Sweets | The Hungry Mouse

Chocolate Stout Layer Cake

Friday, October 30, 2009

Be still my little mouse heart: This is the best chocolate cake I’ve ever made.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Three Candy Recipes for Halloween at The Hungry Mouse

What better way to get in the Halloween spirit than with a little candy making? Here are three of our favorite recipes for homemade treats.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Brown Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake with Chocolate Shortbread Crust at The Hungry Mouse

This cheesecake is like pumpkin pie dressed up in velvet. It has all the delicious, spicy autumn flavor of traditional pumpkin pie—coupled with the dense creaminess of cheesecake.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Italian Prune Plum Crumble at The Hungry Mouse

I have to admit: Until recent years, I was scared to death of these little things. Are you kidding me: “Prune” in the same sentence with “dessert?” No, thank you. I didn’t get over it until well into my late twenties. And I’m still kicking myself that it took me that long.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Chocolate Caramel Tart at The Hungry Mouse

This tart is like a grown-up candy bar, in decadent tart form. The cookie crust is crisp and buttery. The caramel is creamy with just a little tang from the addition of a dollop of craime fraiche. The chocolate ganache is velvety and rich.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

You can make this easy, no-cook strawberry ice cream in your blender. (No cooking required!) The hardest part is waiting for it to freeze.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

This is kind of an uncharacteristically healthy cookie for me. (If you know me, you know it’s not often that I start tossing flax seeds and oats into…

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

One of my favorite ways to enjoy summer berries is to make sorbet. If you’ve never made sorbet, you may be surprised by how easy it is to do at home. You can’t beat the flavor. Nothing in the supermarket even comes close.

Friday, July 24, 2009

You don’t always need a ton of ingredients to make an absolutely mouthwatering dessert. Blueberry pie is one of my favorite summer treats. A few cups of fabulous, fresh fruit. A little sugar to bring out its flavor. A handful of flour to trap all that luscious juice and thicken it into a syrupy sauce.

Friday, July 17, 2009

When our friend Foroct Fralion celebrated a rather auspicious birthday a few weeks ago, it only seemed proper to make him a Boston Cream Pie, one of his favorite treats. Here are step-by-step instructions for how to make one at home.