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Bread Pudding with Warm Vanilla Sauce - Kitchen Joy. Before I tell you how utterly delicious this recipe is and how you should make it right away, I give you permission encouragement to serve this either for dessert or breakfast.

Bread Pudding with Warm Vanilla Sauce - Kitchen Joy

Or both. On the same day. Bread Pudding with Warm Vanilla Sauce was something that for some reason I simply had to have on a daily basis during our cruise in December. Royal Caribbean offered it daily aboard Oasis of the Seas (best ship ever), and I got my money’s worth between that and my unlimited fountain drink cup. Anyhow, all this to say that I have been meaning to replicate it at home ever since. Bread pudding is extremely easy to make. This bread pudding recipe is exactly the sort of thing that I love making on cold, wintery Sunday nights while watching Downton Abbey. Bread Pudding with Warm Vanilla Sauce Ingredients: 1 -2 loaves Italian or French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 6-8 cups) ½ cup golden raisins 2 cups boiling water 2 cups whole milk ½ cup sugar ¼ cup unsalted butter, plus more for pan.

Elisenlebkuchen – A Bavarian Christmas Specialty. As many of you know, I am German.

Elisenlebkuchen – A Bavarian Christmas Specialty

For the most part that doesn’t really show all that much, but come Christmas time, it shows big time Once advent is upon us there is usually no stopping me and I spend quite some time baking, crafting and decorating, with and without the children. Wonderful smells fill the house, tins upon tins of German Christmas cookies start piling up on top of the refrigerator and snitching little fingers are constantly on the prowl for little goodies! One of the things I really look forward to making every year are Elisen Lebkuchen, also know as Nürnberger Lebkuchen.

The Recipe Museum » Blog Archive » Lebkuchen. Banana Pudding. I love banana pudding I don’t make it that often because I could eat the whole dish.

Banana Pudding

This dessert can take a little time to prepare but it is so worth it, what could be a better combination that cookies, pudding and bananas. This pudding is very popular in the south. I remember my Grandma Whitley making it sometimes for dessert for Sunday dinner. One time she even replaced the bananas with crushed pineapple and the vanilla wafers with butter cookies. Now that was a great pudding. Banana Pudding ½ cup sugar 1/3 cup flour ¼ teaspoon salt 3 egg, yolks (save the whites for later) 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 box vanilla wafers 4 to 5 bananas, sliced 3 egg whites ½ teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons sugar. Creme Patissiere (Pastry Cream) This classic thick and creamy custard is commonly used as a filling for cakes, tarts, and pastries.

Creme Patissiere (Pastry Cream)

How many times in your life do you think you’ve actually had creme patissiere? If your answer is none, like mine was a few years ago, and if you’re a dessert freak, like I’ve been my whole life, then you may be wrong. Like I was. Creme patissiere is such a basic and necessary component in the pastry world that you may not even know it’s been inside many of the desserts you eat on a regular basis. Balsamic Strawberry Tiramisu-No Bake! - The Seaside Baker. I am a sucker for good deals, and tend to stock up a bit too much.

Balsamic Strawberry Tiramisu-No Bake! - The Seaside Baker

Now this is great for items that have a long shelf life, however for items such as produce, not so much. That’s why when awesome sales come along like Whole Foods Market’s one day only sale on organic strawberries, I quickly go through my repertoire of recipes to use the items on. This was perfect! The perfect dessert for a hot summer day. Why you ask, well not only is it light and refreshing, but it is a NO BAKE dessert. Berry Tiramisu. Homemade Whipping Cream Frosting Recipe. Fluffy Cream Cheese Dessert. When I was little, I loved it when my Mom made treats.

Fluffy Cream Cheese Dessert

We would always stand around the kitchen counter and wait until she was done mixing so we could lick the batter out of the bowl or from the beaters. Now that I have my own kids, I find them doing the same thing with this yummy treat! Pig Pickin’ Pie. You know that mandarin orange cake with the fluffy pineapple frosting?

Pig Pickin’ Pie

I’m addicted to the frosting and every time I make the cake I always save a little bowl of frosting to eat by itself. It’s super light and fluffy and it delicious all by itself. So I got to thinking about making a refrigerated dessert out of just the frosting. I thought about using graham cracker crumbs to make a crust and then remembered how good the saltine cracker crust was with the Atlantic Beach Pie and had another thought… ritz crackers! This turned out way better than I ever imagined! OK, now that I've told you about the pie, let me tell you about the strange day I've had today in the kitchen. The first thing that happened was my glass baking dish tried to kill me.

Pineapple Delight Dessert. If you're a pineapple lover like me then you'll love this dessert.

Pineapple Delight Dessert

The combination of the graham cracker crust, the creamy buttery filling, and the fluffy, pineapple-studded whipped cream is seriously amazing. I remember my grandma and my mom making this all the time growing up and it was always the perfect chilled summer dessert! ***Note: after lots of excellent feedback in the reader comments I have revised the original recipe from what I had initially posted, so if you are reading through the comments they may not make sense for the recipe as it is currently written. Million Dollar Pie Recipe. Preacher’s Cake. Many people don’t have the time to bake from scratch, and those that do are always asking me about quick and easy snack cake recipes that they can make to have around the house for family and visiting friends.

Preacher’s Cake

So, when it comes to finding recipes that are one bowl creations, I’m always eager to try them. I came across this recipe on a website called just a pinch, and the photo itself reminded me so much of carrot cake…and I love carrot cake. This was not only easy to make but I will tell you that it is also a cake that you can definitely dress up for a nicer function where a more decorated version would be required. Susan, who posted the recipe for the cake, suggested that the sugar be cut back to 1 ½ cups. After making the recipe twice, I ended up cutting the sugar back to 1 ¼ cups. I will tell you that the house smelled absolutely amazing from the pineapple as it was baking and we really could not wait to dig in.

Mascarpone Frosting. This is my new favorite frosting.

Mascarpone Frosting

It’s light and fluffy and holds up great. I was looking for a frosting that would be great paired with an angel food cake. Something that wasn’t overly sweet and had a light texture. Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake. I love layers in my cake, how all the different flavors mingle together to form one perfect harmony. Just like this cake. It's got a moist buttery cake, thick cream cheese filling, sweet jam made from fresh strawberries and a nice crumb topping. Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake - OMG Chocolate Desserts. Lemon Pound Cake. This recipe is from the Ritz Carlton Cooking School I went to back in August. I've been working my way through some of my favorite dishes at home, and this lemon pound cake was the first recipe I attempted.

I loved the cake when we had it at cooking school, and I wanted to share it with Chicken Legs. The cake turned out fantastic! It tasted just like it did at cooking school. It had a great lemon flavor without being overwhelming. Cream Cheese Whipped Cream - Sugar & Soul. Step by step cakes by Chio. How to Make Cream Puffs- Baker Bettie. Learn how to make cream puffs from scratch using the basic pate a choux pastry.

Fill with chantilly cream or pastry cream. Soooo…. That whole Pate A Choux thing is still going on over here at Baker Bettie headquarters. Cream Puffs. Cream Puffs are amazing! The Great Pumpkin Pie Recipe. - Sallys Baking Addiction. Bursting with flavor, this pumpkin pie recipe is my very favorite. Meyer Lemon & Sour Cream Donuts. Lemon and sour cream donuts. Honey Beer Bread. Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich) One of the best parts of being a food blogger (besides all of the food) is the relationships we make with other food bloggers. Sometimes they’re just virtual, some include phone calls, hangouts, or skype, but every now and then we get to meet in person.

And those are special moments, at least for me they are. Most of the time it’s like meeting an old friend, getting that face to face time that will tide us over until we get to meet again. That’s what keeps me blogging. 10 Ways To Soften Hard Brown Sugar. It happens to the best of us: rock hard brown sugar. Devil's Food Cupcakes with Two Ingredient Chocolate Buttercream. Guys. Blueberry lemon cheesecake. I'm a little bit too excited about this post.

I received the most beautiful bed linen from Evencki the other day. 50 Best Low-Carb Cheesecake Recipes □ □ For those who follow a low-carb diet, desserts that are both scrumptious and satisfying can be few and far between—with the exception of low carb cheesecake. This sweet treat consists mainly of low-carb foods—cheese, eggs and cream—and is the ultimate in low carb desserts. The following is list of easy low-carb cheesecake recipes that has you covered on the dessert front. Eggnog Dip. Cream-Filled White Chocolate Baskets - TeaTime Magazine. Babeczki wielkanocne Magdy Gessler. Kruche, delikatne babeczki, rozpływające się w ustach - w sam raz do święconki. Przepis Pani Magdy wzbogaciłam o wnętrze babeczek, dodałam budyń waniliowy i zrobiłam przykrywkę. Babka. This recipe was inspired by one in our 1990 200th Anniversary Cookbook, which includes a wealth of recipes and information from cultures around the world. Whipped Cream Cake Recipe & Video.

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