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My daughter is crazy for barney and rubber ducky, so I made these chocolate favors of barney and ducky from white chocolate using molds. I will post recipes and methods soon.

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My dear daughter turned two on the 11th of December. This is the cake i made for her birthday party. The cake is a Ducky in a bathtub with glass bubbles covered mostly in fondant. It is a butter cake with creme anglaise buttercream frosting and is served with lemon curd and strawberries.The total cake took me about six hours of work, two for baking and four for decorating with fondant. I will

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Its almost thanksgiving and Cranberries are everywhere.Cranberries always entice me with their bright red color come every winter, but I never knew what to do with them. God they are mouth puckering, brain searingly sour! Chocolate and lots of sugar are the perfect foil to these tart berries. Cooking from a recipe in a cookbook is sometimes like the story of the elephant and the six blind men who

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Every gal needs a go to chocolate cake recipe. This recipe is easy, low fat and you can have a lot of fun decorating the individual little cakes with your kids. I baked this cake in a sheet , 12 inches by 8 inches and about an inch and a half deep. Once the cake cooled down, I then used round biscuit cutters to cut out pieces in three different circles sizes. For a good finish, ideally

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I absolutely adore Chiffon cakes. They are light, they donot have any butter and are the easiest cakes to make. They have a simple dump everything into a bowl, add egg whites and bake kind of recipe structure which is great when you want a home baked cake but donot want to fuss with too many details.Making buttercream etc is a lot of effort that I donot usually put into everyday cakes. I instead

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I seem to have better luck publishing to Taste of India from my Cakeworks blog, hence this trial post of an article from my regular blog at Sometime foodie.During my grad school days in the US I travelled via bus to and from my University. On the bus, I was struck by how many poor people, who could not even afford their own car- were huge, overweight and obese. I was puzzled. In India being fat

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I used to think that cakes were all about the baking. Baking is more of a science, get the temperature correct, whip the eggs right- a mini dictator in my kitchen. Now cakes are more about assembly, bringing different flavors and ingredients together to create a stunning flavor combination. That has put the FUN back in baking :). This cake that I made to take along for Mr and Mrs. S's potluck

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Chiffon cakes were invented and popularised in the 1920s by a Southern California Baker( From Bakers Dozen). They are essentially angel food cakes with yolk and vegetable oil. Because of the fat from the yolks and oil, they have a smooth satisfying texture. Lemon is the traditional flavor, but chiffon cakes are endlessly adaptable. They are easy to make too little more than two steps. Special

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Angel food cake is a great figure friendly light summer cake. It has no fat, i.e no butter , no yolks, no oil- not even a drop. It is made from the simplest of ingredients: egg whites, all purpose flour, sugar and salt. Compare these four ingredients to the 18 found in a Boxed angel food cake mix,"Sugar, Wheat Flour Bleached, Egg White, Corn Starch, Leavening (Baking Soda, Citric Acid), Modified

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I was originally making this for AFAM: Pears hosted by Raaga of the The Singing chef for the month of March. I am posting this recipe after she has even finished with the round up! Talk about Indian standard stretchable time:) I wanted to explore frangipane tarts more thoroughly before writing about them.The frangipane tart in terms of taste was a great contrast of slightly tart fruit with the

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I made this quick and easy cake on Saturday for my cousin G. in Baltimore and her cute new baby daughter. The cake itself is a chocolate chiffon cake with vanilla buttercream. The cake topper is a white chocolate baby pram with royal icing decorations. Resources:Chocolate Chiffon Cake recipe from here

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I am really lucky and honored that my first order in my new Cake baking venture, CAKEWORKS, came from Indira of Mahanandi. I am much obliged to her for her thoughtfulness and support. Indira ordered this cake for an event in Philadelphia, on the 29th of March.Indira says via email,"Cake looks yummilious!:) Great job with the decoration. I like it."This cake is an all butter devils food chocolate

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I made this cake for my daughters first birthday. My main inspiration has been Charm City cakes who have a charming (:)) show on Foodnetwork. I was nervous on a number of levels, this is the first time I was going something this big with cakes. This Cake was also a departure from my earlier Buttercream heavy style. I narrowed down the process to the following steps:1. Look at a lot of cake

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Recipe modified from Epicurious.comThis mousse cake is in three parts,1. The cake base2. The mango mousse3. The miroir toppingFor decoration i used chocolate butterflies piped on wax paper. Once dry i put the butterflies on top just before serving.So here goes:1. The cake base.1/2 cup sifted cake flour ( Can substitute with all purpose)1/2 teaspoon baking powder2 large eggs2 large egg yolks1/2

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Chocolate cake with chocolate MousseModelling chocolate recipe:8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon light corn syrupdirectionsMelt the chocolate in a metal bowl set over a pan of hot but not boiling water. Stir the chocolate with a wooden spoon until smooth, then stir in the corn syrup; the chocolate will stiffen almost immediately. Stir until completely combined. Transfer

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/seian/3867454/in/set-201582/I made this black forest cake today from recipe posted at the link above. It took me about an hour and a half . I referigerated it for a couple of hours before cutting and smoothing the edges. Oh and two touches not in the recipe- I added a touch of lime juice while beating the eggs for extra stiffness and i used cake flour not all purpose.

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