When thinking of fancy desserts, sachertorte is definitely something that comes to mind. And it’s surprisingly simple: chocolate cake with apricot filling and a chocolate glaze on top.
Plus, the results are fantastic.
Recipe
Sadly, no recipe link because it came from my baking textbook.
Modifications
None
Rating
Not sure, as I forgot to ask people and I didn’t eat it myself. Tentative guesses put it at 3.5 stars out of 5.
Categories: cake · chocolate
Tagged: apricot, chocolate, sachertorte, torte, TWiB
In the quest for something that I’ve never baked before, we came across biscotti. I’m not a fan of it personally, but I thought I’d give it a try. Sadly, we were all underwhelmed. Way too dry (of course) and just no interesting flavor. Hazelnuts and chocolate are usually a good combination, but they just didn’t do enough for the generic biscotti. Maybe someone who actually likes biscotti would find this recipe appetizing.
Recipe
Cappuccino Biscotti
Modifications
None
Result
1 star out of 5
Categories: bread · chocolate
Tagged: biscotti, cappuccino, chocolate, hazelnuts, TWiB
Sadly, I didn’t end up with a picture because we ate them too fast!
Recipe
Cheddar Cheese Scones
Modifications
Added more basil, which was a mistake
Formed into 10 balls and baked in a pie dish
Result
3.5 stars out of 5
For Next Time
Use 2 cups cheese (a whole bag of shredded) instead of 1 1/2 cups
For a semi New Year’s resolution, I’m going to make a new baked good every week. I’ve got so many recipes that I want to try out, so this is my chance. Each week I’m going to pick a new recipe, whether it be a cake, cookies, pie, or other dessert and try it out. I will feed it to friends and family, get their feedback, and hopefully improve my baking skills and techniques. It’ll be a great learning experience and we get to eat tasty food!
For week #1, I chose to make this apple coffee cake (sans sauce).
The ingredients are easy to pick up, the steps are easy to follow. It makes the kitchen smell wonderful! My testers (GiR and MB) gave it 3 stars out of 5. MB recommended perhaps adding more spices, such as nutmeg. GiR brought the leftovers into work the next day, and I’ve already got an order to make one! Sounds like a success to me.
Categories: cake · fruit
Tagged: Apple, baking, coffee cake, TWiB
