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Peanut Butter Nanaimo Bars

By: Valerie April 1, 2013March 14, 2021

Cookies, Bars and Biscottibars, chocolate, coconut, peanut butter, peanuts1 Comment

With Easter weekend coming up, I evidently wanted to bake something to bring to the family dinner. I would not be myself if I did not bring a dessert for such a supper. This peanut butter Nanaimo bar recipe came in second last week when I told my roommate that I would make the desert of her choosing.

Rocky Road Tart

By: Valerie March 26, 2013March 15, 2021

Pies and Tartschocolate, marshmallows, rocky road, tart, walnuts2 Comments

Since I wanted to bake a couple of things this weekend and was looking for some ideas, I offered my roommate and best friend to chose the dessert of her liking that I would subsequently make. She thus sacrificed herself to be my quality control representative, as usual, and wisely chose the rocky road tart. Chocolate, marshmallows, walnuts and more chocolate. Wise choice indeed.

Chocolate Layer Cake with Caramel Frosting

By: Valerie March 16, 2013March 17, 2021

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I decided to make this caramel-frosted triple-layer chocolate cake for my sister’s birthday. She loves anything sweet, so I figured this would be proper. The recipe was effortless to follow and the result was superb. The cake, particularly with the delightful caramel frosting that tastes like sucre à la crème, was scrumptious.

Chocolate Pecan Pie

By: Valerie February 10, 2013March 19, 2021

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As one may have noticed from reading this blog, I am an avid fan of all things chocolate. Having one of my frequent urges for chocolate and having pecans on hand, I decided to make a recipe that sounded only too delicious: chocolate pecan pie!! Mmmm!

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!

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.

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.