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April 2010

Triple Layered Cake Pops

April 29, 2010

A couple of weeks ago while at the Food Blogger Bake Sale in LA, Rachael from La Fuji Mama shared with me a very touching story about a little boy and his dire need for a Miracle. She was asked to organize a bake sale for this special event, which by the way is taking [...]

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Tagged as: chocolate frosting, cream cheese, cream cheese frosting, dark chocolate cake mix, devils food cake mix, eggs, heavy cream, milk chocolate chip, vegetable oil, white cake mix

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

April 26, 2010

Who loves strawberries? I Do… I Do…! I mean just look at them aren’t they one of the most beautiful fruits you’ve ever seen?

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Tagged as: bittersweet chocolate, cream cheese, graham crackers, granulated sugar, half-and-half, heavy cream, lemon juice, sour cream, strawberries

Chocolate Truffle Tarts

April 22, 2010

So I froze the remaining half of the Chocolate Pate Sablee dough I made for my Blood Orange-Blueberry Tian a couple of weeks ago and decided it was time to put it to use, don’t know why I even bothered putting it the freezer. The first thing than came to mind was a chocolate tart. [...]

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Tagged as: all-purpose flour, bittersweet, eggs, granulated sugar, heavy cream, unsalted butter

Macarons for Everyone

April 17, 2010

My Macarons and cookies are ready for today’s Food Blogger Bake Sale will you stop by? If you are not sure weather you can make it or not… this is what you will be missing out on.

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Tagged as: bake sale, share our strength

Sumac Macarons with Orange Buttercream

April 11, 2010

Well the day has finally arrived… Today I get to announce the lucky winner of my Ice Cream Maker Giveaway! Good news for one lucky reader and for everyone else something yummy to look at and/or try out. I know you weren’t expecting a Mac post to go along the Ice Cream Maker Winner announcement. [...]

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Tagged as: Almond, Buttercream, Chocolate, Coconut, Coffee, Fall, gluten free, Meringue, Nuts, Peanut Butter, Vanilla

Blood Orange-Blueberry Tian

April 10, 2010

March 2010 – Daring Bakers’ Challenge The March 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Jennifer from Chocolate Shavings she choose “Orange Tian” as the challenge for the month for two reasons. One, because citrus based desserts are her favorite. And two, because she also just so happen to have made this dessert first time [...]

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Tagged as: Buttercream, Caramel, Chocolate, Daring Bakers, Preserves, Sauces, Whipped Cream

Piña Colada Macarons

April 9, 2010

What’s my holiday? This is the Mac Theme Deeba and Jamie choose for this month’s Mac Attack on”Mac Tweets“. Sure there is Easter, Passover, and April Fool’s as obvious choices. I however, decided my holiday theme was going to be “Spring Break”. It’s been a while since I’ve personally had a “Spring Break” or, any [...]

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Tagged as: almonds, coconut extract, confectioners' sugar, dessicated coconut, egg whites, granulated sugar, pineapple, pineapple schnapps, rum

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

April 4, 2010

Doesn’t that look yummy? As you may or may not know I absolutely love Ice Cream. Today I wanted to share two things with you: 1. A yummy Ice Cream recipe 2. A chance to win an Ice Cream Maker of your own CSN Stores which is a collection of over 200 stores that sell [...]

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Tagged as: egg yolks, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, heavy whipping cream, kosher salt, light brown sugar, mini chocolate chips, rolled oats, vanilla extract, whole milk