Author: milkbandh
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Blackberry Cream Cheese Kolaches
Hello everyone! In this recipe I am making cream cheese filled kolaches with a blackberry compote topping. A kolache is a pastry made with soft, sweet and yeasted dough and typically filled (or topped) with fruits, compotes, cream cheese and/or poppy seeds. For these, you can make just about any compote you would like. I…
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Coconut Macaroons
Hello everyone! Today I would like to share a recipe for super simple macaroons, made with only 5 or 6 ingredients! For these you will need: sweetened shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, an egg white and salt. Optionally, you can add chocolate as well. Macaroons are so simple thanks to the fact that…
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Quadruple Chocolate Cookies
Hello everyone! I would like to share a recipe today for chocolate cookies containing 4 different types of chocolate. If you like rich cookies, this recipe is perfect for you. They’re made with Dark, semi-sweet, mini semi-sweet and white chocolate chips. I recommend making these with natural cocoa, as dutch-processed may overpower the flavor of…
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Dark Chocolate Pecan Toffee Cookies
Hello everyone! For this recipe I am making dark chocolate chip cookies with toffee bits and chopped pecans, one of my favorite cookie recipes. One of the best things about these cookies is the balance between the sweetness of the toffee and the richness of the dark chocolate. You can swap the dark chips for…
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Dutch Cocoa Chocolate Mousse
Hello everyone! In this recipe I will share a super simple method for making mousse using only cocoa powder, no solid chocolate. I made this recipe to be very flexible in terms of ingredients, so hopefully you can use whatever you have on hand! For this mousse you will need heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla…
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Triple Layer Chocolate Truffle Cake
Hello everyone! Today I would like to share the richest recipe I have ever made; a 12 layer chocolate cake filled with dark and white chocolate ganache, 2 layers of bittersweet chocolate buttercream and topped with chocolate shavings. The cake itself is made with Crème Fraîche, but if you can’t find it you can make…
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Olive Oil Dark Chocolate Cake
Hello everyone! This is an easy recipe for a rich, decadent and unique chocolate cake with a dark chocolate ganache! The special ingredient in this cake is, of course, olive oil. Don’t worry, it won’t taste like olive oil. It just adds depth to the chocolate flavor, as does the espresso powder. As with almost…
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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
Hello everyone! This is a recipe for super easy peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips. Super simple, but super tasty! Since they are so simple, there isn’t much to say. You can try these with natural, oil-free peanut butter, but they won’t come out the same. I will have a recipe up for healthier peanut…
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Raspberry Lemon Cheesecake
Hello everyone! Today I would like to share a recipe for a sweet raspberry swirl lemon cheesecake, made with a homemade Nilla wafer cookie crust! I am also going to share a couple of simple tips to keep the cheesecake from cracking, without having to put it into a water bath. Here are the 3…