This is a capital-D Delicious show-stopper of a fancy schmancy special occasion cake. I made it for a Valentine's Day dessert for Mike. Turns out if you combine the best chocolate cake you’ve ever tasted, the best red velvet cake you’ve ever tasted, the best (amaretto!) cream cheese frosting you’ve ever tasted, and the best chocolate frosting you’ ( Read more... )

People will seriously swoon when you show up with these cake balls. SWOON, I tell you. Red velvet cake and cheesecake and chocolate?! They're supremely delicious. They're also, despite looking really fancy, surprisingly straightforward to make. That being said, cake balls and pops are always fiddly the first time you make them and they require a ( Read more... )

I'm a big fan of cramming two things I love together into one monumental dessert. In honor of Valentine's Day, I decided to do just that: I smooshed together (excuse the technical terminology) a rich, decadent cheesecake and a moist red velvet cake. These layers sit over a layer of ganache in an oreo crust, and the entire thing is decorated with ( Read more... )

So, I made these in anticipation of valentines day. Even though I'm currently unpartnered, and don't really buy into the whole commercialist bullshit, these gave me a chance to use my new heart cookie-cutter.


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Since my sweetheart and I are long distance, we preferred a quiet evening in together than dining out on Valentines day. I kept it simple: a starter of mushroom caps, first sauteed in butter, garlic and white wine, then stuffed with italian sausage and baked (he is allergic to cheese, and these were tasty without it). I followed this with a main ( Read more... )

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Last night my boyfriend and I had the vegetarian Valentine's option at the Melting Pot. It was so good (and, ahem, expensive) that I think I'll try to do fondue at home in the future.


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