Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

View a printable recipe or more photos Every year, I let Quinn pick his birthday dessert. Now, when I say that, what I actually mean is that I spend a good bit of time asking lots of questions. A cake or something else? Chocolate? Caramel? Cheesecake? Any idea at all what you'd like? Then, using the bits of information I'm given here and there, I pick out several recipes and let him choose one. This year's choice is from one of my favorite baking books, How to Be a Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson. It's actually called Torta Alla Gianduia. That seemed a bit much to me, so I went with the much simpler name.

Gianduia Brownies

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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View printable recipe or more photos I've been wanting to make Nutella brownies for a while now. It seemed like such a good idea. What would be better than adding that delicious, chocolate-hazelnut confection to fudgy brownies?

Sour Cream Hazelnut Bundt Cake

Sunday, April 6, 2008

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View the original recipe or more photos For years, I had no luck with Cooking Light's recipes. Nothing ever turned out the way I had envisioned. I don't know if they've changed or if I have, but I find myself enjoying their creations more and more. I stopped my subscription to their magazine years ago, but I have renewed and am enjoying it more than ever.

Hazelnut Blondies

Sunday, February 3, 2008

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View the original recipe or more photos One of my new favorite “holidays” is World Nutella Day, hosted by Sara of Ms. Adventures in Italy. I am a relatively recent Nutella fan, having discovered it a couple of years ago. My love of this delicious chocolate-hazelnut spread was instantaneous, so I am more than happy [...]

Gianduja Mousse

Sunday, November 4, 2007

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View a printable recipe and more photos In the last year or so, I have definitely found my love for hazelnuts. Seriously, where have those been all my life? Of course, to optimize hazelnuts, there must be chocolate. When I found the recipe for this gianduja (apparently means Nutella) mousse in Food & Wine magazine, [...]

Bake or Break

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