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From: Toronto, ON

Joined: October 19th, 2011


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March 14th, 2014

Silk Chocolate Cream Pie with Pecan Crust from The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook: Sweetness in Seattle

This is a showstopper of a pie with rather sophisticated flavours - intense chocolate filling with salty, crunchy crust. Can't say I cared much for the crust on its own but it was a great foil, both texturally... read more >


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Baked: New Frontiers in Baking

By Matt Lewis, Renato Poliafito, Tina Rupp
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2008

July 9th, 2012

I own quite a few baking books but this one sets itself apart from the others by offering unusual flavours (matcha, malted milk, sweet and salty chocolate) and recipes (cooked roux and whipped ganache buttercreams).

The recipes are clearly written and most of the items I made turned out well. However, I do wish ingredient weights were included as weighing is a more accurate way of measuring and I might have avoided some less than stellar results (eg dry whiteout cake) with that information.

Of the ones I’ve tried, the standout recipes include the signature Baked Brownie, Milk Chocolate Malt Ball Cake and Chipotle Cheddar Biscuits.