My wife and I recently received an exotic fruit delivery for our anniversary. The gift from my sister consisted of longans, mango, papaya, avocado, dragonfruit, and pink pineapple. The pink pineapple was intriguing to me and I wanted to try making the Claire Saffitz version of the pineapple upside-down cake with a pink pineapple featured in Continue reading
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Delicious Gluten Free Stroopwafel Recipe
Below is a gluten free stroopwafel recipe, which comes pretty close in taste and texture to the original. That said, this recipe can be easily adjusted to be non-gluten-free. This recipe calls for 1:1 baking flour which can easily be swapped for regular flour. (This is not a paid ad, I just like using Bob’s Continue reading
Delicious Apple Cinnamon Monkey Bread Recipe
This apple cinnamon monkey bread will reset your expectations of this classic dessert/bread. In the past, I’ve had monkey bread that is dry and without much flavor. This recipe will help to put an end to that association. The secret to a moist and delicious monkey bread is butter, unsurprisingly. Like most amazing desserts, it’ Continue reading
Lazy Fruit Torte Cake Recipe
Fruit torte cake is a bit of a redundancy. A torte is essentially a cake so there’s no need to say it twice. However, if you’re trying to use keywords with low search density to increase traffic and boost your authority score… This torte can be made quickly using whatever fruit is in season. It Continue reading
Amazing Churro Eclair Collaboration Recipe
A churro eclair, or Maximilien, as I like to call them is pretty much what it sounds like. When I was making churros, the dough was very similar to pate a choux. I had the thought of why not make Mexican hot chocolate pastry cream and put it in an eclair. While I might not be the Continue reading
Basic Pate a Choux Recipe
Choux pastry is a strange dough. Given how it’s made on the stovetop and doesn’t have a normal rising agent like yeast, baking soda, or baking powder, the end result when done correctly is rather surprising. I certainly wouldn’t have thought to try making pastry dough like that. But then again, chemistry was not my Continue reading
Incredible Carrot Ginger Cake Recipe
Carrot cake is one of my favorite cakes. And now carrot ginger cake is also on my list of favorites. Surprisingly, until now I have never made a carrot cake myself. So when I was asked to make a carrot cake for a friend’s birthday, I was very excited. I was also allowed to customize Continue reading
Quick and Delicious Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Recipe
Chocolate bourbon pecan pie has been a Thanksgiving staple for me growing up. Similar to how people associate pumpkin pie with Thanksgiving, I associate chocolate bourbon pecan pie with the day of thanks. This recipe can also be whipped up quickly unlike most of the recipes I post here. And you can buy pie dough Continue reading
Easy Baked Churro & Mexican Hot Chocolate Recipe
The first time I’ve had a churro was at a Mexican tapas restaurant where I felt cheated that they were so delicious and paired with the spiciness of the hot chocolate, it just blew my mind. The only negative experience was how much they charged me for such a pitiful amount of churros and hot Continue reading
Amazing Low Calorie Apple Cider Donut Recipe
This low-calorie apple cider donut recipe substitutes sugar for Splenda to help achieve its “low-calorie” title. Also, the donuts are baked, not fried. Additionally, low-fat milk is used in place of whole milk. Finally, the donuts are brushed with apple cider before the sugar coating being applied. The original recipe calls for dipping them in Continue reading