Another matcha (Japanese green tea) powder dessert ... Matcha panna cotta.


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This moist, thick, two layer bittersweet chocolate cake is filled and topped with tart raspberries, ganache and even more chocolate. The perfect cake for birthdays, afternoon tea, dessert...or a night at home, gorging on comfort food. All boxes ticked!


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Fluffy, rich chocolate cupcakes topped with real raspberry buttercream. The perfect way to celebrate the end of the northern winter!


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The thing about summer is that you’re never really in the mood for heavy, dense food. You want to feast on things which are light and colourful, and I think this tart is the perfect summer treat. It can be eaten in late in the morning with a cup of tea, during the afternoon when a vistor drops by, or after dinner, sitting outdoors in the warm ( Read more... )

I loved all of the tangy, sweet incarnations of processed fruit leather throughout elementary school: old school Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit Roll-Ups with shape cut-outs, Fruit-by-the-Foot. I’d unroll them from their thin plastic wrappers and stuff a huge hunk in my mouth, pick the sweet stickiness out of my teeth with my tongue for a few minutes, and ( Read more... )

 
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About a week ago, I finally got up the gumption to tell a sad story on Willow Bird Baking. At the end of November, I broke up with Mike, my boyfriend of 12 years. It took two months to finally write out the tale, but I found that after beginning the process of healing, it wasn't so hard to see our time together for what it was: a valuable ( Read more... )

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I made these petit fours for my sister's Secret Garden Surprise Party in June.

The cake flavors were delicious (raspberry glaze over a moist almond-flavored cake), but my poured fondant recipe stayed gloppy at best (and therefore too sweet over the cakes) -- and, um, that wasn't the exact color I was going for. Nevertheless, we enjoyed them! ( Read more... )