Grace's Sweet Life

Triple-Chocolate Fudge Brownies, Salted Caramel Semifreddo and Hot Chocolate Sauce

Grace — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:06:08 +0000

I’ve been waiting far too long to share this Salted Caramel Semifreddo recipe with you. Combining Italian parfait with Triple-Chocolate Fudge Brownies and Hot Chocolate Sauce? – Happiness meet gluttony! The marriage of sweet and salty doesn’t get any better

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Cornmeal-Almond Cake {Polenta Cake} with Mascarpone Cream and Berries

Grace — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:08:54 +0000

For me, the best part of baking is the magnificent and inviting aroma lingering throughout the house. And it’s not just the amazing aroma that escapes from the oven when baking a cake like this Polenta Cake but it’s also

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White Chocolate-Coconut Cake with Mango Curd and 7-Minute Frosting

Grace — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:00:55 +0000

I’ve wanted to make a Coconut Cake for some time now but I didn’t want to make the typical white cake or yellow cake for that matter. And I didn’t want to simply layer and decorate with frosting and shredded coconut.

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Mascarpone-Crème Caramel

Grace — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:48:48 +0000

For me, choosing a favourite among classic desserts like Crème Caramel is nearly impossible. Sort of like swimming upstream…in Jell-O! However, this Crème Caramel is definitely in my “extra special” category because I added mascarpone cheese in the flan giving it a silky

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Chocolate-Caramel Cookie Bars with Pecan Praline

Grace — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:25:14 +0000

I was craving one of my favourite dessert combinations, Sweet and Salty and I remembered these, Chocolate-Caramel Cookie Bars my friend Debra (Smith Bites) made a little while back. When Debra posted about them I recall wanting to run into the

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Mini Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cakes

Grace — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:31:39 +0000

I love to entertain and these mini Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cakes are the types of desserts I like to prepare for a cocktail party or a barbecue. I usually make a trio of mini desserts, including a cake option

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Connie’s Pagnottini Dolci {Italian Sweet Rolls}

Grace — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:54:17 +0000

My sister, Connie, brought me not one, not two, but three delicious Italian treats in the past week, Lasagna, Cicerchiata (Italian Honey Balls) and these amazing Sweet Rolls, Pagnottini. Connie met me at the fabric store on one of my endless

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Cappuccino-Fudge Cheesecake {Torta di Formaggio al Cappuccino}

Grace — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:41:35 +0000

Complete and utter indulgence, velvety and luscious Cappuccino-Fudge Cheesecake. When I spotted this cheesecake recipe at Bon Appétit I asked myself the same question I ask myself whenever I run across a dessert that literally has me smacking my lips and

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Sfoglia di Mele con Crema Pasticcera {Puff Pastry Apple Tart with Pastry Cream}

Grace — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:04:25 +0000

I know I went on record a few months ago saying, “I hate store-bought Puff Pastry!” but I’m happy to say I’ve finally made my peace with it. I’ve made a new best friend in the grocery freezer aisle, it

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Crema Fritta alla Veneziana {Venetian Style Fried Cream}

Grace — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:07:39 +0000

Crema Fritta alla Veneziana, Venetian Style Fried Cream, traditional street food enjoyed throughout Veneto, Italy, is going to knock your socks off! Fried desserts (in my opinion) are the ultimate indulgence (or is chocolate? hmm…) and this one is absolutely

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