Your Daily Sweets (2005-2012)

[AmritaBala]

Oh my, the slice of cake looks even better than the entire cake.

Renka, I just saw that on Flickr..looks lip-smackingly good.

Bridig Mary, Ooooh that looks like a huge diet bust!! :op...yum!

[melonpan]

in the last two days have made:

cranberry streusel bars (from the oregonian: http://tinyurl.com/2gzg7w)

(definitely a keeper for me. makes great use of cranberries!)

peanut butter crunch cookies (from real simple: http://tinyurl.com/2hlvrp)

i followed the instructions (with the optional strawberry jam) but the cookies were a bit too crumbly and dry. i REALLY like the crunchiness of this though, which is from the rice krispies. i dont know quite how to fix this recipe to make it a bit more wet. maybe add another egg, maybe add water/milk, butter... quite a few variables and im not one to really tinker and i dont bake enough to know how to make them less crumbly. so anyway. ill probably make them again... but how, im not sure.

[Jmahl]

Yesterday we baked this Cranberry Unside-Down Cake. Cake contains some almond paste and cornmeal.

The contracts of sweet and sour works very well in this recipe.

Jmahl

[pennylane]

God!! How do you guys make your desserts look so good?! I feel like devouring things which I normally wouldn't think I'd like at all (am thinking of the burnt sugar cake and cranberry upside down cake in particular, but there have been countless examples on this thread... I went back and read all 108 pages of it!)!

[AmritaBala]

Jmahl, that looks so moist!!!

Well today I tried out a french meringue based macaron recipe which I found in a Le Cordon Bleu cookbook. These are the macarons right after I piped them.

I have a feeling the recipe calls for too much egg whites since they never did dry in the end. I just baked them and got feetless little peanut cookies. Oh well. My sister's bringing them to school tomorrow as a snack..

[John DePaula]

Jmahl, that looks so moist!!! 

Well today I tried out a french meringue based macaron recipe which I found in a Le Cordon Bleu cookbook. These are the macarons right after I piped them.

I have a feeling the recipe calls for too much egg whites since they never did dry in the end. I just baked them and got feetless little peanut cookies. Oh well. My sister's bringing them to school tomorrow as a snack..

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Macarons are notoriously difficult to get just the right rise and a little foot too. I'll bet you get better each time you make them.

[AmritaBala]

Jmahl, that looks so moist!!! 

Well today I tried out a french meringue based macaron recipe which I found in a Le Cordon Bleu cookbook. These are the macarons right after I piped them.

I have a feeling the recipe calls for too much egg whites since they never did dry in the end. I just baked them and got feetless little peanut cookies. Oh well. My sister's bringing them to school tomorrow as a snack..

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Macarons are notoriously difficult to get just the right rise and a little foot too. I'll bet you get better each time you make them.

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John, actually, i've perfected Italian Meringue Macarons....But I was lazy yesterday and took the easy way out with french meringue.

Ironic thing is, whenever I try making box-mixes and simple things, they never turn out...Im the only one who fails at betty crocker cake-mix cakes...

[Becca Porter]

Cold Creamy Truffles from Bittersweet

Delicious Lemon Pound Cake from Cook's Illustrated

Dark Chocolate Mousse from CI

Cardamom Apple Pie with Sour Cherries from Apple Pie Perfect

[merstar]

Everything looks great! I love CI's Dark Chocolate Mousse - it's the best.

[John DePaula]

Cold Creamy Truffles from Bittersweet

Cardamom Apple Pie with Sour Cherries from Apple Pie Perfect

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Wow, that pie just looks uber-flakey. Bravo!

[jumanggy]

Brigid, I am seriously craving that right now. I don't know what it is with butter, sugar, and cinnamon, but it just never grows old for me..

I made a Fraisier (or Ray Ventura) last Valentine's Day.. Of course the fondant on top mirrored every imperfection on the cake surface as I forgot to flatten it with some creme mousseline. Oh well

[Brigid Mary]

Mmm...that looks so delicious! Believe me, I'm craving them too. Just looking at the pictures...it won't be long before I make them again. My family already started nagging me!

I made Blondies the other day. First time I've ever had a blondie before. I was definitely missing out on something!

If these are blondies, shouldn't they call brownies brunettes instead?

Edited February 23, 2008 by Brigid Mary (log)

[Becca Porter]

Miniature Pavlova (Unfortunately my focus was on the plate.)

Pugliese from BBA

CI's dark chocolate cupcakes with easy coffee buttercream.

[Shelby]

Sour cream banana bread

[gfron1]

Orange Essence Soufflé from Amernick with orange sablés

I haven't made a soufflé in ages, so this was a good reminder of how simple they can be.

[Becca Porter]

Last night I had a sundae out of David Lebovitz's The Perfect Scoop. This is tin roof ice cream with marshmallow hot fudge sauce topped with salt roasted peanuts and candied cherries.

It didn't photograph well but it was yummy.

Today I made Vienna bread with Dutch Crunch topping from BBA.

Edited February 25, 2008 by Becca Porter (log)

[dystopiandreamgirl]

dessert for an oscar party:

THERE WILL BE BLOOD ORANGE CHARLOTTE

ladyfinger encasement brushed with Hungarian blood orange liqueur

filled with blood orange mousse

topped with blood orange marmalade and fresh blood oranges

circled with candied blood orange slices

here's a better view of the top:

[cakewalk]

Bloody marvelous!

[AmritaBala]

Bloody marvelous!

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I second that!!! That Charlotte looks so darn good!

Gfron, those cookies look perfect!

Bridgid Mary, your blondies look really moist...mine always turn out like rocks

Raspberry Ganache Tartelettes

Edited February 27, 2008 by AmritaBala (log)

[Brigid Mary]

AmritaBala:Those Raspberry Ganache Tartlettes are stunning! They look too pretty to eat. I love your photography!

BeccaPorter: How did the Vienna Bread taste? It looks really good!

Last night I made my favorite cookie, chocolate chip/chunk with walnuts! Best cookies I've ever made. This is my new favorite recipe. They were HUGE, even bigger than my dads hands. It was quite funny...

Moist, chewy, chunky, gooey and still crispy...I used this recipe HERE.

The only thing I can say is they slightly lack a certain flavor that the ol' Toll House recipe has that I really love. But everything else makes up for it. Definitely making these again!

[SheenaGreena]

my boyfriend and I spent 5 hours the other day on this cake. its from last month's gourmet magazine. I believe its called chocolate meringue mousse cake. yes that is me and yes it was tasty

(and yes it looks like poop)

[jumanggy]

Sheena, I think it looks just great Good job! (and no, I don't have a poop fetish)

(PS Gee, Gourmet magazine, wouldn't that make it a Concorde?)

[Lior]

Compliments to all. A perfect pile of perfect cookies is enhanced withperfect photography. The blood drained out of my face when I saw the bloody cake-that was a real wow-er!! And the poop cake got me to call my family to come look- I loved that picture of you!! Everyone makes such amazing desserts and I am always taken aback when I enter this thread. Whew!!

[Becca Porter]

Mixed Berry Streusel Pie from the April/May 2008 issue of Cook's Country. It uses an interesting graham cracker/pastry/cream cheese pat in crust.

[AmritaBala]

Thanks BrigidMary!

Sheena, that photo is so funny!!

Becca, that looks to die for!!!