Strawberry Cream Cake

Ingredients:
Cake

1 1/4 cups cake flour (5 ounces)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1 cup sugar (7 ounces)
5 large eggs (2 whole and 3 separated), room temperature
6 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted and cooled slightly
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Strawberry Filling

2 pounds fresh strawberries (medium or [...]

Blackberry and Apple Bread with a Streusel Topping Recipe

Tips to remember before making this bread.

Be sure to have the butter at room temperature so it can be easily incorporated into the dough.
This dough takes a little more time to rise than regular bread dough.
Once the dough has been made and placed in your pan, it is then topped with chunks of apple and [...]

Mac ‘N’ Cheese with Bacon and More Cheese

Ingredients:

Kosher salt
1 pound elbow macaroni
4 cups milk
2 or 3 sprigs thyme
4 cloves garlic, smashed and divided
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
5 1/2 cups shredded sharp white Cheddar
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
4 slices bacon, cut crosswise into thin strips
1 large [...]

Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

1 (8-ounce) brick cream cheese, room temperature
1 stick butter, at room temperature
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (18-ounce) box moist chocolate cake mix
Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth.Beat in the egg.Then beat in [...]

Strawberry Cheesecake Tart

Ingredients:
For the filling:

200g/7oz full fat cheese
397g/14oz can sweetened condensed milk
grated zest of 2 lemons and 8 tbsp juice
142ml/5fl oz carton double cream, whipped lightly
450g/1lb strawberries
icing sugar, for dusting

For the base:

100g/4oz butter, cut in small pieces
175g/6oz plain flour
25g/1oz pistachios, finely chopped
25g/1oz almonds, finely chopped
25g/1oz caster sugar
1 egg yolk
3-4tbsp cold water
1 egg white, [...]

Blue Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

INGREDIENTS:

6 strips bacon
12 large mushrooms
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
6 ounces cream cheese
6 ounces blue cheese
2/3 cup bread crumbs

DIRECTIONS:
Cook bacon strips in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy; drain on paper towels.While the bacon is cooking, remove stems from [...]

Upsidedown Hazelnut Banana Cake

Equipment:9-inch cake pan
Ingredients:

1/3 pound hazelnuts
1 cup sugar
8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick)
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup banana puree, from 1 or 2 bananas
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Hazelnut schmear, recipe follows
Whole bananas

Hazelnut Schmear:

3/4 cup butter
1/2 pound dark brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped toasted hazelnuts

Directions for schmear:

Melt the butter.Remove [...]