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Individual Chocolate Nut Pies

Individual Chocolate Nut Pies

| September 23, 2011 | 1 Comment

The rich filling for these little pies is a mixture of bittersweet chocolate, corn syrup, eggs, and mixed nuts. Baked in a classic graham cracker crust in individual ramekins, they are easy and delicious.

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Crispy Tuiles a L’Orange

Crispy Tuiles a L’Orange

| September 19, 2011 | 4 Comments

Tuile means “tile,” and these cookies are shaped like curved roof tiles. Although tuiles are not usually flavored with orange zest, this is a nice variation.

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Quick Almond and Plum Cake

Quick Almond and Plum Cake

| September 19, 2011 | 5 Comments

It takes just a few seconds to mix the flour, sugar, and almonds for this fast food-processor cake, and then you blend in the remaining ingredients.

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Chocolate Mint Trufflettes

Chocolate Mint Trufflettes

| September 19, 2011 | 8 Comments

These small truffles are especially nice to box and give to friends over the holiday season. They keep well in the refrigerator and can also be frozen.

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Chocolate Soufflè Cake With Raspberry Sauce

Chocolate Soufflè Cake With Raspberry Sauce

| September 19, 2011 | 6 Comments

Fluffy and delicate, this light cake contains fewer egg yolks and less butter than is customary. Serve at room temperature, with or without the sauce.

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Chocolate Roll

Chocolate Roll

| September 19, 2011 | 0 Comments

Light, delicate, and tender, this chocolate roulade is made without flour and bakes very quickly. It is a bit fragile to roll, but the result is delectable.

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Macaroons

Macaroons

| September 19, 2011 | 0 Comments

Macaroons are always welcome at my house. They can be sandwiched together with 1 teaspoon of apricot jam in the middle.

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Choux á la Crème

Choux á la Crème

| September 18, 2011 | 9 Comments

Similar to ones my mother used to prepare, these cream puffs are filled with blackberry preserves and whipped cream and served on a simple but particularly flavorful chocolate sauce.

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Crystallized Puff Paste of Orange

Crystallized Puff Paste of Orange

| September 18, 2011 | 5 Comments

Caramelized puff pastry rounds are covered with pastry cream and orange segments and finished with a glaze.

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Chocolate Paris-Brest Cake

Chocolate Paris-Brest Cake

| September 18, 2011 | 3 Comments

Resembling a wheel, this French pastry is thought to have been created by a Parisian pastry chef to celebrate the famous bicycle race from Paris to Brest, in Brittany.

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