I do have a particular fondness for any dessert that incorporates chocolate and orange flavours and with Spouse’s newfound love of bread pudding this was a bit of an obvious invention. There’s nothing like a happy marriage! 😉 Begin by making some candied orange zest and orange syrup Using a sharp vegetable peeler or paring …
Chocolate Toblerone Pancakes. Or make them as double chocolate pancakes by using milk chocolate chips instead. Decadent enough to be dessert. Good morning all and just take a look at these Chocolate Toblerone Pancakes! I’m back from a bit of an extended vacation which was followed by the entertaining of many visiting relatives from Alberta …
This Rum and Chocolate Buttercream Torte is very well appreciated every time I serve it. I sometimes like to sprinkle toasted and roughly chopped hazelnuts over the filling and on top of this torte, which makes a very delicious variation to this basic recipe. Vanilla Cake Cream well: 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp butter1 cups …
Strawberry Chocolate Puff Bars The first time I heard the term “Puff Bar” I had no idea what it was. Ann, a friend who grew up in the center of St. John’s in the 50’s and 60’s referred to them as being quite a commonly produced item in bakeries around town, usually containing whipped cream, …
Chocolate Gelato. An intensely chocolate version of this Italian Ice Cream that can be served inside a profiterole shell with chocolate sauce.
This one came from the mind of my 10 year old who was planning her birthday party and decided she was going to make her own ice cream cake. She baked the cake from scratch herself. I helped her make a couple of batches of ice cream, one vanilla and one strawberry for the filling, …
Inspired by some leftover chopped chocolate chunks, Noah wanted to make Double Chocolate Cookies. After discovering some leftover white chocolate chips in the cupboard he quickly ammended that thought to Triple Chocolate Cookies. How can a boy of 8 be blamed for upping the ante when a favourite cookie is involved. I think we might …
This was a bit of a delicious experiment that started when making chocolate ice cream with the kids yesterday. We did make a little old fashioned fudge sauce as a topping for the kids but I also swirled it through the ice cream along with some chopped homemade rum truffles for the adults. The result …
One of my personal must-haves for the Christmas season is homemeade chocolate truffles. Great to have on hand for holiday entertaining or a quick and simple gift idea, perhaps even as a hostess gift for those Christmas parties on your schedule. The chocolate orange truffles pictured here are a particular favorite but there are so …
A French Chocolate Tart or Tarte au Chocolat is not nearly as fussy a dessert to prepare as many people think. Even the pastry in this simple recipe is pretty forgiving.