Bake or Break Recipes

Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Martha Stewart.

Chocolate Base

1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus more more pan
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 375°. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil, leaving an overhang. Butter bottom and sides [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking.

Crust

30 chocolate wafer cookies (about 6 ounces)
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Using a food processor, grind cookies to a fine powder. Transfer to a bowl and stir in sugar. Pour the butter over the mixture and mix [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe adapted from Better Homes & Gardens.

1 package German chocolate cake mix
3/4 cup butter, melted
5 ounces (2/3 cup) evaporated milk, divided into 1/3 cup portions
14 ounces caramels
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9″x 13″x 2″ baking pan.
Combine cake [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Chocolate: A Love Story: 65 Chocolate Dessert Recipes from Max Brenner’s Private Collection. Although I went with a simpler route, the actual title of this recipe is, “A philosophical highly concentrated fudge brownie.”

1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup heavy cream
32 ounces dark chocolate (approx. 70%), [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Junior’s Cheesecake Cookbook: 50 To-Die-For Recipes for New York-Style Cheesecake.

Cheesecake

24 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 & 1/3 cups granulated sugar
3 tablespoons corn starch
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2/3 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 350°. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-inch [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes.

Cupcakes

1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1 & 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup warm water
sea salt, for garnish

Preheat oven [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone’s Favorite Treat.

42 Oreos, 30 left whole and 12 coarsely chopped
2 pounds cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup sour cream
pinch of salt

Preheat oven to 275°. Line standard muffin pans [...]

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Read and see more atBake or Break. Recipe from The Sweeter Side of Amy’s Bread.

3 & 1/3 cups (20 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup unsalted butter
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking.

Cake

6 large eggs, separated
pinch of salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
14 ounces Nutella
1 tablespoon Frangelico, rum, water
1/2 cup ground hazelnuts
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and line a [...]

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Recipe from Martha Stewart.

8 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chunks

Preheat oven to 350°.
Heat chopped chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Stir every 20 seconds until almost melted. Set [...]

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