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Fudge Frosting

By: Valerie January 12, 2013March 19, 2021

Frosting, sauces and garnisheschocolate, frosting, fudge1 Comment

I volunteered to make a cake for a colleague’s birthday but could not for the life of me decide on which cake to make. Since I had all the ingredients at hand to make the rich vanilla and fudge frosting cake, I opted for this one. First up: the fudge frosting!

Salted Orange Toffee Slices

By: Valerie January 10, 2013January 7, 2024

Cookies, Bars and Biscotticookies, orange, shortbread, toffee3 Comments

For a colleague’s birthday I volunteered to make a cake and cookies to bring at work. Wanting try out a new recipe from Anna’s cookbook and having them in mind from her comment on a previous post, I decided to try this recipe. It was satisfyingly straightforward to make and was a resounding success.

Creamy Mocha Pudding

By: Valerie January 3, 2013March 19, 2021

Custards, Puddings and Souffléschocolate, coffee, mocha, puddingLeave a Comment

For a New Year’s Even dinner at my best friend’s house I was looking for a special dessert that would be liked and appreciated by my friends. Since I knew that the dinner itself would be quite filling, I was looking for a light dessert – not too rich nor too heavy. After flipping through the pages a couple of times, I came across a lifesaver recipe that is a traditional dessert loved my most: pudding!

Viennese Sacher Torte

By: Valerie December 28, 2012March 19, 2021

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Since my family was receiving the extended family for Christmas, I decided that it was time for me to make a special and elegant-looking dessert. Consequently, I decided to venture, go out of my comfort zone and make (or at least try to!) the Viennese Sacher torte.

Classic Gingerbread Cake

By: Valerie December 20, 2012March 20, 2021

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To start off the holiday season, I figured it was time to try a classic but that I have never actually made myself: the classic gingerbread cake.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

By: Valerie December 14, 2012March 20, 2021

Cookies, Bars and Biscotticookies, oatmeal, raisins3 Comments

As the holiday period (my favorite time of the year!) comes to a close, it is time to cook and bake for family and friends! My first recipe of the season was something that I never tried to make myself: oatmeal raisin cookies!

Basic Brown Sugar Cookie Dough

By: Valerie December 9, 2012March 20, 2021

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This basic brown sugar cookie dough recipe is the base for several types of cookies in Anna’s cookbook. Make sure to read the instructions to the specific cookie recipe to adapt this basic dough recipe.

Milk Chocolate Silk Tart

By: Valerie November 20, 2012March 20, 2021

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Having never been a fan of tarts (gasp!), I decided that if one tart would be able to convert me it would be the exquisite-looking milk chocolate tart portrayed in Anna’s cookbook. I figured that if I did not like this tart, I was condemned to a tartless world.

Chocolate-Crust Tart Shell

By: Valerie November 17, 2012March 20, 2021

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Being a huge fan of chocolate, I figured that if there was one tart to convert me it would be this one. First, though, I had to make the tart shell! This chocolate-crust tart shell was not only easy to make, but it was very tasty.