Posted by Cupcake Kelly on Sep 27, 2011 in Cookies | 9 comments
I whipped these up at about eleven o’clock at night after a batch of florentines went wrong! I wanted to bring some cookies with me when I went to see a friends new baby. I used the oatmeal cookie recipe from The Cookiepedia.
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Cocotte Baked Apples
Posted by Cupcake Kelly on May 28, 2011 in Other Desserts | 7 comments
I bought these cute mini cocotte dishes at a Le Creuset outlet in Arizona. I saw the cookbook dedicated to using the cocotte dish and the purple dishes next to it and before I knew it I was outside the store with my bag. Total impulse purchase and almost blackout shopping! I grabbed everything and paid before I could stop myself!
I made the baked apples for a quick dessert during the week that feeds two people. I’m coming around to fruit based desserts and this was divine. The apples really melt in your mouth.
I had a debate with myself about how to title this post. The name of these pots is also French for something else. So hopefully Google won’t lead the wrong people here (thanks to Helene for helping me translate).
These need to be served a few minutes after they come out of the oven. I topped mine with a scoop of ice cream but you could also use cream, custard or keep it simple and serve them naked. The book lists the ingredients in both metric and imperial.
Baked Cocotte Apples
adapted from Le Creuset Mini Cocotte Cookbook (serves 2)
Ingredients
2 Golden Delicious Apples
50g light brown sugar (I was out and used dark and it tasted great)
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (I like cinnamon so I made mine heaping)
50g unsalted butter cute into small cubes
100ml maple syrup
1. Preheat the oven to 180 C/350F. Lightly butter the cocotte dishes.
2. Wash the apples and cut the tops off (save them for later). Use an apple corer or knife to cut out the center of each apple. I also cut off a small piece of the core to “plug” the bottom.
3. Place one apple in each dish and place the dishes on a baking tray.
4. Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl.
5. Place one tablespoon of the sugar mixture into each hole.
6. Using half the butter cubes sprinkle the cubes around the apples (I placed one cube on top of each hole). Place the top back on the apple. Bake for 35 minutes (without the top of the cocotte dish).
7. While the apples are in the oven, melt the butter in a small saucepan and the remaining sugar mixture and maple syrup. Simmer until reduced by half.
8. When the apples are finished add a spoonful of the maple syrup mixture and serve! Place the cocotte on a small plate and advise recipient to be careful of the hot dish.
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Tennessee Food Round Up
Posted by Cupcake Kelly on Aug 31, 2010 in Travels | 4 comments
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This is a round up of all the weird, wacky and delicious things I ate and saw while I was in Tennessee (and the few interesting things in Aruba).
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Passion Fruit Cheesecake
Posted by Cupcake Kelly on Jul 3, 2010 in Cake, Cheesecake | 0 comments
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I decided that my friends 4th of July BBQ needed not just a layer cake but also a cheesecake. This is the first time I’ve made one and I was pretty impressed. It came out looking really pretty! It tasted very rich and fruity. I thought the cream cheese was a little strong. I might make a mascarpone version or a baked version to compare the flavor.
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Blueberry and Brown Sugar Whoopie Pies
Posted by Cupcake Kelly on Jun 16, 2010 in Whoopie Pies | 1 comment
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I was perusing the Martha Stewart website yesterday and thought these looked really good! I substituted the raspberries with blueberries. Once I had tasted one I felt that the lemon was a secondary ingredient to the brown sugar.
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