Baker-Tested, Seder-Approved: Matzah Tiramisu Cake 2.0
Two years ago I discovered Robicelli’s Tiramatzu, and Passover has never been the same. Seeing as how I live on the far side of the North American continent from Robicelli’s, I set about figuring out how to make my own version— this thing had to be on my Passover table! I would simply replace the ladyfingers with […]
Classic Passover Decadence: Flourless Chocolate Cake
Chocolate. Butter. Eggs. Sugar. That is all you need to make this wickedly dark and decadent Flourless Chocolate Cake. I don’t think that much about flourless chocolate cake when it isn’t Passover (I know, I need to get my priorities straight), but during this week when the only bread product allowed is literally known as […]
One Dough to Rule Them All: Chocolate Chip & Vanilla Cream Hamantashen
I know, I know– Purim was last weekend. But I’ve had so much fun hamantashening this year that I didn’t have enough time to put together a blog post before the holiday. And then I wondered whether it was worth it to write one up after the fact– I mean, who’s still making hamantashen now? But […]
Have a Heart: Lavender Shortbread Valentines
Whether you’re celebrating with a valentine, galentine, or your pretty self on this most illustrious of Hallmark occasions, everybody deserves a heart today! I realized that I didn’t make anything ultra-chocolaty this year, which frankly is an egregious oversight on my part, as a person who would frolic in a river of chocolate if it were socially […]
Break Out the Bubbly: Pink Champagne Cake & Cupcakes
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! I’m enjoying the wash of pink and red and hearts and sprinkles in my social media feeds all week. I love them, I really do. I also wanted to think of something slightly different to make, something festive that would depart a bit from the heart theme… I’ve had “champagne cupcakes” […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake with Milk Chocolate Glaze
Ah, February. Hearts, chocolates, long-stem red roses, and yes– it is the time when Cupid roams the land in search of would-be lovers to stick with his aphrodisiac arrow. I admit that I celebrate Valentine’s Day with a hearty eyeroll, but I do love all manner of heart-shaped baked treats and anything slathered in chocolate. […]
Hanukkah Roll Call: Chocolate Pistachio Nutella Rugelach
It’s Hanukkah this week, which means it’s time for rugelach, people. I really can’t say why I don’t eat rugelach much during the rest of the year; there’s no actual reason not to, and a host of reason to eat them. But for some reason, I relegate these cookie rolls primarily for the Jewish Festival of Lights. And […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Orange Pineapple Walnut Fruitcake
Insofar as I would ever like fruitcake, I didn’t hate this Orange Pineapple Walnut Fruitcake as much as I thought I would. And I fully expected to hate it because it was one of the recipes that I tested for Baked Occasions a few years back. The recipe was a good fruitcake recipe, assuming you find fruitcake edible […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Pink Peppermint Stick Ice Cream with Homemade Hot Fudge
I didn’t mean to make it Pepto Bismol pink. Apparently I have a heavy hand when it comes to food coloring– I wonder if someday I will learn to start with just a couple of drops, or am I doomed to a lifetime of electric/circus/princess-colored treats? Now I know that “Deep Pink” is, in fact, […]
Autumn in Brooklyn: Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting & Maple Roasted Pepitas
I’m lucky to live near San Francisco, I really am. We have a glorious bounty of beautiful, artisanal foods –in the actual, real sense of the word, i.e. handcrafted foods borne of a painstakingly detailed and loving process, not in the annoying, trendy sense– at all times of year. There is never a time when […]
