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How To: Make "dirt farmer" fudge
In this tutorial, we learn how to make "dirt farmer" fudge. Ingredients include: 6 c sugar, 1 1/3 c cocoa, 1/4 tsp salt, 3 c milk, 2 tsp vanilla, 1 stick butter, and peanut butter (optional). Now, grab a big saucepan and add in your cocoa, salt, and sugar. Mix the dry ingredients together really well, then add in the milk and put on the stove over medium heat. Stir constantly until it comes to a bubbling boil. From here, quit stirring and let it cook down a little bit. After this, add in the ...
How To: Make Your Own Twinkies and CupCakes (Now That Hostess Is Closed Down)
As a kid, I remember hearing the myth that Twinkies could last forever. The rumor was that they were made from chemical ingredients that caused the Twinkies to stay fresh and edible for years and years. Right along with the cockroach, Twinkies were supposed to be the only survivors of the nuclear holocaust that would destroy the entire world. As I got older, I realized the rumor wasn't true. Twinkies actually have a shelf life of just 25 days. And with the news that Hostess is going out of bu...
How To: Make a Chocolate Cake, Called Taraba?
Hi! All the cake lovers, welcome to my first post in the World of Dessert Recipes. I would like to contribute a recipe for the chocolate cake, called Taraba. The original recipe was made in Bosnia. It is one of my favorite cakes, very sweet, but does not contain fruit.
How To: Make Filipino-style leche flan
For the Caramel Ingredients: 1 cup of sugar (white)
How To: Make Filipino champorado (chocolate rice)
Champorado is a classic Filipino dessert. It is a chocolate rice porridge made with sticky or sweet rice and cocoa powder. The brown color comes from the cocoa. The ingredients are: sticky rice, water, sugar, vanilla extract and condensed milk. Boil the rice until it is fluffy and soft, then add the cocoa, sugar and vanilla. It is best when served in a bowl topped with the condensed milk. This video will show you how to cook champorado.
How To: Make Indian besan ladoo with Manjula
Craving authentic Indian food? Then tune into this cooking how-to video with Manjula. Follow along with this Indian cooking video lesson as Manjula shows you how to make besan ladoo. Besan ladoo are traditionally served as cookies in Indian households. Try making these cookies at home.
How To: Bake Banana Bread
Ingredients 1 cup flour
How To: Make pichi-pichi (Filipino dessert)
Ingredients 2 cups grated cassava
How To: Make glowing edible jello
Watch this how to video to learn how to make jello that glows! Its completely safe to eat, makes a great party treat and is super simple to make.
How To: Bake Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are always a crowd-pleaser, not to mention it's some of the easiest baking you can do.
How To: Make cake lollipops
In this tutorial, learn how to make deliciously spongey cake pops! This video will give you all of the tips and advice you need to roll up a collection of yummy lollipops that are made out of cake. So, instead of a huge sheet cake, why not offer pops at your next party?
How To: Make sprinkled chocolate cupcake pops
Unlike cupcakes, which magically disappear even before they are set down on the table, cake pops can be made in more abundance and are portion sized so everyone can try at least one before seconds are given out.
How To: Cook Czech plum cakes
Plum cake is a traditional Czech dessert. Follow along with this cooking how-to video to learn how to make a plum cake from scratch. Watch these two Czech girls as they show you how to prepare it. The ingredients you need for the cake are: butter, salt, milk, yeast, egg yolks, sugar, plums, and flour. Don't forget to glaze the baked bread with melted butter.
How To: Make Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
Can you handle it? I'm not entirely sure I can, but my taste buds are definitely curious. Soft, doughy chocolate chip cookies stuffed with Nabisco's sugary sweet Oreos. This joins the ranks with: deep-fried trick-or-treat candy, deep-fried butter, deep-fried cheesecake... you get the idea.
How To: Make homemade chocolate lollipop wedding favors
These chocolate lollipops make great party favors, you can make them for an upcoming wedding or party. Chocolate suckers are easy and fun to make. Watch this how to video and learn how to make homemade chocolate lollipop wedding favors.
How To: Bake a Chocolate Souffle Cake with Hubert Keller
Ingredients 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
How To: Make Chocolate Bourbon Fondue with Hubert Keller
There's nothing more fun than fondue for dessert, is there? Watch this video to see how to make Chocolate Bourbon Fondue, a warm and gooey, hands-on treat. It even has just a kick of espresso to help you avoid the post-dinner slumps. Now all you need is to find some fresh strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, and you'll be on your way to heaven in just a few bites!
How To: Make Pumpkin Pecan Pie with Hubert Keller
Perfect the making of Pecan Pie with this recipe. With both pecans and pumpkins, it's two holiday favorites in one that every Thanksgiving dinner table will certainly welcome. But then again, that's not to say it can't be enjoyed any day of the year!
How To: Make Ginger Cookies with Hubert Keller
These ginger cookies are known for their rich, strong flavor resulting from the combination of spices like cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom. If you are one of those people who prefers their cookies...well, uncooked...feel free to skip the last few steps. The dough might just be as good as its baked form.
How To: Make The Best Banana Bread
Ingredients 3-5 browned bananas
How To: Make Gourmet Raw Truffles
Raw Truffles - Chocolate Truffles & Crispy Peanut Butter Truffles
How To: Make Gluten-Free Macaroons
Things you'll need parchment paper
How To: Bake a simple birthday cake
This is a video that demonstrates how to make a homemade birthday cake. He uses a springform pan and brushes the entire inside with butter and dusts it with flour. He mixes flour and corn flour and puts them through a sieve. Using a mixer, he mixes eggs and then adds sugar, whisking it for about two minutes until it's light and airy. He adds flour and uses his bare hand to fold the flour into the batter. He pours the batter into the cake pan and puts it into the oven, along with another pan o...
How To: Make Delicious Stovetop Rice Pudding
You will need: 1/2 gallon milk
How To: Make Ghanaian Peanut Brittle
Make Ghanaian Nut Brittle with the Hairy Bikers In this video diary, the Hairy Bikers - David Myers & Simon King - will recreate one of Ghana’s little known secrets: Peanut Brittle.
How To: Clone a Banana with Jello
Mold making is pretty thrilling—the ability to replicate objects right down to every little crack and crevice seems like something only a machine would be able to do. But in many cases creating a replica from a mold is surprisingly simple. Found on Tasteologie, La Receta de la Felicidad presents a fun alternative to the classic Jello jiggler. For a Dada-esque dessert, try using a banana peel as your mold. As you can see below, it works quite well at capturing the natural texture of the banana.
How To: Make Cupcakes With a Candy Surprise Inside
Ingredients 2 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
News: DIY Pie on a Stick
Pie lollipops. The perfect snack. Forget settling on one slice, with the pie pop you can sample multiple flavors. Luxirare posted a beautifully photographed (somewhat) tutorial on how to make your own. Premade fillings, jarred like jam, enable you to make a wide variety in one batch. Check out the amazing photographs below; click through to Luxirare a few DIY text tips.
How To: Ikea Makes Beautiful (Not Quite HowTo) Cooking Videos
When images of a rumored Ikea cookbook surfaced through the blogger grapevine, foodie and graphic design fetishists alike grew ecstatic. The leaked images from the 140 page coffee-table baking book presented pristinely assembled, OCD patterns of ingredients and the resulting desserts for 30 classic Swedish baking recipes. Forsman & Bodenfors, the Swedish agency behind the project took a different approach to the typical organization of the standard baking cookbook.
How To: Make spooky sweet chocolate candle desserts for Halloween
During Halloween, party planning can get really hectic. Between baking and cooking party food to picking up plates and utensils at the store to putting up black and orange streamers, there's more than enough stuff to do to give you a panic attack.
News: Make Your Own Cadbury Creme Eggs
Has the famous Cadbury Creme Egg recipe finally been cracked? There's only one way to find out! One delicious, delicious way.
How To: Put together a rice pudding kit as a homemade gift
The perfect gift for the baker in your life! Get a Mason jar, and then layer the jar with all the different dry ingredients you use to bake up a delicious rice pudding. Decorate with ribbon, fabric, and then tie the recipe around the neck of the jar! Put together a rice pudding kit as a homemade gift.
How To: Make a holiday tree out of delicious frosted cupcakes
It's both a dessert and a centerpiece! For this recipe, you will need: 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 6 egg yolks, 6 eggw hites, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 3 cups cake flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 3/4 teaspoon baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1 cup sour cream, 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, 4-5 cups powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and food coloring. Make a holiday tree out of delicious frosted cupcakes.
How To: Bake a batch of traditional sticky buns
It's impossible to not fall in love with these sticky buns! You will need: 2 1/2 cups high gluten flour, 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, 1 1/2 package active dry yeast, 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, 1/2 cup cold water, 6 eggs, 11 ounces unsalted butter, 1 1/2 sticks of mor ebutter, 1 3/4 cups light brown sugar, 1/3 cup honey, 1/3 cup heavy cream, 1/3 cup water, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1 cup toasted pecan halves. Bake a batch of t...
How To: Bake some delicious mini blueberry cakes
Perfect for breakfast! This video shows you everything you need to be able to maek these delicious mini blueberry cakes (or muffins). Make sure that you get fresh, in season blueberries for the best results, and check often during baking.
How To: Make watermelon ice cream using liquid nitrogen
Bring a little science into your kitchen! For this recipe, you will need: 1/2 cup sugar, 340 grams watermelon juice, 6 grams Versawhip, 2.5 grams xanthan gum, whipped cream dispenser with nitrous oxide chargers, another 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup heavy cream, 3 egg yolks, 1 quart pureed watermelon, 8 cups liquid nitrogen and 2 cups cubed watermelon. Make watermelon ice cream using liquid nitrogen.
How To: Make a layered lemon and almond semifreddo cake
This only looks difficult - it's actually not too hard. And the end result is so worth it! For this recipe, you will need: 1 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup egg whites, 1 cup ground almonds, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 5 egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup of lemon juice and zest, 4 ounces butter, 3 eggs, 1 egg yolk, 1 1/3 cups heavy cream, 3/4 cup almond flour, 1/2 teaspoon bitter almond extract and 1 tablespoon of your favorite liqueur. Make a layered lemon and almond semifreddo cake.
How To: Make a traditional Pudding Chomeur, or Depression Pudding
This pudding won't make you sad, it's a recipe developed during the Great Depression. For this recipe, you will need: 2 eggs, 1 1/2 sticks of butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 1/4 cups flour, 2 cups heavy cream and 2 cups pure maple syrup. Make a traditional Pudding Chomeur, or Depression Pudding.
How To: Make a coconut chocolate dessert sushi roll
The perfect dessert for a Japanese dinner! For this recipe, you will need: 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, 1/2 cup corn syrup, 4 cups sugar, 15 cups shredded coconut, 2 pounds chocolate and 1 more quart heavy cream for the ganache. Make a coconut chocolate dessert sushi roll.
How To: Make dark chocolate ice cream with your home ice cream maker
You will need an ice cream maker for this recipe, but the recipe is very simple. All you will need is: 6 egg yolks, 1 cup of sugar, 4 cups of half and half and 16 ounces of 70% dark chocolate. Make dark chocolate ice cream with your home ice cream maker.