Category Archives: Daring Bakers
Dobos Torte – a Daring Bakers Challenge
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 the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague. Imagine an office, filled with the tapping of a cache of keyboards, [...]
Milan Cookies – Daring Bakers July Challenge
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. Biscuits remind me of home, family. My Grandma makes wonderful biscuits, my favourites are buttery and crisp with a dark chocolate round pressed into [...]
Quince and Vanilla Bakewell Tarts
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 back to the 1800′s in England. Writing doesn’t come as naturally to me as cooking, or [...]
Chocolate and Walnut Strudel – Daring Bakers
The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers. In my mid teens I escaped the boring farm life and headed to the big [...]
Rose Water Cheesecake with Baklava Biscuits and Ginger Cardamom Poached Plums – A Daring Bakers Challenge
The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge. I have to admit that I was initially a bit disappointed that my first Daring Bakers Challenge would be cheesecake. I thought that it was a bit boring, too easy and not really a challenge [...]
