February 2012

An Almond Joy Birthday Cake

February 17, 2012

This is a continuation post of the Almond Joy inspired treats. The brownies were just a side treat but here’s what I did for S’s birthday cake. It’s the richest, softest vanilla cake I’ve ever made. It’s four layers of cake with coconut almond filling, coconut fudge filling, and topped with ganache. I happened to have a can of [...]

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Almond Joy Brownies

February 15, 2012

As promised in my last post, I’ve brought to you a candy bar inspired recipe. Last week, was S’s birthday, so I started off with his favorite candy bar, Almond Joy, as inspiration. So the first recipe is for these lovely brownies. I was worried at first that the chocolate over powered the coconut flavor [...]

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Monday Musings: Candy Bar Inspirations

February 13, 2012

I’m always searching for inspiration. I probably spend more time than I should on places like Foodgawker and Pinterest. But sometimes great inspirations can come from things we’ve had again again, like candy bars! Last week, I wanted to make some desserts for S’s birthday so I thought about candy bars. Almond Joy is one [...]