praline Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:11:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 36689627 Fruit Tart with Homemade Puff Pastry https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/08/30/fruit-tart-with-homemade-puff-pastry/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/08/30/fruit-tart-with-homemade-puff-pastry/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:45:38 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=10591 This fruit tart with homemade puff pastry is made with nothing more than ripe pluots (apricots, peaches, plums, cherries, any other stone fruit or berries will also do), lemon zested sugar and a sheet of puff pastry. Super elegant in its simplicity. The tart is from Rory O’Connell’s new book, […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/08/30/fruit-tart-with-homemade-puff-pastry/feed/ 5 10591 I’m Making Cheesecake on the Cooking Channel this Saturday! https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/06/28/im-making-cheesecake-on-the-cooking-channel-this-saturday/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/06/28/im-making-cheesecake-on-the-cooking-channel-this-saturday/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:06:58 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=5021 On a lark I entered my Chocolate Glazed Praline Cheesecake in a Cooking Channel contest and WON. Oh my, what an adventure. It meant a trip to NYC, an appearance on The Cooking Channel’s Kelsey Nixon Show, a tour of the Food Network Kitchens and an excuse to eat my […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/06/28/im-making-cheesecake-on-the-cooking-channel-this-saturday/feed/ 23 5021 Chocolate Glazed Praline Cheesecake with Candied Hazelnuts https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/02/08/chocolate-glazed-praline-cheesecake-with-candied-hazelnuts/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/02/08/chocolate-glazed-praline-cheesecake-with-candied-hazelnuts/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:16:04 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=3390 There are certain things that happen in a professional kitchen that strike me as magic. They seem unmanageably gorgeous and too difficult to attempt at home, but usually with a bit of guidance anyone can do it. These hazelnut candies are on the list. They look like delicate jewels, standing impossibly tall […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/02/08/chocolate-glazed-praline-cheesecake-with-candied-hazelnuts/feed/ 61 3390 American Masala’s Sticky Toffee Cake! https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/01/18/american-masalas-sticky-toffee-cake-and-an-amazing-giveaway-to-match/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/01/18/american-masalas-sticky-toffee-cake-and-an-amazing-giveaway-to-match/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:52:23 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=3293 My ideal day consists of  walking around NYC, eating oysters, going to museums to see great quantities of art and then finishing with an incredible meal. This is precisely what I did with my family during our trip last month. My boys were fine until about hour 3 at the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/01/18/american-masalas-sticky-toffee-cake-and-an-amazing-giveaway-to-match/feed/ 140 3293 Cream Puffs and a Nest of Nuts! https://www.zoebakes.com/2008/11/16/a-tale-of-two-puffs-and-a-nest-of-nuts/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2008/11/16/a-tale-of-two-puffs-and-a-nest-of-nuts/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:00:15 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=1242 It is my birthday and I decided to make myself something fun to celebrate. Now that I am squarely in my 40s I find it especially important to make this occasion a special one. I was in the mood to play with sugar. It has been years, many years, since […]

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