First buche de noel of the season! Chocolate-almond sponge cake rolled around raspberry buttercream and frosted with dark chocolate ganache. Decorated with meringue mushrooms, holly berries, buttercream snow, chocolate curl “leaves”, and powdered sugar.
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Thanksgiving round-up: Chocolate-Pecan Pie
Ooooh this was a good one. Pecan pie has never really done it for me, I think it’s too sweet and too much like nuts suspended in corn syrup to really be exciting. However, adding melted dark chocolate and chunks of bittersweet chocolate to the mix made things really interesting. It was like a moist,…
Thanksgiving round-up: Pumpkin Pie
I admit that pumpkin pie is not my favorite. I love pumpkin flavor in breads and other baked goods, but somehow that has never translated to pie love. I suspect it’s a texture thing mostly, but I’ve never been too bothered, as Thanksgiving means plenty of other desserts to eat. However, I was very pleasantly…
Thanksgiving round-up: Orange Rolls
Orange rolls are my family’s traditional Thanksgiving bread of choice. I feel good including them on a dessert blog because with their sugar, butter, eggs, and sweet glaze, they’re not quite in the healthy carb category. (But rest assured, they are in the tasty carb category). I always make extra for leftover turkey sandwiches.
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