In Italy they will just mix creamy light cheeses like mascarpone with just a bare bit of sugar, egg yolk custard, sweet spices, citrus zest, and chocolate. If you have ever tried one of these cheese desserts, you’ll know that…
Ingredients Pastry 1 cup (240 ml) water ½ cup (120 g) shortening 1 cup (120 g) flour ⅛ teaspoon salt 3 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder Filling 1 cup (240 g) white granulated sugar ⅓ cup (80 g) cornstarch ⅓…
Cinnamon buns are another name for cinnamon rolls. These sweet rolls are created with flour and sugar. Ingredients Dough Milk, warm Active dry yeast 1 pinch sugar 1 egg, room temperature 2½ tbsp sugar Butter, softened 3 cups flour 1…
A chocolate pear bake is a dessert that resembles a brownie in appearance, yet contains no flour, instead using whipped egg whites to provide structure. The pear adds a nice mild fruit tone to the chocolate. Ingredients 7 oz (200…
Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Recipes | Cuisine of France | Dessert Mousse au chocolat (French for “chocolate foam”) is a sweet food, normally served as dessert. Ingredients 200 g (8…
In New Orleans, where Bananas Foster was invented, they’ll bring out a hot plate and make the dish table side, including a spectacular flambé. Ingredients 4 slightly unripe bananas, peeled and halved lengthwise 2 oz (57 g) semisweet chocolate, finely chopped 2…
These little confections are great one-per-afternoon snacks. They are dense and will give you a euphoric high on sweets but make you want to go work out after. Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) cream cheese 2 eggs ¾ cups (180…
Ingredients ½ cup brewed espresso, cooled ⅓ cup granulated sugar 2 tbsp chocolate syrup 1 pinch of salt 2 cups heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks Procedure Combine espresso, sugar, chocolate, salt, and chocolate syrup. Gently fold in the whipped…
These cake brownies are somewhat less dense and almost cake-like compared to ready-made mixtures one would buy from a store. Ingredients 2 eggs 1 cup (6 ¾ oz / 2.4 dl) white granulated sugar ½ cup (4 ¼ oz /…
Ingredients 6 slices of bread, with or without crusts. Slightly stale or new bread is acceptable. 30 g (2 tbsp) butter, melted 80 g (½ cup) raisins (optional) 4 eggs 150 g (¾ cup) white granulated sugar 475 ml (2…
Bløtkake is a traditional Norwegian dessert, usually reserved for special occasions such as birthdays. It is also served on Norway’s national day, May 17th. Ingredients Batter 4 eggs 100 g white granulated sugar 100 g flour 1 tsp baking powder…
Ingredients 100 g (3.5 oz / 1 cup) blackberries 80 g (2.8 oz / ⅓ cup) white granulated sugar 240 ml (8.1 oz / 1 cup) water 20 g (0.71 oz / ⅙ cup) cornstarch Procedure Put the fruit in…