Sweets Posts
Marmalade Souffles (Plus Tips for Making a Perfect Souffle)
Contrary to popular belief, souffles are actually pretty easy to make. You just need to follow a few rules—and not breakdance in the kitchen when they’re in the oven.
Orange Pound Cake
Warning: Baking this cake will fill your kitchen with the irresistible smell of oranges.
This is a slightly modified version of a recipe I saw recently in Saveur. It’s a buttery pound cake shot through with freshly grated orange zest and soaked with sweet orange syrup.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
These brownies are dark, fudgy, and shot through with ribbons of smooth peanut butter—and dotted with bits of molten chocolate. This recipe could feed an army. If you have a strong sense of self preservation, cut the recipe in half and make it in a smaller baking dish.
St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake
So here’s the thing. I liked this cake so much that I immediately had to get it out of the house so I didn’t gobble down the entire pan. Find the logic in that, I know.
Chocolate Cream Pie
I should admit: I have a special spot in my heart for old-fashioned desserts—especially if it’s the kind of thing that you’re likely to find in the spinning dessert case at a 1950s-style diner. This pie totally fits the bill.
Chocolate Caramel Tartlettes
So, last month, you might remember that Bon Appetit invited us to head down to New York City for its Holiday Bake-Off Party. After what seemed like an endless amount of fretting (I mean, come on: One of the judges was pastry chef Francois Payard), I settled on making my favorite Chocolate Caramel Tart in miniature form.
Making Springerles and Other Molded Cookies
Springerle are pretty German cookies that are usually made around Christmas. Some of the oldest springerle molds are actually traced back to the 14th century.
How to Make Candied Fruit Peel
Candied fruit peel is one of those miraculous acts of culinary alchemy. You take tough, bitter fruit rind that’s packed with oil you could use to polish your furniture, and, thanks to the magic of sugar, transform it into heavenly, fragrant candy.
Caramel Fudge Bars with Cinnamon Shortbread Crust
These bars are one part candy, one part cookie. For this recipe, cinnamon-laced brown-sugar shortbread is draped in a rich fudge topping that’s half chocolate ganache, half dulce de leche.
Chocolate Stout Layer Cake
Be still my little mouse heart: This is the best chocolate cake I’ve ever made.
