Ladle this hot fudge sauce over a dish of simple ice cream and you will have an unforgettable experience. It is thick, shiny, sweet, but not too sweet, and has that chewy texture that becomes accentuated when it hits the cold ice cream. It is thick, barely flowing, sinuous chocolate heaven. Print Hot Fudge Sauce […]
About Dede Wilson
Dede is the founder of Bakepedia. She was a Contributing Editor to Bon Appétit magazine for 15 years and the author of 14 books including the best-selling A Baker’s Field Guide to Christmas Cookies, The Wedding Cake Book, Wedding Cakes You Can Make, and Cake Balls. She was a Special Contributor to TheDailyMeal.com, the fastest growing food site on the web, where she specializes in holiday dessert content. Dede hosted two nationally syndicated public television series, has presented food segments on national television shows such as TODAY and Dr. Oz and has appeared on CNN, Food Network, HGTV, FOX News, The Weather Channel and the Discovery Channel. She has worked professionally for more than 30 years as a restaurant chef, bakery owner, caterer, recipe developer, radio talk-show host, frequent television guest, and corporate spokesperson for companies such as KitchenAid, Reynold’s Wrap and Driscoll’s.Author Archive | Dede Wilson
Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles
This chocolate truffles recipe features deep, dark chocolate ganache centers dipped in a thin outer shell of bittersweet chocolate. Your choice of chocolate will greatly affect the outcome of these truffles, not only in taste but in texture as well. Particularly for the outer coating, we recommend that you use a couverture chocolate, which is […]
Raspberry Rose Ombré Cake
Dede was asked by Driscoll’s to develop a show-stopping pink dessert in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in 2012. With ombré cakes and rosebud frosting designs being all the rage on Pinterest, this raspberry cake was her result. It’s what we consider a baking “project;” the type of dessert that takes some planning, offers […]
Lemon Raspberry Cake
This lemon raspberry cake has a nice balance between tender yellow cake, rich Italian meringue buttercream, silky lemon curd and fresh raspberries. It is as colorful as it is pretty. While there are several components, they can all be be ahead to a certain degree, so take advantage (check individual recipes). As with any cake […]
Espresso Black Bottom Pie in Chocolate Chip Cookie Crust
Sometimes you want comfort food for dessert and black bottom pie is a classic in this genre – something familiar and soothing, simple and satisfying. Consider it a stepped-up version of a classic custard pie with the black bottom being the chocolate pudding that makes up the bulk of the pie. It cuts beautifully with […]
Greek Yogurt Banana Cupcakes with Yogurt Ganache
If you have looked at the yogurt section of your dairy case lately, you know that Greek yogurt is huge! Makes sense though, because it is rich, creamy, is available in nonfat, and is quite versatile. Top a baked potato, or use in lieu of sour cream in baking as we did here with our […]
Cranberry Orange Quick Bread
We should have called this Double Cranberry Orange Bread due to the fact that both primary flavors come in two forms: fresh and dried cranberries and orange juice as well as orange zest. It is fabulously moist and lasts for days (yeah, as if!) It is also very pretty and has an incredible aroma while […]
Coffee Toffee Crunch Cookies
If you like coffee Heath Bar ice cream, you’re gonna love these toffee cookies. They aren’t the prettiest ones around – the edges can be a bit jagged – but they are rich and buttery, crumbly and satisfying, filled with coffee flavor in the dough, which is packed with nuggets of Heath Bars and semisweet […]
Blueberry Brown Sugar Almond Crumb Cake
These blueberry brown sugar almond crumb cakes are like a very elegant muffin and they deserve an elegant wrapper. We like using either the tulip papers you see in the photo from King Arthur Flour for these individual breakfast cakes. The crumb cake is a very rich sour cream-cardamom batter with pockets of fresh, juicy blueberries, […]
Lemon Lime Granita
A granita is an icy, slushy treat. It’s sort of like an Italian ice that you fluff up with a fork into crystalline crystals and then you get it into your mouth as soon as possible – it melts quickly! It is also made quite quickly and you do not need an ice cream machine, […]
Boozy Raisin Pecan Butterscotch Sauce
This sauce puts the “Scotch” back in butterscotch and also includes toasted pecans and two kinds of raisins. It adds contrast in both temperature and texture to a simple dish of ice cream. It keeps very well and makes a great host/hostess gift during the holidays. If they are really good friends, give them a […]
Pumpkin Ice Cream
Dede lives in the Pioneer Valley and Herrell’s Ice Cream is nearby in Northampton, MA. They have rotating seasonal flavors and pumpkin ice cream is one of them – it is fantastic. Problem is, of course, that they don’t always stock it. Even during the colder months, it’s catch as catch can. Now none of us have […]
Sugar Cookies
Everyone needs a basic recipe for sugar cookies – sometimes referred to as rolled or cut-out sugar cookies. This is a basic dough, not too sweet, but sweet enough, buttery and handles easily. Make sure to chill the dough as recommended to retain your cookie’s shape. Print Sugar Cookies Author: Bakepedia Makes: Makes about 60 two to […]
Cocoa-Dusted Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles
When making any truffles you should use the very best chocolate you can find and afford. Take a close look and you will see that this chocolate truffles recipe is really made from two ingredients: chocolate and cream (the cocoa is an embellishment). It stands to reason that the flavor and quality of both ingredients […]
Sour Cream Chocolate Frosting
You will be amazed at how two ingredients come together in such a luscious way in this sour cream chocolate frosting recipe. This is very rich, chocolatey and decadent. And, by the way, extremely easy. Note that different chocolates will affect the thickness of the final frosting. Have a little extra sour cream on hand […]
Nonfat Greek Yogurt Ganache Frosting
Our Sour Cream Chocolate Frosting has been a staple, and for good reason. Two ingredients yield an amazing result that surprises us with its deliciousness every time. One day we had run out of sour cream, but had plain nonfat Greek yogurt in the fridge. Would it work? We thought it would, but were wary that the […]
Banana Bread with Toffee Bits and Chocolate Chips
Our basic banana bread recipe is a go-to favorite of ours and was ripe for experimentation. The flavors of toffee and chocolate harmonize beautifully with banana, so this variation practically invented itself. While we consider the walnuts optional in our basic rendition, they temper the sweetness added by the toffee bits and mini chips, so […]
Almond Buttercrunch Toffee
Testing this buttercrunch toffee recipe was a nightmare – for our waistlines! It is easier than it looks (so you won’t be expending many calories) and then it beckons to be eaten. The crunchy texture of the center, with its extra-deep toffee flavor based on brown sugar, combined with the dark chocolate and sliced toasted-almond […]
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