So I finally had the opportunity to make some homemade ice cream cones with the cone maker my sister got me for Christmas. While the making of the batter and cooking of the cones is fairly simple (it’s the same…
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Ice Cream Cones!
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Another Wedding Cake Trial
I did a second practice wedding cake a couple of weekends ago. This one was slightly different. Instead of the banana filling, there were alternating layers of dark & white chocolate ganache. Also, I tried a rolled buttercream instead of…
Tagged with: buttercream, dessert, diy, diy wedding, fondant, food, ganache, marshmallow fondant, rolled buttercream, strawberry cake, wedding, wedding cake, wedding planning
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Wedding Cake
Major life news: I got engaged in February! As a result, I will probably end up with a few wedding related projects on this blog. So the answer is yes, I am crazy for making my own wedding cake. Especially…
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Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
When I stumbled upon a recipe for Chocolate Cake with Fleur de Sel Caramel Filling from Bon Apétit, I knew that this was what I wanted to make for my boyfriend’s birthday. He’s not a huge sweets fan, but he does enjoy…
Tagged with: baking, birthday, birthday cake, bon apetit, cake, cake recipe, caramel cake, chocolate cake, chocolate caramel, chocolate ganache, dessert, fleur de sel, food, former chef, ganache, recipe for chocolate cake, salted caramel, salted caramel chocolate cake, salted caramel chocolate cake recipe, salted praline
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Ice Dreams
Over the summer, my bf and I went raspberry picking. The whole thing ended up a disaster. We lost half of the raspberries because they started fermenting after we soaked them overnight in water. We did this because I kept…
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Chocolate Mint Ice Cream
As I mentioned in the Mojito Ice Cream post, I have an overabundance of mint. One of the types that I have growing is chocolate mint. Naturally, I had to make a mint chocolate ice cream from this. The chocolate flavor…
Mojito Ice Cream
Earlier this year, we planted a “garden.” By garden, I mean we have two topsy turvy planters. The bottom hole of the planter is for a tomato plant, and the side holes are for herbs. We weren’t sure what kind…
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Posted in Frozen Desserts, Ice Cream
Cherry Sorbet
This post is a little overdue. With the move to the larger apartment, things have been a little hectic. We’re almost done unpacking though. Back when we went cherry picking, I made a cherry sorbet using a recipe from David…
Tagged with: amaretto, cherries, cherry sorbet, David Lebovitz, dessert, food, homemade sorbet, sorbet
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Posted in Frozen Desserts, Sorbet
Cherry Time!
When people think of California, particular the LA area, things like Hollywood, beaches, and Disneyland usually come to mind. Farms do not. But one of my favorite things to do here is to go cherry picking at a local cherry…
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Oh my Guinness!
The other night my boyfriend asked me when I was going to make some ice cream for him. It’s a slightly funny request because he’s really not into sweets. He’ll have the occasional dessert now and then, but he definitely…
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