Canelés and the Quest for the Perfect Pastry

 

Canelés are an amazing French pastry. I’ve been obsessed with learning to make them perfectly for over a year now. You can see an example from last May in the final course of my Mother’s day dinner. Allegedly, they were originally created by the nuns of the convent of Annonciades, in Bordeaux, [...]

Amazingly Moist Chocolate Cake and the Case of the Impossible Frosting

Years ago my family started making this cake as dessert on St. Patrick’s day. It’s one of the moistest, densest chocolate cake recipes that I know of. It isn’t very sweet but is moist and amazing. The secret is the use of mayonnaise in the place of oil and eggs. It may sound odd, [...]