After making this dang-easy mango panna cotta, I realized that we (quite unintentionally) have NO OTHER mango recipes!! Which is something that I’m going to need to remedy pronto because we’re both big fans of the creamy, bright, sultry depth of this orange fruit. It happens to pair very well with custardy treats like this elegant and deceptively simple panna cotta too, so I’m at least glad we have this first stab at a mango creation. Props to Kendra for cutting all the mango halves into little hedgehogs (probably a better name for them but hey it’s cute) for the photo shoot – especially because it meant that I got…
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Gluten Free Tiramisu Layer Cake
This may be the weightiest cake I’ve ever made. It all started with a birthday cake request – always the best ones because it usually means something unique – since we all want something special for our special days – not a plain white or chocolate cake, no simple layers of simple buttercream, no repeat flavors or styles. That’s why I LOVE birthday cakes. This one was no exception. The one flavor note I got for the order was tiramisu, but of course we wanted to go in the classic layer cake direction so those perfect Italian flavors were spun into a four-layer, 9-inch cake with the most frostings, fillings,…
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Gluten Free Cookies n’ Cream Cupcakes
Anyone else remember the scene from Lindsay Lohan’s “Parent Trap” when one of the double-Lindsays says she loves Oreos and peanut butter? I just realized that, after 15+ years of thinking about this seemingly-brilliant choco-pb combination, I STILL have not tried it…so these gluten free cookies and cream cupcakes are a half-way point. For those of you chocolate + peanut butter lovers – check out our other heavy duty Reeses-inspired cupcakes here. Cookies and cream has been a saving grace in the gluten free ice cream world since I can remember (so has peanut butter and chocolate but hey). When I was first diagnosed, I was also lactose intolerant (a…
