Black Cocoa Halva Israeli Swirl Cookies
For Chanukah this year, I was mulling over what to bake, probably some kind of rugelach? Or maybe I’d try black-and-white cookies finally? But then Shannon Sarna’s Modern Jewish Comfort Food arrived, and all of that went right out the window because her beautiful new book includes a recipe for “Israeli Swirl Cookies” with two […]
10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 1: Oreo Hamantashen
This is momentous. I’ve been planning 10 Days of Hamantashen for a couple of years, and I’m over the moon at finally finishing to write up that many dough and filling variations! If I have to pick a single Jewish cookie as my favorite, I would probably have to choose hamantashen. Thanks to Uri Scheft’s […]
Salted Cookies & Cream Rice Crispy Treats
I heard it was National Oreo Cookie Day. On March 6th, I shall henceforth rejoice in the name of Nabisco’s magical midnight-hued cookies, which I’ve mentioned on a number of occasions that I *adore*. I typically don’t pay a lot of attention to these food-themed days, or more precisely, I don’t usually know about them […]
Short & Stout: Italian Chocolate Guinness Cake
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! I know what you’re thinking; didn’t you just post a chocolate-stout cake last weekend? And it’s true, I did. But that Drunk Bundt Cake was so obscenely delicious that I can’t.stop.thinking. about chocolate-stout cake. And what do I do in such desperate times? Obviously I scour the internets for more. (And […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Conversation Heart Cakes (aka Black Velvet Cakes)
There is something about heart-shaped things. Whether they are edible or decorative, I appreciate the warm fuzzies that they bring to the day. Truth be told… I am not a huge fan of Valentine’s Day. While the sentiment is endearing, I think it’s overdone and too commercialized, and most of the romantic places to go with your sweetheart […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Black Cocoa Bundt Cake with Butter Whiskey Glaze
While I don’t have a lot of warm, fuzzy Dad memories, I need absolutely zero excuses to make an ultra-chocolaty cake, particularly one with black cocoa in it. It’s a day that ends in “-day”? Sounds like a GREAT reason to make cake! I got out of bed today? Let me just grab the flour. This week for Baked […]
Under Cover of Darkness: Ovenly’s Brooklyn Blackout Cake
I had never heard of Ovenly until Amazon “recommended” their new cookbook back in September based on my previous purchases. One could certainly say that I have a love affair with certain Brooklyn baking establishments (see here, here, and here), so I was immediately intrigued. With a trip to New York looming (last month), I decided that […]
