For years, I have served Baked Alaska at my workplace. And each year I say we'll try something different. Up till now, no luck. As the saying goes, you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Well, how about old wolves? Call me what you want, but Caroline Schiff inspired...
Store bought snack food have been on my radar for sometime, reminding me of my childhood where processed foods, were a no-no. Anytime I'd sneak a taste, it was sinful bliss. One in particular was Suzy Q's, a chocolate cake sandwiched with sweet white fluffy cream by...
This low key holiday didn't diminish tradition of my annual spree of Christmas baking. That included a Bûchë de Noël. Always yummy.
My wife's niece had her birthday this past weekend, so I baked her a favorite. büche de Noël. Though not quite the season, what a girl loves, a girl loves. In particular, she loves merengue mushrooms. What else? Chocolate? Nope. She does not like it! Go figure. So I...
While cleaning the kitchen at work, I found a bundt cake mold. It made me think of working years ago in the The Drake Swiss Hotel's bakery, specifically a cake we made called "Marmor Gugelhupf." It's not a yeasted or baking powder cake,...
Multi tasking while baking a büche can be stressful. It's a complicated bake. So when I attempted a chocolate sponge and got a brick instead, well, I decided to try again. This time, I wanted to try using soy lecithin powder. Google led me to this fabulous formula...
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