Tag Archives: chocolate

Chocolate (About)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Cat

by Cat, Nov 2014 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) In general, I don’t like to use commercial chocolate bars or chips because most: Contain a lot of fillers and questionable ingredients, including GMOs; Don’t use the high-cacao-content (at least 70%) chocolate that … Continue reading →

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Genoise (French Butter Spongecake), with variations

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Cat

by Cat, May 2012 (Photo, right, from Tish Boyle’s blog (1); be sure to try her recipe for Lemon Pound Cake with Wild Blueberry Sauce (or with Montana Huckleberry Sauce) (1)) Includes: 1. Gênoise: French Butter Spongecake; 2. Lemon or Orange Variation; 3. Chocolate Variation … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Ganache Frosting

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Cat

By Cat, Jul 2009 & updated Jun 2014 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Cakes & Tortes Menu; 2. Frostings & Fillings Menu When I go to Kalispell (our county seat), I have lunch at Bonelli’s Bistro (3), a Mediterranean cafe that … Continue reading →

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Le Diabolo Gâteau (Almost Flourless Chocolate Cake)

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Cat

By Cat, Jan 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Le Diabolo Gâteau (Almost Flourless Chocolate Cake); 2. Chocolate Buttercream Glaze See also: 1.  Using a Springform Pan, and an Alternative; 2. Chocolate Torte (Flourless Cake); 3. Cakes & Tortes Menu Most European cakes, called gâteau or torte, … Continue reading →

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Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière)

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Cat

By Cat, Jan, 2008 (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Pastry Cream I; 2. Pastry Cream II; 3. Pastry Cream III; 4. Light Pastry Cream; 5. Chocolate Pastry Cream; 6. Coffee Pastry Cream See also:1. Buttercream: Chocolate, Coffee, Mocha, Vanilla; Cream Cheese Frosting … Continue reading →

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Buttercream (Frosting)

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Cat

By Cat, Dec 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Buttercream is used as cake filling and frosting; I use it for my Yule Log (Buche de Noel (3)).  There are several types: American buttercreams are a heavy mix of confectioners … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Biscotti

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Cat

by Cat, October 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons, photo by Stu Spivack) Includes: 1. Baking method, all biscotti recipes; 2. Bittersweet Chocolate Biscotti See also: 1. Rusk (Skorpor or Zweiback); 2. Flour (About); 3. Sprouted Grain Flour (about);  4. Spelt vs Wheat in Baked Goods & Pasta; 5. Almond-Anise Biscotti, with Chocolate Variations; 6.  Other … Continue reading →

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Small Chocolate Cake, Brownies or Cupcakes

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Cat

by Cat, July 2009 (photo, right, from Amazon (1)) Includes: Small Chocolate Cake, Brownies or Cupcakes: 1. Version I; 2. Version II These two recipes were originally meant for cupcakes, but I bake them in my loaf pan, then cut … Continue reading →

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Almond-Anise Biscotti with Chocolate Variations

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, October 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons, photo by Stu Spivack) Biscotti is a wonderful treat from Italy, but most countries across Europe make something similar.  For example, in Denmark & Germany, they make Rusk (Skorpor or Zweiback). As a twice-baked cookie, they … Continue reading →

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