Desserts & Sweets

Last month, I entered my very first bake-off. It was at our church, so the stakes were very, very high. (You know, face-to-face meeting with the Pope,[...]

I know I should be eating more whole grains. I know I should be eating a variety of whole grains. The truth is, they intimidate me. I stand in the specialty[...]

Fruit Crumble: Filling 2 ¼ C Dates , pitted & chopped 2 C Apple juice , fresh 1 C Cranberries , fresh or frozen ½ C Raisins ½ C Walnuts , chopped ¼ tsp[...]

Crust 2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup margarine or butter, chilled and cut into pieces 2 Tbsp Sherry water- if needed 1-2 Tbsp sugar pinch salt Carmelized[...]

5 ml (1 teaspoon) bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) 250 g (9 oz) dates , stoned and finely chopped 250 ml (1 cup) boiling water 125 g (5 oz) butter 500 ml (2[...]

Cake: Nonstick vegetable cooking spray 1 package (18.25-ounce) classic yellow cake mix 1 cup Malibu® Rum 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 package (3.4-ounce) vanilla[...]

1/2 cup pine nuts , divided 2 lemons 1 box butter cake mix 2 pounds whole milk ricotta cheese 3/4 cup sugar 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Heat oven to 350[...]

Filling: 1 envelope of unflavored gelatin 1/4 cup cold water 1-16 oz can lite peaches (reserve liquid) 8 oz cream cheese (lite or fat or fat-free) 1/4 cup[...]

675 gm Best quality plain chocolate , (1 1/2lb) 350 gm Unsalted butter, cool (12oz) 9 x Large eggs 150 gm Caster sugar, (6oz) 1 sm Pot of thick jersey cream  [...]

1 x Graham-snap pie crust (see below) 2 x Large eggs , separated 3 x Lemons , juice of, strained 1 can (14-ounce) sweetened condensed lowfat milk 2 tsp Grated[...]

2 c. cake flour (not self-rising) 1 tsp baking pwdr 1/2 tsp salt 3 Tbsp. freshly-grated lemon zest plus 1 tsp freshly-grated lemon zest     (from about 7[...]

2 c. Sifted cake flour 1 1/4 c. Sugar 2 1/2 tsp Baking pwdr 1 tsp Salt 1/3 c. Shortening 1 c. Lowfat milk 1 tsp Vanilla 1 x Egg , unbeaten     Custard creme[...]

6 x egg yolks 2 x Large eggs 1 c. granulated white sugar 1/4 c. fresh lemon juice     Finely-grated zest of 2 lemons 2 c. heavy cream 1/4 c. granulated white[...]

1 cup evaporated milk 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar 3 large egg yolks plus 3 large eggs, at room temperature 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter; 1 stick[...]

2 cups of flour 1 cup of sugar 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoon of sour cream or mayo 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 2 tablespoons of water 1 teaspoon of baking powder[...]