Tuesdays with Dorie: Jelly Roll Cake from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Jelly Roll Cake is a recipe I love to eat but don’t tend to make often because it’s little bit fussy – or so I thought! This recipe might have changed my mind! I have made a couple of “Swiss Rolls” in the past (notably … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Strawberry-Rhubarb Squares from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Strawberry-Rhubarb Squares was the perfect late Sunday afternoon bake this week as Ontario strawberries and rhubarb have just made their way into our stores. This is a simple cake (with a touch of honey and buttermilk so it’s not too sweet) made special with … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Double-Decker Salted Caramel Cake from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Double-Decker Salted Caramel Cake wasn’t one I was particularly fussed about (especially a whole cake serving 10) but it turns out that I had a recipe to test for Leite’s Culinaria that went perfectly with this – a salted caramel frosting, slightly different from Dorie’s … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Parisian Custard Tart(lets) from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Parisian Custard Tart is something I’ve eaten a fair few times whilst in France, mostly the tall “flan” version – this version looks more like a giant Portuguese custard tart so I figured I could minify this to make individual serves (especially as I … Read more

Slices on Chunky Lemon Cornmeal Cake on a black serving tray.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Chunky Lemon Cornmeal Cake from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Chunky Lemon Cornmeal Cake was the perfect way to ease back into real life and baking after the holidays and I whipped this up between naps on the weekend (hellp jet lag!). Because it’s been a fortnight of lots of treats and we brought … Read more

Cook the Book Fridays: Chocolate-Covered (not Chai) Mocha Bars from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and it’s one I wasn’t sure about making since I am not really a “tea person”. I don’t like tea-flavoured things and I am not a fan of chai (note: Did you know that “chai” means “tea” in Hindi? Here’s … Read more