People often ask me, “What is the easiest cake that you make?” My answer is always, my chocolate cake…make that my death by chocolate gluten free chocolate cake, a mouthful, a delicious mouthful. To be honest I’ve had to update the name of this cake quite a few times since I started baking it in the mid 80s. The original name was truffle cake since truffles were all the rage at … [Read more...]
Summertime Garden Party Menu
My personal recipe for a wonderful life: Family + Friends + Food = Happiness. Thus far this summer has been a whirlwind of activity filled with the first two components of my equation: visiting family in New Jersey, friends from Copenhagen visiting me and, playing one of my favorite roles 'fun aunt' with various kids, related or not. Missing from my personal recipe for a … [Read more...]
Chocolate Walnut Cake
This is my go to birthday cake. I've been making it for years. It's got everything I want in a dessert--crunch from the walnuts, cinnamon, two types of chocolate--Ibarra Mexican chocolate in the cake and bitter sweet for both whipped and melted ganache. Chocolate Walnut Cake The cake 6 egg yolks 5 egg whites 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup cake crumbs 1/2 … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Kiss
Every Christmas my sister in-law Bea bakes a massive tray of the most satisfyingly delicious cookies. And every year the entire family joins in a chorus of “Bea you should sell these cookies” as we dive in for one more Russian tea cake, M&M chocolate chip or my personal favorite peanut butter chocolate cookies. … [Read more...]
Melt In Your Mouth Chocolate Tart–Thanksgiving or Any Holiday
I used to make apple pie and pumpkin pie and know what? I had way too much pie leftover. So then I started to bake things that people actually liked and ate. Desserts for the holiday have rotated throughout the years. One year I did baked apples, another time pear tart tatin, cranberry upside down cake, and a disastrous coconut cream pie. So this year since it’s going to … [Read more...]
