking | Cherry & Plum Crisp … Happy Mothers Day #stonefruitlove #summer
A cherry and plum crisp that is simple and delicious. A celebration of summer! #stonefruitlove
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Traditional Savarins with Crème Patisserie : Daring Bakers – win some, lose some!
It was the Daring Bakers challenge. Even though the savarins didn't come out winners, the Crème Patisserie more than made up.
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No Bake | Mulberry Strawberry Buttermilk Sorbet & Mulberry Jam … In season with mulberries!
It's mulberries all the way. Enjoy a refreshing, sweet, tart, delightful and pretty Mulberry Strawberry Buttermilk Sorbet. The Mulberry Jam is quite sweet and makes for a nice addition in a berry dessert…
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Baking | Bittersweet Fallen Chocolate Gateau with Crème Patisserie & Balsamic Vanilla Strawberries … my feature in Mail Today #mailtoday #thecocoatrees
This rustic Bittersweet Fallen Chocolate Gateau is given a charming uplift with a chocolate lace collar. Crème Patisserie & Balsamic Vanilla Strawberries complete the dramatic look to make the chocolate experience even more…
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Raspberry Pistachio Roulade … Spring Roll? Errr Swiss Roll!
The Raspberry Pistachio Roulade captures the colours of spring nicely. It's light, refreshing, moist and quick to make. It's a nice make ahead simple homey dessert.
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Dark Chocolate Beetroot Cake with Peanut Butter Filling … Daring Bakers & Hidden Veggies!
A Dark Chocolate Beetroot Cake that is earthy, moist, dark and delicious. The peanut butter filling compliments the cake really well, and can be doubled if you wish to frost the top of…
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Irish Creme Chocolate Cakes with an Irish Creme Caramel Sauce … Happy St Patrick’s Day
Irish Creme Chocolate Cakes to celebrate St Patrick's Day. What's not to love about these little rustic beauties! Happy St Patrick's Day!!
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The Life of Pi …. err…Pie Bird & A Strawberry Pie
A Strawberry Pie and a Pie Bird. Strange how things happen at a good time. Around the time that the Life of Pi won an Oscar, the good folk from Zansaar sent me…
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Dark Chocolate & Kumquat Creme Pots – in season with Kumquats
Delicious, bowl scraping good and soul satisfying too, these no bake Dark Chocolate & Kumquat Creme Pots are inspired by fruit in season. The very tart and colourful kumquats lend flavour to the…
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Tea Rose Fondant Cake … and a floral giveaway
A lighter version of the classic pound cake, the Tea Rose Fondant Cake is sandwiched with a light confetti butter cream. The buttermilk vanilla bean pound cake makes a delicious base for the…
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OMBRE … Almond Layered Cream Cake {for the teen who craved pink!}
Happy birthday to the teen who wanted PINK!! A light almond flavoured sponge sandwiched and frosted with an equally light almond whipped buttercream.
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Baking | Traditional Panettone the Daring Bakers way!
A delicious sweet Italian bread like cake studded with fruit, nuts and candied peel. The Pannetone originates from Milan, and is traditionally made around Christmas.
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Christmas Fruit Cake with Garam Masala …. Joyeux Noel 2012
Christmas Fruit Cake with Garam Masala ... Rich, fruity, nutty and deeply flavoured fruit cake for Christmas. The flavours of garam masala lift it to new heights. This is a quick to make…
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Baking | Wholewheat Dark Chocolate Brownies … one bowl, whole grain, and delicious
Decadent wholewheat dark chocolate brownies just right for this season of indulgence. Wholewheat makes these less 'guilt-ridden', and some olive oil instead of butter convinces you to reach for more. Add some walnuts…
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Lime & Strawberry Cream Cake … a splash of pink in December!
An almost fatless sponge cake layered with a whipped raspberry cream with strawberries within. This Lime & Strawberry Cream Cake is light, moist, flavourful and gone quick!
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Bru Coffee Panna Cotta … for hectic days of endless work
A Bru Coffee Panna Cotta … make ahead, indulgent and deliciously coffee! Whats not to love about this quintessential Italian dessert of ‘cooked cream’? It’s one dessert where all flavours work magically, coffee…
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Baking | Pumpkin Pie Tartlets in a Walnut Shell with Spiced Ginger Cream. Happy Thanksgiving!
Walnuts pair beautifully with warm pumpkin, pie spice and ginger to make these simple little Pumpkin Pie Tartlets in a Walnut Shell with Spiced Ginger Cream. A touch of gently spiced ginger cream…
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Baking | Almond Digestive Chocolate Squares & Roasted Garam Masala Chickpeas … Diwali / Holiday Baking
Holiday Baking Fun! These little Almond Digestive Chocolate Squares hit the sweet spot without being too sweet or too buttery. The savoury fare by way of chickpeas came out CRISPY good from the…
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One-bowl Milk Chocolate Brownies ….. with a little food for thought!
You believe in the deliciousness of milk chocolate when you nibble these fudgy, chocolaty, moist milk chocolate brownies! Adapted very minimally from Baking for Friends, Kathleen Kings fresh new cookbook.
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No Bake | Date & Prune Chocolate Truffles … truffles on a diet don’t get better than this #festivefood
Healthy, delicious, a power house of energy and guilt free indulgence, truffles on a diet can’t get better than this!
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Baking | One bowl cocoa wholewheat almond brownies … Alice Medrich {#urbandazzle}
Single bowl cocoa brownies. Dark, deep, chewy, moist, chocolaty ... and made with whole grain. Using just whole wheat flour and almond meal instead of plain flour, they turned out to be brownie…
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Petite Iced Cakes … Coffee Cream, Raspberry Cream & Chocolate Cream
Petite Iced Cajes ... dainty little tea cakes lavished with a vanilla buttercream. Each good to serve four, made with different flavours – coffee, chocolate & raspberry. The flavour possibilities are endless, and…
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Filled Pate a Choux Swans – Daring Bakers, Ugly Ducklings and Swans
Light as air pate a choux swans filled with a crème patisserie ... a beaitful Daring Bakers challenge}
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Oven Roasted Plum & Almond Cakes … Happy 100th Birthday Julia
Tiny little delicious dessert cakes that celebrate summer, stone fruit and plums! They are light and delightful, the almond meal adding beautiful texture to the crumb! Baking With Julia ....
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Baking | Plum Tart with Walnut Frangipane
Fruit in season must be the biggest thrill of my life. I am a locavore to the core and fresh produce makes my heart sing. A delicious summer tart with plums and walnuts.…
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Dark Chocolate Mousse, Peach Lime Cooler & Stone Fruit Salad … Summer!
A smooth as silk dark chocolate mousse topped with a balsamic cherry sauce. Seductive make ahead dessert. Also a Peach Lime Cooler & Stone Fruit Salad to fill up these stunning glasses on…
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Mango Sorbet … Taste of Yellow for Barbara!
The mango sorbet is light, refreshing, delicious and screams summer! Recipe adapted minimally from 'The Perfect Scoop', David Lebovitz. A tribute to Barbara, Taste of Yellow!
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Rustic Peach ‘n Plum Summer Galette … moorish summer tart
A rustic dessert bursting with flavour and colour, full of all the fruity goodness that summer offers baked into a simple free form tart. Divine!
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Stone Fruit Crisps {Gluten Free}
An easy, quick dessert baked with seasonal stone fruit. It's quick to make and full of flavour; a summer classic which is gluten free too! Happy 4th of July!
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Coffee Vanilla Chocolate Chip Battenberg … Daring Bakers go ROYALE!
A simple, stunning and delicious traditional British cake. Wrapping it in dark chocolate plastique made it even more special!
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Macaron à la Peaches et Crème … Vacation Macs!
I'm back on board to get back in sync with the fun and beautiful Mac Attack Jamie and I host each month. This time our call was for Vacation Macs ... and how…
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Dark Chocolate Cherry Mousse Cake #lovestonefruit
A dark, rich chocolate cake layered with deep balsamic fresh cherries and satiny smooth dark chocolate mousse. A chocolate celebration dressed up in a lace chocolate collar, more cherries, dark chocolate flakes and…
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Baking | Oatmeal Nutella Whoopie Pies … and a peep into Old Delhi
Charming little sweet oatmeal whoopie pies sandwiched with a Nutella frosting ... brings out the child in you! Also, the essence of Old Delhi captured in a few photographs. It's a city that…
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Saffron Caramel Panna Cotta
Perfect Spring dessert, the panna cotta came together like a beautiful dream, lilting, mesmerising, smooth, perfect, like a dream you didn't want to wake up from. The textures teased the palette and we…
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Baking| Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies … one bowl brownies!
Hmmm ... one bite, then another and soon the square was gone. These were wonderful indeed. Chocolaty, fudgy, chocolaty, fudgy ... decadent and very indulgent brownies! I would have added chopped walnuts but…
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Frozen Desserts| Strawberry Fro Yo ♥ Spring is here ♥ … summer too!
Refreshing strawberry fro yo which is great for the season. It's low on calories and great on flavour. Looks very pretty too.
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Sweet Orange, Roasted Strawberry & Chocolate Buttermilk Rolls … the best of The Pioneer Woman
Sweet Orange, Roasted Strawberry and Chocolate Buttermilk Rolls bursting with the freshness of orange flavour, seduced by deep roasted strawberries and then given the kick of dark chocolate … all oooey, gooey, wonderful.…
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Baking| Quick Cinnamon Apple Buns with Cinnamon Icing {no yeast} … A Guest Post!
My take on cinnabons and cinnamon buns ... Quick no yeast apple, cinnamon and walnuts buns which bake in a jiffy {no yeast} and make for a nice rustic dessert {or quick snack}.…
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Baking| Blood Orange Macarons with Maple Orange Chocolate Pastry Creme … World Macaron Day
A perfect balance of flavours. Dried blood orange peel macarons with a bitter orange dark chocolate filling, laced with mild flavours of pure maple flakes. Macarons for Mactweets where we are celebrating World…
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Baking| Clementines Butterscotch Brownies … from LA Food Times {Culinary SOS}
Tender, rich and temptingly sweet, Clementine’s butterscotch brownies balance that brown-sugary goodness with a nice hint of salt to make this the perfect treat for almost any occasion.
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Baking| Honey Roasted Fig & Almond Tart … good food indeed!
The tart was D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S.! Combined together, butter, brown sugar, almonds and vanilla beans deliver something special. The crust was crisp, and the tart came together beautifully. Honey roasted figs pleased the palette with…
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Baking| Double Chocolate Dessert Popovers … on the fast track with Daring Bakers
DELICIOUS, gooey and ever-so-chocolaty, these quick popovers are ready in the blink of an eye, well almost! Pop them in as you sit for dinner, and indulge in 'dessert popovers'!
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Baking| Strawberry Almond Roulade {Gluten free} … baking for a friend!
A Swiss roll or roulade, which uses almond meal instead of flour to deliver a light and delicious dessert. Use pretty much whichever seasonal fruit you have. Summer berries would fit in beautifully,…
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Baking| Strawberry Orange Rough Puff Pastry Tart … feeding the hungry blog!
A quick, light, fruity tart to make. Use any seasonal berries and have it ready in next to no time. So much colour, flavour, texture and good taste! The crisp, buttery pastry and…
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Dessert| Berries & Buttermilk Pudding … SRC with the delightful Lisa!
Light pleasing buttermilk puddings served with a perky fruit sauce.
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Dark Chocolate & Orange Panna Cotta
Indulgent and ever so pleasing, a dark chocolate orange dessert offers a match made in heaven. Set in glass goblets to enjoy its visual appeal!
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Strawberry & Kiwi Bavarian Cake with Razzle Dazzle Macarons … Vanilla Bavarian Mousse with Strawberries & Basil
A marriage of flavours and textures, 2 desserts, one basic mousse. Add in some fresh seasonal fruit, top with macarons and you have ... Strawberry & Kiwi Bavarian Cake with Razzle Dazzle Macarons,…
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Baking| Anzac Biscuits … the perfect bite! ‘#comfortfood {eggless}
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” German Proverb Nom Nom Nom … these Anzac Biscuits have to be the best cookies I’ve made in a while, a hurried…
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Baking | Giveaway| Book Review … Fred Harveys French Apple Pie with Nutmeg Sauce … & a Shabby Apron Giveaway!
A chic Shabby Apple apron giveaway and a recipe for comfort food redefined. Takes you back to the good old days … a simple, comforting apple pie served with an even simpler nutmeg…
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Chocolate Bavarian Mousse Strawberry Cake … dessert ♥
Chocolate Bavarian Mousse Strawberry Cake... chocolaty, chocolaty and chocolaty ... a delicious luscious cake with the quintessential combination of strawberries and chocolate, complimented beautifully with a light airy chocolate Bavarian mousse.
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White & Dark Chocolate Mousse Dessert with Strawberries … HAPPY 2012!!
A great way to ring in the new year with White and Dark Chocolate Mousse with Strawberries! Delish!
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Baking| Lebkuchen & Garam Masala Macarons … and the failings of my sourdough experiment! Blame Scrooge!!
Lebkuchen and Garam Masala Vanilla Macarons sandwiched with a salted butter caramel buttercream. Holidays are here!
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Holiday Baking| Christmas Fruit Mince Pies …
Its dangerous to have a big bowl of fruit soaking on the counter. Hungry mouths on the prowl get attracted to it, so I hid it … but couldn’t get it it of…
