Marzipan Conversation Hearts

Classic Valentine's Day conversation hearts get made-over into elegant marzipan and chocolate treats. As Valentine's Day draws closer, I have to say I'm a little relieved to not be in the United States.  I've officially seen three Valentine's Day displays in shops, which I know is far fewer than I would see in the U.S.…

Chocolate-Orange Baumkuchen {Daring Kitchen}

The January 2014 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Francijn of "Koken in de Brouwerij". She challenged us all to bake layered cakes in the tradition of Baumkuchen (tree cake) and Schichttorte (layered cake). This past weekend we got our first real snowfall of the winter.  It started on Friday very lightly and just kept…

Marzipan-Stuffed Nutella Cookies

I got the inspiration from these from the Mozartkugeln you can buy in Salzburg--the kind in the silver wrapper with their wonderful combination of dark chocolate, hazelnut, and marzipan.  As I'm terrible at making up cookie and cake recipes completely from scratch, I went searching around to see if anyone else had tried it, and…

Mozartkugeln in Salzburg

I hope you aren't tired of reading about chocolate yet.  This past Saturday there were Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Brownies and the Saturday before that there were Nutella Swirl Blondies...You can never have too much chocolate, though, right?  Unless maybe you're a dog.  Or allergic. Today, rather than a recipe, I bring you another culinary…