I am not the first to attempt this tectonic treat. I walk in the footsteps of giants who have already successfully combined milk chocolate with peanut butter and chocolate cookie wafer with frosting. I follow in the wake of magicians who have already skillfully sandwiched these well-known confections between batter and dough and layered them…
Tag: Dessert
The Perfect Bar for a Date
Oatmeal Date Bars Anyone familiar with the beloved children’s books that document the escapades of Amelia Bedelia might recall a specific moment involving dates. Asked to make a date cake, this unlikely heroine uses her literal reasoning skills to clip the dates out of a calendar and mix them into the batter. This option occurred to…
To Peach His Own
Blueberry & Peach Crunch Taking advantage of seasonal fresh fruit for baked desserts is smart. What is also smart, is keeping a variety of frozen fruit options on hand in the freezer for convenience purposes. Raspberries, strawberries, peaches, blueberries, rhubarb, plums… any of these can be utilized for a simple and scrumptious dessert ready in…
Quarky Peanut Butter Banana Muffins
These muffins contain an ingredient I had never baked with prior… Quark! For those unfamiliar with Quark, never fear, the name represents something very simple and delicious. This quirky cousin to yogurt is actually a cheese. As a fan of Greek yogurt and its high protein content, I felt intrigued when I discovered this alternative….
Turn that Frown UpsideBrownie
Salted Double Dark Chocolate Brownies Problem: Figurative sandbags filled with soot and grime weigh down each emotional and physical limb of your body. Solution: Engage in the gentle therapy of manipulating butter, sugar, and chocolate. You’ll feel better, and then these brownies will happen. Win-win all around. 1 ¼ Cups AP Flour 1 ¼ Cups…
Merrily Baking It 