From the category archives:

cakes and tarts

hazelnut rainwater madeira tiramisu

March 4, 2010

I’ve been a tiramisu fan for quite some time, but I can’t say I’ve never met a tiramisu I didn’t like. My main complaint with tiramisu is that it is often overloaded with sugar. I have a sweet tooth (I promise), but sweetness is not the only component of a great dessert.
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apple tart with walnut ice cream

November 25, 2009

The last thing I want to have upon completing a multicourse feast is a thick-crusted pie. When I do have pie, I almost always wish there was more filling and less crust. Most of the time, I leave the poor crust on the plate.
Puff pastry satisfies the yearning for crust but delivers a vastly more [...]

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big kid birthday cake

September 29, 2009

When I say “big kid,” I mean it. This is not a cake to be served to the younger set, unless they’re blessed with a sophisticated palate, because the coffee flavor in the buttercream is closer to espresso than to mocha and has much less sweetness than a typical flavored buttercream, which I’m generally averse [...]

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