- makes about 3 cups dry mix - Adapted from Alton Brown. Ingredients 1 cup confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/4 cups nonfat dry milk powder 1 teaspoon cornstarch 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or 1/4 teaspoon...
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[Flickr: hfb] I'm a big fan of Halloween, in part because it's the one holiday where decorating chocolate treats with fake bugs is socially acceptable. (Just try making gummy worm brownies for Thanksgiving and you'll see what I mean.)...
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[Photo: The Pioneer Woman] "Please make this cake today. I don't want you to live another day without it." With an endorsement like that there was no way that I wasn't going to try The Pioneer Woman's Chocolate Sheet...
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[Photographs: Melody Kramer] Making bowls out of chocolate and balloons may not pave the way for your own reality show, but they will certainly grab your guests' attention. Water balloons, in particular, are the perfect size for dipping into...
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Ingredients 12 ounces dark chocolate 1 cup dried cranberries 1 teaspoon orange zest 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) Procedure 1. Cover cookie sheet (13x9) with wax paper and spray lightly with cooking spray 2. Melt 12 ounces of dark chocolate...
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White chocolate gets a bad rap. There's that whole "white chocolate isn't even chocolate" school of thought, which ensures that it doesn't even get a fraction of the respect that milk and dark varieties warrant. When was the last time...
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The Adult Brownie from the Bay Area-based supermarket chain Andronico's doesn't contain alcohol, tobacco, or any other "adult" ingredients. It's just a super dense, fudgy chocolate brick spiked with sea salt and coffee. And it's incredibly addictive.
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Note: Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy) is a good pal of Serious Eats and an all-around super cool gal. Every Monday she will be chiming in with a delicious dessert recipe. Ah, Labor Day, that last hurrah of the outdoor eating...
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"A grown-up version of the childhood classic." [Flickr: FotoosVanRobin] I suppose it wouldn't be right for an entire week of tiny desserts from Carole Bloom's Bite-Size Desserts to pass without including at least one cupcake recipe. Sure, they might be...
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When I was 16-years-old I had a giant crush on this guy who was a few years older than me and pretty much perfect in my young punk rock-obsessed mind. When Valentine's Day rolled around I decided that the best...
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