On the Fourth of July, we like to celebrate by consuming lots of rich, savory (and unfortunately, belly engorging) food, including barbecued meats, hot dogs, and chips. So when it comes time for dessert, you're usually craving something less flavor-popping and spicy.
Candy and clay aren't two words you usually hear in the same sentence. But for pastry chefs and bakers, candy clay is a deeply ingrained part of their cake decorating vocabulary. That's because candy clay is a much better tasting sister of fondant, which is commonly used to decorate cakes.
You've probably heard of cupcakes and mini cupcakes, but have you heard of lollip and cupcake hybrids? While eating a cupcake off a stick sounds kind of funny, it's actually a great way to keep your indulgence bite-sized. Plus, cupcake pops are an easy baked good to make with your kids for the spring!
Even though Christmas and the winter holidays have now passed, January is just as chilly and requires equal amounts of hot chocolate and steaming hot baked goods from the oven to warm your kids up after getting a good chill outside.
For some reason, designer soaps of late have been trying to emulate baked goods. Whether it's soaps that either are shaped like or smell like (or both) red velvet cupcakes, tacos, or pieces of belgian milk chocolate, we find ourselves doing a double take at Lush as we start salivating at the sight (and sniff).
Hungry enough from that title? This dessert is even more delicious than it sounds. Here's what you're going to need:
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a creamy chocolate oatmeal non-dairy milkshake. This shake has low fat, low calories and contains cholesterol. The ingredients are inexpensive. The ingredients required for this shake are: oatmeal, cocoa, banana and soy milk. Add all the ingredients into a blender and add 5-6 ice cubes. Then turn on the blender and blend it until the mixture is creamy and smooth. Users are also able to add in their own ingredients or substitute some of the ing...
Ever wondered how to create smokey eyes in a color other than black? This makeup video tutorial shows you how to create brown and shimmery smokey eyes. You will look great! See how to create a chocolate smokey eyes makeup look.
A treat for chocolate lovers of the highest order. Omri Shahar, formerly chef at New York's Union Pacific Restaurant shows you how to make an individual sized hot fluffy chocolate cake with a silky warm chocolate liquid middle. It's easy and you can make a Michelin star level dessert at home with no fuss. Enjoy! Savour this Chocolate Fondant recipe. Make chocolate fondant.
In this video, the recipe for Brownies has been demonstrated. This is useful for those who love to eat homemade food. To make the brownies, you have to take 2 cups of white sugar and 1 cup of flour. Add 4 eggs and some vanilla essence. Mix all the ingredients. In another pan take some butter and melt it with chocolate. Keep stirring so that the chocolate does not burn. Add the chocolate and butter mixture to the sugar, flour and eggs. Blend properly. Then add some chopped nuts. Put the mixtur...
Enjoy a special Valentine's Day treat from Rob "Riki Tiki" Roy and Bottom's Up. You will need vodka, dark creme de cacao, Kahlua, Magic Shell, and a Hershey's Kiss. Mix up a sweet chocolate martini by following along with this video cocktail-making tutorial.
Rob "Riki Tiki" Roy shows you how to make a collection of shots. In this episode, you get the Irish Car Bomb (with Irish whisky, Bailey's and Guinness), the Chocolate Cake (with sugar, a lemon wedge, Frangelico and vodka) Shot, and the Tequila Body Shot (with tequila, lime, salt, and a willing body). Learn how to mix up a few different kinds of shots by watching this video beverage-making tutorial.
Cook venison chili mole with tips from this how-to video. The special ingredient of this venison chili dish (if you are not familiar with mole) is chocolate! Its a great recipe for all the gaming meat you have in your fridge.
Learn this useful survival trick that could one day save your life! Survive by using this soda can and chocolate trick. Basically, you will create a fire with a leaf. Get tips from this how-to video, especially on how to best use the polished surface to point the sunlight into one small "dot."
Are you a dessert lover? Watch this video on how to make Mini Molten Chocolate Lave Cakes.
Much like a biscotti, mandel bread is a delicious snack that is baked twice to give it a crispy crunch. Try this softer, cookie-like version of chocolate chip mandel bread.
Woman's Day Magazine shows you how to cook a 1-2-3 dessert recipe. Today in the test kitchen learn to make an supper easy Swiss chocolate mousse torte. You only need three ingredients, cream cheese, mousse mix, and Yodels.
Luci Lock shows you how to make delicious, guilt free chocolate brownies. This recipe is a great healthy alternative to the classic brownie recipe.
Gastronomes who import the consumption of food - rather than its making - often think more about the palatable impact of a morsel of chocolate or a bite of cake than how the chocolate or cake came to be. But if you're interested in putting on a chef's hat to go full circle with your love of food - i.e. cooking/baking and eating - then you will be pleasantly surprised, even with the hard work involved.
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Melt candy coating or melt and temper real chocolate.
Impress you honey by making these adorable yet delicious treats. Watch this how to video to see how simple it is to make tuxedo strawberries with white and dark chocolate.
Learn how to make a delicious vegan triple chocolate cake.
Many vegetarians and vegans often miss out on holiday cakes because they are made with eggs. Here is a wonderfully simple recipe for an eggless chocolate cake. Good for cholesterol watchers too!
In this video, Dr. Patricia Fine gives step-by-step instructions how to make chocolate dipped strawberries. You've seen them in the store, but they're so simple to make, why not make your own next time!
Sometimes it's hard to change habits, but in this case, switching from gelatin to agar isn't hard at all, especially once you taste the creamy delight of this chocolate panna cotta recipe.
Here is a cake type of chocolate cake, it uses biscuit cookies. You will probably have to fight the kids off just because you want it all to yourself. The best part is that there is no baking required and it is very simple to make. The only thing you need is patience - just enough to make it and allow it to chill before you dig into it. Watch this how to video to learn a quick recipe for a chocolate biscuit cake recipe.
Although Instagram's summer stickers will only be here for the summer, the ice cream cone is still currently one of the most fun ones to play around with in Stories. It's also one of the stickers that lets you pick your preferred flavor of ice cream, rather than forcing just one type of flavor on you.
A great technique for tempering chocolate on one you can do in the same bag you use for piping. Ideal to be used with a Water bath or Circulator but there are plenty of ways you can replicate this without those items.
Here I will be making a chocolate zebra cake. Here are the ingredients: 3 free-range eggs
In this video tutorial, I will show you how to make modeling chocolate, which you can use to make roses, cover cupcakes, cakes, and whatever else you can think of.
In this video tutorial, I will show you how to make Chocolate bowls using water balloons. It is super easy to do, really fun, and is a unique way to hold your ice cream, whipped cream, and other treats. Check out the video below!
Tired of giving real flowers for Valentine's Day. Make these Chocolate Strawberry Roses. These classy, delightfully tasty roses, are sure to win you some points.
Learn how to make a great-tasting protein drink using milk, bananas,peanut butter, ice, and chocolate protein mix. This is a tasty one that you'll enjoy!
If you ask me, one of the best things about winter weather is drinking warm beverages to beat the cold. Coffee is my favorite, but hot chocolate is a close second. Whether it's the just-add-water mix from a pack or a spicy homemade Mexican variety, there's something comforting about sipping on warm, liquid chocolate. Looks delicious, doesn't it?
Attention all Guinness lovers… did you know that Guinness doesn't have to be enjoyed merely by itself? You can do all sorts of things with this Irish beer, like mix specialty drinks, cook, and bake…
Crepes, like guys who go jogging without their shirts on, only exist to make us happy. They're there for us when our sweet tooth urges overpower our diet and when our PMS cravings send us autopiloting toward the nearest bakery and patisserie. And we never thought that crepes, in all their godlike perfection, could ever be improved upon until now.
Fortune cookies are fun little after-meal treats. It's always exciting cracking open revelations about our heart and souls as deemed fit by fortune tellers the Panda Express. Whether you believe in fortune cookies or not, they make very cute snacks and their shape can be transferred over to other realms of baking.
In this tutorial, learn how to make a deliciously perfect hot mocha latte. A mocha is essentially a cappuccino with chocolate in it, which gives it a sweeter taste and less need for sugar. If you are in the mood for one of these toasty treats, have a look at this video and learn exactly how to make one like a professional barista. If your hot chocolate could use an espresso kick this morning, tune in and start frothing..your mocha latte is only a couple of minutes away.
To make a mini croissant out of polymer clay, you will need the following: polymer clay (tan), pastels, a paintbrush, and oil paint. Roll the clay into a ball. Next, roll it out into a log. Twist the ends. Next, shape the clay into a crescent moon shape. Use a paintbrush to dust yellow pastel onto your croissant. Start with a muddy yellow color pastels. You may need to layer the colors to get the best shade.
In "How to Make Crepes", a video by Cayley Waldo, she describes one of the methods used at the Baker's Crust restaurant chain to create elegantly designed crepes. She starts by describing how to create the wrap to be used with the crepe as well as demonstrating the way to fold the crepe and also how the contents should be arranged. For the Example given, the crepe is filled with chocolate mousse and strawberries. The video then goes on to show ways that the plate can be decorated so to increa...
