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A Christmas Croquembouche seems like the perfect way to celebrate this holiday season. Cream puffs held together by swirls of delicate caramel make for a gorgeous, festive display. More Holiday Recipes
Bûche de Noël is a fun, festive cake resembling a holiday yule log. It’s a beautiful cake that’s perfect as a Christmas dessert. This is a classic French dessert that is served at Christmas time. Bûche de Noël translates as the “Christmas Log” and is meant to look like the […]
My Granny Neal made a version of these Sticky Coconut Maple Bars every Christmas. They’re really perfect for any occasion, but when I was a little kid they were a special treat reserved for Christmas morning. Enjoy! These are inspired by my Granny’s holiday coconut bars, which I later realized […]
When I was growing up my paternal grandmother made a dessert she called “Swedish Cream” on Christmas day. It was rich beyond imagining (at least when I was a child) and its arrival meant the festivities were coming to a close, because we’d all slip into a Christmas Swedish Cream […]
How do you turn a classic bread pudding into a perfect holiday treat? Add chocolate and chestnut! This recipe uses the chocolate chestnut bread from Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day, but you can use a different type of bread for a more classic version. I think […]
Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day book is out, just in time for the holidays! Thanksgiving is past and now we can dive into the Christmas and Chanukah baking season. Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day is the book I have been waiting to create since […]
Looking for video tutorials? Check out my Cake Basics series on YouTube! You’ll learn how to trim and slice, how to fill a layer cake, how to crumb coat and how to decorate! For those of you who have followed my blog for a while, you’ll know I am a […]
Whether you call them Russian Tea Cakes, Mexican Wedding cookies or something else, these snowy powdered sugar cookies are perfect for the holiday season. Looking for more cookie recipes or a great holiday gift? Check out Zoë Bakes Cookies! What Are Russian Tea Cakes? It is a slight mystery why […]
This fall I met Chad and his partners at the Mill City Farmer’s Market in Minneapolis. My co-author and I did a bread presentation from our book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. When I came off the stage, there was Chad and these funny round pans, which were […]