Love'n Bake News in a Nutshell

You CAN make this at home! And what better time than right now when there’s a cold snap and we need energy (AND motivation) to get out and shovel. We’ve assembled some delicious components into a dessert that is craveable.  It starts with apple cider doughnuts we found at our local bakeshop.  They’re cake-style but [...]

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This festive “cookie” is really a cake. Like many classic petit fours, Neapolitans are thin layers of rich butter cake sandwiched with jam. Almond paste in the batter keeps the cake moist for a week or more at room temperature, a month or more when frozen. Don’t be daunted by what appears to be a [...]

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These cookies are so rich with chocolate you could say they make the earth shake when you eat one. But we think that they get their name from the distinctive fissures that appear on their surface after baking. Heat and steam force the dough to expand during baking. The double layers of granulated and confectioner’s [...]

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We first saw these adorable chocolate mice in a box of LA Burdick Chocolates, which were filled with delectable creams.  Then a marzipan version appeared in Desserts Magazine. These are so easy and fun to make.  Make one or a dozen.  All you need is marzipan, some sliced almonds and bittersweet chocolate.  They keep for [...]

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