A Buche de Noel is a sheet of cake spread with a filling, which is then rolled up. The rolled-up cake is spread with chocolate icing, so it looks like a Yule Log. While the Yule Log might have originated as a P
Milk– just a couple of tablespoons is needed to loosen the cake batter before baking. Butter– for the buttercream I recommend salted butter opposed to unsalted. The salted butter evens out all the sweetness. Icing Sugar– make sure you sift the icing sugar before creaming with the butter....
Consider a snúður as the Icelandic version of a chocolate-covered cinnamon roll, also known by its cuter name, cinnamon snails, or simply “twists.” The thick icing covers its fluffy bun, and the pastry itself is usually huge, as in size-of-your-head huge. The origin of this baked...
Idioms can be used in your prose to establish a character's personality. A character who makes ample use of proverbs might be considered the wise sage of the story. A word of caution though: some idioms border on the side of cliche, so be conservative with excessive idiom usage unless you...
“Building” is a term I use loosely here. It was more of a manic rush of Kidwoods trying to consume all the icing while I tried to use that very same icing to stick the walls of the house together. I’m going on the record: icing is NOT a viable building ma...
The graham cracker coffin encapsulates a marshmallow skeleton on a bed of chocolate to create the perfect s’more. Drizzle red icing over the top of the skeleton for a bloody, sugary punch. A 20-second stint in the broiler is all the cook time it takes before guests dig into these treats...
Dunderbak’s, the good and fun German restaurant in Tampa, after trying them with my food. It has been a few years since I’ve tried either of those flavors, but they were delicious and very hot — hotter than most other mustards I’ve had. The spicy hot stone ground mustard seems...