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Category: Desserts

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 jgrusseLeave a comment

Kouign-Amann (Breton Butter Cake)

Kouign-Amann is a classic French dessert from Brittany. Since this is a dessert with only a few ingredients, it is a dish in which top quality butter will really shine.  This recipe is adapted from King Arthur Flour and will make one 9-inch round cake in about 3 hours.  I weighed all the ingredients for Read More …

Desserts, French Cuisine
January 7, 2023January 7, 2023 jgrusseLeave a comment

Bled Cream Cake

Lake Bled is a very scenic place in the Julian Alps of Slovenia, which we visited last year.  A famous dish from Lake Bled is a cream cake, composed of puff pastry, whipped cream, and a custard.  Carol made it last night based on a recipe in Spela Vodovc’s book Cook Eat Slovenia: Traditional Recipes Read More …

Balkan Cuisine, Desserts
September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 jgrusseLeave a comment

Swedish Visiting Cake Bars

Some years ago, I adapted a dessert recipe by Dorie Greenspan so that it could be baked in a Dutch oven while camping.  That dish, Swedish Visiting Cake Bars – Camping Version , was a hit with my fellow campers.  Yesterday, I needed to bring something to a choir party and decided to bake at Read More …

Desserts, Scandinavian Cuisine
August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 jgrusseLeave a comment

Sopapilla Cheesecake in an Omnia Oven

As preparation for a canoe trip, I tested at home cooking a Sopapilla Cheesecake in an Omnia oven on my home stovetop.  (An Omnia oven is a Swedish-made camping oven which can be used on top of a camping stove. It weighs a little over 1 lb. An optional accessory is a silicon pan liner, Read More …

Camping Cooking, Desserts
August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 jgrusseLeave a comment

Tres Leches Cake v.2

This is the version of the Texas classic which Carol has been making lately for family gatherings.  It has always been well received.  It is adapted from a recipe in the NY Times and will serve 12 or more, depending on the size of the slices.  It should be at least 2 hours in advance Read More …

American Cuisine, Desserts, Mexican Cuisine
July 9, 2022July 9, 2022 jgrusseLeave a comment

Orange Creamsicle Frozen Yogurt

I recently noticed that my refrigerator included containers of vanilla yogurt and orange juice left over from grandchildren visits and thought they could be used for a good summer dessert.  This is an adaptation of a recipe in Serious Eats to use up what I had on hand.  I reduced the sugar in the original Read More …

Desserts
February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 jgrusseLeave a comment

Powdered Sugar Donut Cake

The New Yorker recently had an article “The Irresistible Allure of Snacking Cakes” which raved about the cookbook Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings written by Yossy Arefi.  The idea behind the book was to develop recipes which could be simply mixed together with a single bowl and spoon and then baked.  The article Read More …

Desserts
December 7, 2021December 11, 2021 jgrusseLeave a comment

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Glossy Icing

This is the cake of Carol’s childhood, which we most recently made for a memorial service for her brother Peter.  Mayonnaise may sound like a strange ingredient for a cake until you realize that the two main ingredients of mayonnaise, oil and eggs, are standard cake ingredients.  This cake tastes better the day after it Read More …

American Cuisine, Desserts
November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 jgrusseLeave a comment

Maple Walnut Pie

This variation on pecan pie comes from Dorie Greenspan.  The dough for the crust came from a half recipe of Flaky Pie Crust .  It is less sweet than Cane Sugar Pecan Pie . 9 inch pie crust ¾ cup maple syrup ½ cup packed brown sugar 3 large eggs at room temperature 1.5 tsp. Read More …

American Cuisine, Desserts
October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 jgrusseLeave a comment

Flan with Fresh Coconut

This variation of flan uses fresh or frozen coconut and is adapted from Mariana Valasquez’s book Colombiana.  It needs to be prepared well in advance since it needs to chill in the refrigerator for a minimum of 6 hours.  It makes 8 servings and is not very sweet.  I found frozen shredded coconut at the Read More …

Desserts, Latin American Cuisine

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