Posts Tagged "brown"
vegan choc-choc cherry muffins
The other day I wanted to bake but there were no ingredients except cherries and tofu. So I gave it a shot at vegan muffins. I think they turned out pretty goof for a first shot. I quickly searched the net for how one would go about for a vegan version of muffins and I ended up with a mixture of tofu, oil and water. It may sound strange to use tofu for baking sweet goods, but it worked out surprisingly well. I ended up with 10 muffins – and filled up each mold completely. I believe these ones work very well with any fruit – but cherries and chocolate are definitely worth a try! They taste interestingly different. Well worth a try. I will definitely try more vegan muffin recipes soon.
Read Morecupavci – or Lamingtons?
I experienced these one day about a month ago – unexpectedly - at a barbecue. They caught my eye right away. But first barbecue, I thought. Wrong decision. Once I tried them, I didn’t want to stop. This is what is goint to happen to you: you see those squares, you pick them up. They feel quite heavy. But once you have your first bite, you will be surprised how soft and juicy they are. It is incredible. And then they lure you into taking another one, and one more [...]
This is apparently a Croatian recipe – cupavci meaning coconut squares . Try them, they are worth the effort!
correction: Melrose just pointed out that cupavci actually means wuscheln (~to tousle) in Germany, and that definitely does not mean coconut square, thanks Melrose. She also traced the origins back to Australia. What an interesting travel they made!
Read Morewhite chocolate cupcakes
These ones are for when your sweet tooth is aching - a lot – . Coconut milk, cream cheese, white chocolate and a lot of butter. Yum. If you manage to eat more than two – let me know and I will awe. The recipe has been adjusted: no butter for the frosting. It would have been just too much. I still believe these ones are on the brink of being overly sweet. But if the sweet tooth aches ….
Read Morestrawberry-rhubarb crumble
Rhubarb and strawberry. May. Spring. There is no better combination than this. Believe me. I instantly felt warm and happy inside when I came across 101cookbooks to see this recipe. It took another two weeks until, finally, strawberries and rhubarb of decent quality were available at my local bio store. So here we go. No modifications were needed for this one. Well, I left out the port wine though and did skip the pepper she calls for.
Read Moreturtle brownies
The first time I came across turtles was in New England. Deliciously sweet, chocolate, pecans and caramel – all combined. For a welcome treat I wanted to produce something similar, and came across these at joy of baking. Since pecans are not really affordable over here, I substituted those by walnuts and the heavy cream for the ganache by condensed milk. They came out moist and caramely, just like I hoped them to be. Another (among several) tweak to the original recipe was the substitution of light corn syrup by molasses, which worked out very well. I assume it gives those brownies a more intense taste.
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