The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.
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This was my first time making a pavlova. I was pleasantly surprised and may have even patted myself on the back after shouting it from the roof-top about how great it was. Everyone thought I was crazy as I was attempting this recipe for a new to us friend visiting from Australia. Pavlovas are basically …
In case you have been living under a frying pan for the past few months and are not familiar with Julie and Julia, it is the newest foodie movie coming out on August 7th. It is the story of Julia Child and Julie Powell and how their lives intertwined 41 years apart from each other. …
Blanc-Manger is a creamy dessert which is made out of milk, sugar, almond flour and thickened with gelatin. It has a similar texture of a panna cotta. Dorie includes fresh raspberries that are gently folded in before chilling.
Leftover Challah is turned into moist bread pudding with the addition of ripe summer nectarines and still firm blueberries. A egg custard flavored with cardamon and vanilla makes the flavors of summer even more exotic!
Pandan is also known as the pandanus plant and it grows abundently in Thailand. The leaves can be used to flavor coconut milk, soups and wrapping meat for the grill. Pandan paste can also be used as one would use vanilla. Here pandan is used to make a sweet cupcake with a gingery frosting.