Tag: cake

Daring Bakers: Dobos Torte

The August 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers' cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from...

Daring Bakers: Caramel Cake with Caramelized Butter Frosting

This month's Daring Bakers' Challenge is Shuna Fish Lydon's Caramel Cake with Caramelized Butter Frosting (follow the link for the recipe). The challenge is being hosted by Deidre of Chronicles of Culinary Curiosity, with help from Alex of Blondie...

YES WE DID

Sorry to take a partisan political moment, but I headed down to NYC for an election party (after voting, of course!) and just had to capture it. After an anxious hour on the subway without election coverage, my first drink...

Election Cake

"I like the idea of baking [to celebrate] the right to vote," says Kim O'Donnel, whose article on election cake appeared in The Washington Post two years ago. So do I! Election cake is actually a yeast bread. It's...

Daring Bakers: Filbert Gateau

Presenting my first project for the Daring Bakers Challenge: a Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream! I can't remember the last time I baked a cake before this - I don't bake often to begin with (part of why I joined...