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(note from the editor (toni): i think laura is hell-bent on ruining my dieting efforts.)
EggNog Ice Cream
1 cup whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 whole cloves
1-2 sticks cinnamon (or 1/4-1/2t ground cinnamon)
pinch of salt
1/4t ground nutmeg
6 egg yolks, at room temperature
2t vanilla extract
3T dark rum or bourbon
Combine the heavy cream, milk, cinnamon, [...]
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Pumpkin Bread Pudding
8 oz French Bread, torn into cubes, 1 day old (about 5 cups)
1 cup whole milk (Vanilla Soy milk con be substituted)
1 cup heavy cream
3 large eggs
1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup raisins or dried cranberries
3 T unsalted butter, melted
1t vanilla
1 t cinnamon
1/4 t ground ginger
1/2 [...]
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Caramel Apple Cheesecake
-pre-baked graham cracker crust
2 8oz packages of softened cream cheese
1/2c sugar
1/2 t vanilla extract
2 eggs
Beat softened cream cheese with sugar until light and creamy. Add in vanilla and eggs one at a time and mix until incorporated (make sure to scrape bowl down)
Apple Filling:
- about 3 apples, any type you have
- 1/2 c [...]
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Pumpkin Creme Brulee in mini Pumpkins
This recipe will make 6-8 mini pumpkin brulees
6-8 mini pumpkins (lids cut off and inside scooped off)
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2T dark rum, optional
1/2 t pumpkin pie spice
1/2t salt
1/2 cup sugar
4 egg yolks, large
7.5 oz pumpkin puree
Combine the cream, rum, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and sugar in a large pot. [...]
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Ghostly Cupcakes
Take your favorite cupcake recipe and icing recipe. Once the cupcake have cooled, load your frosting into a pastry bag with a large round tip (if you don’t have a bag and tips, use a ziploc bag and cut a hole about a 1/2 inch wide)
Make one large circle of frosting on top of [...]
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Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
Royal Icing is piped onto a sugar cookie with a pastry bag and tips. While it is traditionally made with raw egg whites, meringue powder is substituted in this recipe (can be found in the baking section of any craft store)
Cookies:
Makes about 4 dz large cookies
3cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. [...]
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I like to get creative and when feeling particularly crazy, I have been known to frost cupcakes with melted marshmallows, candy bits and drizzle my home made caramel on top. ALWAYS a crowd pleaser!
Dark Chocolate Cupcakes
Makes 1 dozen cupcakes
1 1/8 cup flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, room temperature
1/2 cup [...]
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Butterscotch Brownies
4 Tablespoons butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup shredded coconut
Makes 12 brownies
Set oven to 350 degrees; grease and flour a 9×9inch pan
in a small saucepan, melt butter; add sugar and stir until dissolved.
Cool mixture until room temperature, then beat in the egg [...]
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Hey Everyone! Don’t miss the fall season premiere on NYC Life on Wed Oct 6th @ 9pm! But there’s more!
We are launching some new bloggers for the fall season….we will release one blog a day full of useful info!
MONDAYS: The Sweet Life: awesomely decadent desserts courtesy of CIA grad and specialty baker Laura Scarpino. Whether [...]
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