Tiramisu Cups

14Dec09

This is my fourth tiramisu post and my own creation. I mashed up 60 lady fingers with 1 cup of dark coffee and 0.25 cup coffee liqueur using a potato masher. I then scooped the lady fingers paste into the bottom of a glass and then topped with the mascarpone mixture. For a finishing touch, [...]

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Tags: cocoa powder, coffee, coffee liqueur, cwST originals, desserts, eggs, heavy cream, lady fingers, mascarpone cheese

Martha Stewart’s Chewy Chocolate Cookies

03Nov09

I love chewy cookies. I don’t eat cookies often enough because cookies make you fat… with all that sugar and butter and the simplicity of the process… that’s why.
NOTE: for excellent chewiness, take the cookies out of the oven just before they are done and leave them on the baking sheet before transferring them to [...]

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Tags: cocoa powder, cookies, desserts, eggs, flour

Tiramisu in Martini Glasses

01Oct09

Tiramisu… Mmmmm… in martini glasses. This recipes makes five standard martini glasses.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

0.3 cups of fine brown sugar
2 eggs, separated
8 oz. mascarpone cheese
0.5 cup strong black coffee
36 lady fingers
1.25 cups heavy chilled whipping cream
2 tsp coffee essence (you can use vanilla if you want)
4 TB white sugar
Cocoa powder for dusting
Coffee beans for decorating

Instructions:

Whisk the brown [...]

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Tags: desserts, cwST originals, chocolate, eggs, coffee, lady fingers, heavy cream, mascarpone cheese, cocoa powder, coffee beans

Tiramisu

03May09

I finally found the perfect tiramisu recipe and I don’t have to freeze it! It makes me happy that I finally have a recipe for my favorite dessert.
[100% organic]
Ingredients:

3 egg yolks
1 cup powder sugar
8 oz. mascarpone cheese
1 cup chilled heavy cream
2.5 cups strong brewed coffee
1 TB cocoa powder (I used Scharffen Berger)
40 Italian ladyfingers (number [...]

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Tags: desserts, chocolate, eggs, coffee, lady fingers, heavy cream, mascarpone cheese, cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate

Cheesecake Brownies

03May09

I was going to make my favorite dessert tonight to relax and take some stress off but Whole Foods was already closed and HEB didn’t sell mascarpone or lady fingers!!!! So I decided on brownies but I wanted to mix it up a little bit. I don’t remember when or where I saw “cheesecake brownies” [...]

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Tags: cheesecake, chocolate, cocoa powder, cream cheese, cwST originals, desserts, eggs, flour

Chocolate Caramel Tart

04Apr09

Warning: this is very rich and very decadent. You will experience mouth orgasms all the way.

[100% organic]
Crust
Ingredients:

1.5 cups flour
0.25 cup Dutch-process unsweetened cocoa powder
0.25 tsp kosher salt
7 TB unsalted butter, cubed and softened
0.5 cup powder sugar
2 egg yolks, preferably at room temperature
0.5 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

Heat oven to 350ºF
Combine flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a [...]

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Tags: bittersweet chocolate, caramel, chocolate, cocoa powder, crème fraîche/sour cream, desserts, eggs, flour, grey salt, heavy cream, maple syrup

Frozen Tiramisu

18Sep08

This is my fourth time making tiramisu but I still cannot get it to the correct consistency before chilling it. I have to put it in the freezer because if I didn’t, it would be all sloppy and mushy. When I take it out of the freezer, I allow it to thaw for 1-2 minutes [...]

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Tags: desserts, whole foods, chocolate, eggs, coffee, lady fingers, heavy cream, mascarpone cheese, cocoa powder, red wine