Hot Dessert Recipes How-Tos

How To: Make pichi-pichi (Filipino dessert)
Ingredients 2 cups grated cassava

How To: Make Gordon Ramsay's pain perdu with peaches
Watch as Gordon Ramsay comes into your kitchen to show you how to cook like pro. He shows you how to prepare pain perdu with caramelized peaches and a raspberry coolie. Because this dish is a lot like French toast it makes it perfect for breakfast. Make Gordon Ramsay's pain perdu with peaches.

How To: Make a banana caramel mousse cake
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a banana caramel mousse cake. Start to make a light meringue that tastes like banana. Layer this down on top of a layer of caramel, and then let it cool and get cold. After this, bake it in the oven and turn it over. When you are done with this, peel off the paper from the bottom off the cake. Next, make your caramel filling by heating caramel up and adding fresh gelatin and cream to it. Next, add in butter to the mixture and allow it to get thick. Let t...

How To: Make cotton candy using a cotton candy machine
In this video, we learn how to make cotton candy with a cotton candy machine. You will need: cotton candy machine, cone, and flavored sugar. A Gold Medal Mega Breeze cotton candy machine will work best for this recipe. First, add in your sugar to the middle of the cotton candy machine and twist the spinner head to get the sugar evenly in the head. Next, turn on the motor switch and turn on the heat switch. Grab your cotton candy cone and catch the cotton candy with the cone as it comes out of...

How To: Make a Bicycle Ice Cream Maker
All you need is salt, ice, milk, sugar, and a bicycle to make ice cream in 10 minutes. The ice cream maker is mounted onto your bike. As you pedal, it churns the ice cream. After ten minutes, delicious ice cream is created from your pedal power. Pedal-powered deliciousness!

How To: Make a soufflé à la Cognac dessert
Looking for a fancy dessert for tonight? Then try this recipe, it is a specialty from the Cognac region in southwest France. This Souffle a la Cognac is sure to be a hit.

How To: Bake raspberry yogurt kuchen (German cake)
A raspberry yogurt kuchen is a German type of cake that is a healthier alternative to a lot of the junk food out there. This dessert is incredibly delicious. Kuchen is a cheesecake like dessert that is very simple to make and smells so good while it bakes you will make your neighbors jealous!

How To: Make a Filipino ensaymada (sweet butter & sugar bread)
Dissolve yeast and 1 1/2 teaspoonful of white sugar in lukewarm water. Mix until bubbly then set aside.

How To: Make marzipan flowers
This video illustrate us how to make make marzipan flowers. Here are the following steps: Step 1: First of all take the almond paste and mix it with corn syrup.

How To: Make a Japanese-style banana cream pie
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to a banana cream pie. Begin by making the custard cream filling. To make the filling, users will need 1/3 cup of all purpose flour, 1/3 cup of granulated sugar and 1/3 tsp of salt. Mix the mixture well and then sift it. Now slowly stir in 1 1/3 cup of milk and heat the mixture until it thickens. Now turn down the heat and set the mixture aside. Peel and slice 2-3 bananas. Add 2 egg yolks into the mixture and stir well. Heat the mixture until it boils...

How To: Make an Indian style bread pudding
To make Indian style bread pudding, you will start with warm milk. Add two tablespoons of butter to the milk. Then, you will take some powdered mustard and mix with a small amount of the warm milk and butter mixture until dissolved. Pour the powder mixture into the warm milk. In another bowl, break 3 eggs. Add a pinch of cinnamon, some vanilla and sugar. Mix ingredients until well blended. Pour the milk into the egg mixture and stir well. Place small square pieces of bread into the bottom of ...

How To: Arnold Palmer Cupcakes-Food Network
Paula bakes a batch of lemon and tea infused Arnold Palmer cupcakes. Arnold Palmer cupcakes are a great way to spruce up cupcakes. This cooking how-to video is part of Paula's Best Dishes show hosted by Paula Deen. What happens when America's favorite southern cook opens up her kitchen to family, friends, viewers and the best home cooks in the country? It's anyone's guess! Paula Deen is cooking up something new as she rescues viewer recipes, shares stories and traditions with friends and stra...

How To: Get cookies onto sticks after they've been baked
Usually there's no going back after you've baked something. Did your chocolate souffle come out bad because you didnt add enough sugar? Too bad, because you can't remix the results and then bake it again.

How To: Make hot chocolate souffle with Gordon Ramsay
Watch as Gordon Ramsay comes into your kitchen to teach you to cook like pro. Tonight he shows you how to make a decadent hot chocolate souffle. Make hot chocolate souffle with Gordon Ramsay.

How To: Make chocolate rice krispies treats
In this tutorial, we learn how to make chocolate Rice Krispies treats. First, you will need 1 stick of butter, 12 oz package large marshmallows, 6 c Rice Krispies cereal, microwave safe bowl, and nonstick pan. Now place your butter and your marshmallows in the bowl and microwave for one minute. Then, use a spoon to mix together the mixture and place in the microwave again if it isn't melted, two more minutes should be perfect. After this, spray non-stick spray on the pan and then mix the mars...

How To: Prevent cakes from sticking to the baking tin
In this video, we learn tips on how to prevent cakes from sticking to a baking tin. The best way to do this is to butter up a piece of bread and rub it onto the entire baking tin. Make sure you get both the sides and the bottom of it. If you want to be healthy, use margarine instead of butter so you won't get the extra calories. This is a great way to grease your baking tin and won't lead to cakes that stick on them and won't come off. This avoids messes and makes for terrific cakes that are ...

How To: Make Pakistani zarda rice (dessert)
Ingredients: 4 cups uncooked white rice

How To: Make Delicious Stovetop Rice Pudding
You will need: 1/2 gallon milk

How To: Make holiday hershey's kiss chocolate mice cookies
Your mice (not to mention little ones with a sugar craving) will be stirring the night before Christmas with these irresistable mouse cookies made from oreo cookies, hershey's kisses, maraschino cherries, and a bunch of other chocolatey goodies.

How To: Make a carrot cake from scratch with a bread maker
Interested in using a bread maker to make a healthy carrot cake? It's easier than you'd think. So easy, in fact, that this free video cooking lesson can present a complete overview of the cooking process in about five minutes. For more information, including the full recipe, and to get started making your own carrot cake, watch this culinary guide.

How to Make British Food: Yorkshire Pudding
Elaine Lemm demonstrates how to make the traditional British dish, yorkshire pudding. This video recipe goes through all the necessary steps for preparing yorkshire pudding.

How To: Rub butter into flour using a mixer
This video demonstrates how to rub butter into flour using a mixer. This is a must-see for pastry chefs and cooking enthusiasts.

How To: Open a Hershey's Kiss the Right Way
In this video and food hack tutorial, you will learn how to open a Hershey's Kiss The Right Way . The correct way to open Hershey's kisses is probably not what you think.

How To: Use baking strips to make better cakes
This video shows you how to use baking strips to make a better cake. Use caution when using baking strips and watch your oven carefully.

How To: Make an edible Jell-O human brain for Halloween
Interested in making an edible Jell-O brain? With the right tools and proper ingredients, it's easier than you'd think. So easy, in fact, that this free video cooking lesson can present a complete overview of the process in about four minutes. For more information, including the full recipe, and to get started making your own hello brains, watch this video guide.

How To: Serve a traditional French crepe
In "How to Make Crepes", a video by Cayley Waldo, she describes one of the methods used at the Baker's Crust restaurant chain to create elegantly designed crepes. She starts by describing how to create the wrap to be used with the crepe as well as demonstrating the way to fold the crepe and also how the contents should be arranged. For the Example given, the crepe is filled with chocolate mousse and strawberries. The video then goes on to show ways that the plate can be decorated so to increa...

How To: Make an emperor's crumbs Austrian dessert (aka császármorzsa / kaiserschmarrn)
In the mood for a tasty dessert? This Austrian dessert should do the trick, plus it's super easy to make! It's one of Central Europe's favorite sweets. It's Austrian-German name of kaiserschmarrn, translates to "emperor mishmash," but it's usually called simply emperor's crumbs. In Hungary, it's referred to as császármorzsa, or sometimes just smarni.

How To: Make a Filipino-style custard cake
In this episode of Panlasang Pinoy, we are taken through the steps of how to make custard cake. The episode provides a shopping list of ingredients that are easy to find at any grocery store. Each step of the baking process is covered from mixing the ingredients and preparing the 9x13 pan to baking the cake. For an easy to follow recipe and guide to making fresh Filipino-style custard cake, follow the steps in this video.

How To: Make souffle with Hell's Kitchen Gordon Ramsay
Watch as Gordon Ramsay comes into your kitchen to show you how to cook like pro. Tonight he simplifies the the process of making a souffle by demonstrating how to make a passion fruit and banana souffle. Make souffle with Hell's Kitchen Gordon Ramsay.

How To: Make brown sugar cocoa fudge icing
In this video, we learn how to make brown sugar cocoa fudge icing. You will need: 2 c brown sugar, 1 stick butter, 4 tbsp cocoa, 4 tbsp milk, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and 1 tsp baking soda. To start, mix all the ingredients except the baking soda in a saucepan and mix until well combined. Bring to a boil for one minute then remove from the heat. Add in the baking soda and then beat until the icing is thick. After this, let it cool of and then use it for your cakes or cupcakes! You can also heat...

How To: Make Filipino biko dessert
Grate the coconut meat and squeeze out milk from 2 coconuts. Save 3/4 cup of the first milk squeezed out (1st extraction) for topping. Dilute the rest of the coconut milk to make 3 1/2 cups. You can use 1 can (12 ounces) frozen coconut milk, saving 3/4 cup of the thick milk for topping and diluting the rest with water to make 3 1/2 cups.

How To: Make Pakistani suji halwa (desser)
Ingredients: 1 cup Sooji (semolina)

How To: Make standard rice pudding without eggs or custard
In order to prepare Rice Pudding without Eggs or Custard, you will need the following ingredients: 1 liter of milk, 1 lemon rind, 1 cup of pudding rice, 1 cup of caster sugar, and rose water (or other flavorings).

How To: Make creme fraiche custard brioche tart
Chef Nancy Silverton demonstrates how to make creme fraiche custard brioche tart. Silverton fills buttery brioche dough with crème fraiche custard, beginning the creation of her tart. Silverton makes a sabayon and finishes assembling her crème fraiche brioche tart. Make creme fraiche custard brioche tart.

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 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.

How To: Make no bake honey nut clusters as a delicious and healthy dessert
These are so good - they are a delicious snack, but you can serve them as a dessert as well. You will need: honey, peanut butter (crunchy or creamy as you wish), graham cracker crumbs, milk (dry or wet) and shredded coconut.

How To: Garnish a cheesecake for the holidays
The holidays require a little bit of extra festivity. You can dress up a plain vanilla cheesecake with a cranberry orange topping. You will need some cranberry preserves, dried cranberries and a thick sliced orange to complete this lovely garnish.

How To: Make A Banana And Mars Bar Cake
Banana bread has always been a favourite treat whether it was fresh from nanna's oven or from the local bakery. The addition of Mars Bars or another one of your favourite chocolate bars can be a great addition for the kids as long as they eat their vegetables first.

How To: Make chocolate ganache cupcakes with Ina Garten
Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, shows how to make her chocolate ganache cupcakes. Put the butter and sugar into the mixer and mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each. Next comes the “secret ingredient”, a can of chocolate syrup, then some vanilla, and finally the flour. Mix it well but don’t overbeat or the cake will be tough. Fill the muffin pans using an ice cream scoop, and bake at 325 for 25 to 30 minutes.