As I mentioned earlier, I felt that all of the deep chocolate and rich cream needed something to lighten it up for the summer months. We’re having a bumper crop of gorgeous cherries this season so I poached some in a vanilla syrup and voila … Black Forest Pavlovas! This would also be amazing served … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Mascarpone Cream
The mascarpone added a slight tartness to the sauce which was delicious. From: Daring Bakers, June 2010 Challenge I made half of the recipe below. Ingredients: One recipe creme anglaise 1/2 cup mascarpone 2 tablespoons Sambucca (optional, I did not include the Sambucca) 1/2 cup heavy cream Directions: Whisk the mascarpone into the creme anglaise … Continue reading »
Creme Anglaise
A good creme anglaise is a beautiful thing. This one, with the specs of vanilla bean throughout was fantastic. From: Daring Baker’s, June 2010 Challenge I made half of the original recipe below. Ingredients: 6 large egg yolks 6 tablespoons sugar 1 cup whole milk 1 cup heavy cream 1 vanilla bean, split and the … Continue reading »
Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse
I love a good chocolate mousse though usually find them too rich to eat much of. This mousse, made with mascarpone, dark chocolate and Grand Marnier was outstanding but I would probably make a traditional mousse instead of the mascarpone mousse next time. I did have some problems making the mousse. It completely broke apart … Continue reading »
Chocolate Meringues
I’ve been on a macaron making kick lately so I’ve been working with lots of meringues. I’ve learned a few tricks along the way and they held me in good stead for this part of the challenge. The meringues were straight forward to make and were absolutely delicious. From: Daring Bakers, June 2010 Challenge Ingredients: … Continue reading »
