Festive Mango Croquembouche
Another year, another croquembouche attempt. This year featured mango pastry cream and choux pastry that actually held it’s shape – huzzah! # 104: Festive Mango Croquembouche
Category: Desserts
Chocolate Pecan Baklava
Baklava’s so nice, I made it twice. This is my autumn version of the nutty layered treat. # 92: Chocolate Pecan Baklava with Espresso Syrup
Fresh Berry Charlotte Royale
Airy mousse dressed in slices of swirly swiss roll. Go big or go home, right? # 83: Fresh Berry Charlotte Royale
Raspberry Gateau Basque
Bring your appetite – this is a decadent amount of custard, studded with raspberries and wrapped in a sweet pastry crust. # 82: Raspberry Gateau Basque
Vanilla Swirl Marshmallows
The best way to beat this chilly rainy weather is a big mug of hot cocoa with a homemade marshmallow! #60: Vanilla Swirl Marshmallows
English Toffee à la Disney
Three days was not long enough to sample all the Disney-licious desserts at Disney World. Take me back! #57: English Toffee, à la Disney.
Strawberry Ice Cream Mochi
Mysterious little packages with ice cream centers – I just had know how they were made! #53: Strawberry Ice Cream Mochi
Raspberry Pecan Danish Kringle
Guaranteed way to get in the holiday spirit: listen to “Jingle Jingle Jingle” and eat a kringle. Week 50: Raspberry Pecan Danish Kringle
Croquembouche
Fun to say, fun to eat, crazy to assemble: a croquembouche! It’s a tree made up of profiteroles and held together with glassy caramel. Week 48: Croquembouche
Pistachio & Chocolate Chip Cannoli
When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that’s . . . cannoli! Or something like that. Week 42: Pistachio & Chocolate Chip Cannoli.
For the Love of Butter 