Valentine’s Day Noms!

I finally got some time to post about the treats I made for Valentine’s Day. It began with two types of brownies: first, some square shapes brownies, with chocolate–espresso ganache, and the second are über moist heart shaped brownies. Next, I put on my chocolatier hat for the first time to make very simple chipotle-sea salt chocolates. The only molds I had were hearts and plus signs! I also made yummy heart–shaped sugar cookies. I frosted some, and used sugar crystals on others. I completed the day with homemade oreos, which were fun and easy to make.

Brownies with Chocolate–Espresso Ganache

Heart Brownies

Chipotle-Sea Salt Chocolates

Heart Shaped Sugar Cookies

Homemade Oreos

Christmas Desserts!

Home for the holidays and it’s time to bake and eat!!! For Christmas Eve dinner, there was plenty of delicious noms. I helped my father a bit with some crème brûlée!

Crème Brûlée

We also had two Brazilian desserts, torta de bolacha (a sort of Brazlian tiramisu) and bolinho de aipim (tapioca cake?).My aunt brought Jesus’s birthday cake, complete with a baby Jesus!!!

Christmas Desserts

Jesus Cake!!

Today, I made some gluten-free, sugar-free chocolate chip cookies (recipe thanks to Babycakes NYC cookbook). I then made them into chipwiches with vanilla frosting.

Gluten/Sugar Free chocolate chip cookies

Chipwiches!

Chocolate Macarons and Quiche (+ 1)

I made chocolate macarons for my French class tomorrow! The first batch was a wtf!disaster. D: But the second batch came out great! I also made quiche in between the two batches (also for French class). From bits and pieces I’ve been munching on, it seems like it’ll taste good? I won’t know until tomorrow though.

I tried making Panda Bread last…Sunday? It didn’t turn out too great though. I threw them out. My heart broke a little.

failed macaron

burger macaron

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failed panda bread