Tag: daring bakers
Daring Bakers: Gingerbread House
The December 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was brought to you by Anna of Very Small Anna and Y of Lemonpi. They chose to challenge Daring Bakers' everywhere to bake and assemble a gingerbread house from scratch. They chose recipes from...
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: Mallow Cookies and Milanos
The July Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network. If you were to ask me what my least...
Daring Bakers: Bakewell Tart... er... Pudding
The June Daring Bakers' Challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart... er... pudding that was inspired by a rich baking history dating...
Daring Bakers: Apple Strudel
We interrupt your regularly scheduled travelogue to bring you a piece of real-time food news. Since I'm back in the country and have access to a kitchen, I'm once again participating in the Daring Bakers challenges. The May Daring...
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...
Daring Eat Bakers Local Challenge: Pizza
Challenge mash-up time! Today is posting day for the October Daring Bakers Challenge AND my Eat Local Challenge update. As I feared, I spent a lot of the past week traveling and eating at friends houses and parties, but...
Daring Bakers: Lavash Crackers
This month's Daring Baker's challenge turned to the vegan and gluten-free community for a recipe. I am about as far from vegan as one could be, but I respect the huge amount of work that goes into modifying recipes...
Daring Bakers: Chocolate éclairs
While the recipe for these treats appears complicated and multi-stepped, the truth is it was incredibly simple compared to last month's challenge. Yet, the eclairs were at least as delicious as the Filbert Gateau. A little less nuanced, perhaps:...
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...
