Tag: white chocolate

• cranberry shortbread bars

  

  As I went to the grocery store to buy fresh cranberries for this recipe, it dawned on me that this was the first time ever to use fresh cranberries in anything! I’ve purchased the premade cranberry sauce for numerous Thanksgivings. I drank a lot of cranberry juice, but never have I used the fresh kind! So […]

  Dave G

  December 18, 2016

  baked goods, baking, bars, berries, christmas, food blogging, snack, tart

  bars, christmas bars, coconut, cookies, cranberries, cranberry bars, cranberry shortbread bars, shortbread, white chocolate

• coconut white chocolate mud cake

  

  Have you heard of white chocolate mud cake?!! Not sure why it’s called that, but I heard it’s very popular as the base recipe for wedding cakes, and for other cakes that require tiers, and making it ahead of time. It’s nice and dense, and very sturdy. This is not a cake that crumbles easily. Gotta say, […]

  Dave G

  September 5, 2016

  baked goods, baking, cakes, coffee cake, food blogging, snack cakes, wedding cake

  celebration cake, coco lopez, coconut cake, coconut extract, coconut flakes, coconut oil, coconut white chocolate cake, cream of coconut, wedding cakes, white chocolate, white chocolate mud cake

• olive oil mascarpone cupcakes

  

  If you don’t know whether you’ll enjoy the subtle flavor of olive oil in a sweet thing, give these a try! I was surprised how much I liked these! They are easy to make, too. I think what I enjoy most is that they are oh-so subtley different from plain ol’ vanilla cupcakes. I mean, these ARE […]

  Dave G

  March 14, 2016

  baked goods, baking, cakes, cupcakes, food blogging, muffins, snack

  cream cheese, extra virgin olive oil, mascarpone, mascarpone frosting, nonpareils, olive oil cupcakes, white chocolate

• little bernies (mint mini cupcakes)

  

  Do you like Bernie Sanders? Are you “Feeling the Bern??” These remind me of after dinner mints. I initially thought of making these full sized cupcakes, but then realized that mint by itself is a very strong flavor, and even if you are a fan of mint, it is quite a lot of mint flavor […]

  Dave G

  February 6, 2016

  baked goods, baking, chocolate, cupcakes, dessert, food blogging, mini cupcakes, snack

  after dinner mint, ben and jerry’s, Bernie Sanders, Bernie’s Yearning, chocolate ganache, cupcakes, mini cupcakes, mint, political cake, politics, white chocolate