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• French Yule Log -- Daring Bakers December 2008 Challenge

  This month's challenge is brought to us by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux . They have chosen a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand . If you recall, the DBers did a yule... Posted Dec 30 2008, 03:16 PM by Laura Rebecca's Kitchen Filed under: Grade: A, Desserts, Daring Bakers, Chocolate

• Chocolate Bread

  Photo source: NPR. My own pics TK. Almost a year ago, I came upon this recipe for Chocolate Bread. Why did it take me so long to bake it? God only knows. But I finally did, and it was worth the wait. While the final product is supposed to be have a "feathery... Posted Dec 05 2008, 01:07 PM by Laura Rebecca's Kitchen Filed under: Grade: A, Desserts, Snacks, Sides, Breads, Chocolate

• Chocolate Dipped Butter Cookies

  For my mom's birthday (which is today) I offered to bake her anything she liked. Always a butter cookie lover, she requested: A butter cookie that is partially dipped in chocolate. You know, like the old fashioned delicious cookies that bakeries used... Posted Aug 08 2008, 09:00 AM by Laura Rebecca's Kitchen Filed under: Desserts, Grade: A+, Cookies, Chocolate

• Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream: A Daring Baker Challenge

  There are a lot of steps in making the Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream -- the recipe is almost as long as the name -- but it wasn't an overly difficult cake to make. (Though getting a cake to look beautiful is difficult, and I need a lot more... Posted Jul 30 2008, 12:00 AM by Laura Rebecca's Kitchen Filed under: Grade: A, Desserts, Cakes, Daring Bakers, Chocolate

• Golden Cake with Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

  Two Sundays ago, Shane and I worked a shift on the Fellenz Family Farm as part of our obligation to the UUCC CSA . After nearly four hours of hoeing and transplanting, we'd worked up quite an appetite. Shane wanted a big breakfast -- eggs, sausage... Posted Jun 14 2008, 03:34 PM by Laura Rebecca's Kitchen Filed under: Grade: A, Desserts, Cakes, Chocolate

• White Chocolate Raspberry Opéra Cake: A Daring Bakers Challenge

  When Lis , Ivonne , Fran and Shea announced this month's Daring Baker Challenge -- an opera cake sans the traditional coffee and dark chocolate flavors -- I was apprehensive. What flavors should I use to make this my own? How many steps in this recipe... Posted May 28 2008, 12:01 AM by Laura Rebecca's Kitchen Filed under: Desserts, Cakes, Grade: A+, Daring Bakers, Chocolate

• Tate's Bake Shop Thin and Crisp Chocolate Chip Cookies

  Chocolate chip cookies with a their friend, Carmelized Pineapple Upside-down Cake . I'm posting this before heading off to the gym, the first day of a renewed effort to lose the last 15 -- scratch that, 13.4 pounds -- to reach my goal weight. I'm... Posted Mar 04 2008, 09:37 AM by Laura Rebecca's Kitchen Filed under: Grade: A, Desserts, Snacks, Cookies, Chocolate

• All-in-the-Pan Chewy Chocolate cake with Chocolate Butter icing

  Another day, another cake but from the same cookbook: In the Sweet Kitchen by Reagan Daley . Last week, we were invited to a "Thanksgiving dinner in February" at Carolyn's house. She provided the turkey (21 lbs!), mashed potatoes, mashed... Posted Feb 27 2008, 05:23 PM by Laura Rebecca's Kitchen Filed under: Desserts, Cakes, Grade: A-, Chocolate, Frosting