To claim that it’s hot would be a supreme understatement. It was 108°F at my house this afternoon so ice cream was definitely on the brain. This is one I made last weekend and it went over very well with the family. The price of cherries has finally come down and I’ve been buying a lot of them lately. Of course this translates into a lot of cherry desserts :)
Admittedly I’m a few days late so instead of “Tuesdays” with Dorie, for me this week it became Thursday with Dorie :) As the saying goes “better late than never”, right???… right! Tonight I wanted something sweet and of course the family is always in favor of chocolate so nearly as fast as I could’ve made a box mix, I whipped up Dorie’s recipe instead. These are chewy, ooey, gooey, fudgey brownies that totally deliver on the decadence-factor… and used only a single saucepan to make the batter. Not only is this recipe quick and easy… it’s delicious too :)
For Independence Day my family wanted nothing to do with a red/white/blue dessert. Not a chance. What they wanted was (surprise?) chocolate. I decided to try a new cake recipe and christen my MaryAnn pan at the same time. This cake is a fabulous crowd-pleaser inducing plenty of ooooohhhh’s and aaaaaahhhhh’s :) The taste is fabulous too… in fact, DS called it “AwesomeTastic”… and even a non-chocolate-lover like me thought it was very very very good!
When the end of the month draws near it means the time has come for another Daring Bakers challenge. The June Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart… er… pudding that was inspired by a rich baking history dating back to the 1800’s in England. This challenge was different… in part because I’d never ever heard of a Bakewell Tart or Bakewell Pudding. But it sounded interesting and rather tasty so I thought I’d give it a go. Considering I completely lost track of days and didn’t realize until today that the reveal date was… uhm… today… it was a really good thing this recipe could be completed quickly. “Quickly” as in about 2hrs start to finish. Oh yeah, I’m definitely thanking Jasmine and Annemarie for that!!
This week’s host of Barefoot Bloggers was Eva of the blog I’m Boring and she chose Ina’s recipe for Outrageous Brownies. If I’ve been blessed to have you as a reader of my blog for more than oh, uhm, five minutes, you will know that I’m not a big fan of chocolate. As I’ve said, I don’t dislike it, it just doesn’t float my boat the way, say, lemon does. Only on rare occasions does a chocolate dessert really do it for me. One example is the Black Magic Cake that, in a single bite, changed my mind about chocolate cake. But scoot over Black Magic Cake because Ina’s Outrageous Brownies are deservedly taking a seat next to you on that vaunted pedestal because they are JUST. THAT. GOOD!!!
