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Raspberry Hand Pies {Guest Post from Krissy’s Creations}

June 15, 2012 By 6 Comments
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Hi friends! Today I have my friend Krissy sharing her raspberry hand pies – enjoy!

Hello BigFatBaker Readers!  I’m Krissy over from Krissy’s Creations food blog where I blog about my passion for baking and cooking and share fun, creative, and homemade recipes.  I am so honored to be Guest Posting for Erin!

I first met Erin when we started developing our Milk Bar Mondays.  But even before that moment I knew about BigFatBaker.  I actually visited it frequently and made many of Erin’s recipes. Her recipes are always delicious and a huge hit with my family and friends!

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I wanted to bake up something special for you and Erin so I made these Raspberry Hand Pies.  They are individual, hand-held, mini pies, filled with fresh raspberries and raspberry preserves.

They are made with my favorite, homemade pie crust recipe.  It’s flaky, buttery, and holds together perfectly.

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These hand pies are a great alternative to making a full pie.  You don’t have to worry about slicing and serving the pie, and people love being able to have their own little hand-held pie.

Thank you SO much Erin for having me today!  I hope you all enjoy my Raspberry Hand Pies!

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Vegan Rocky Road Cake {Guest Post from Gormandize with A-dizzle & K-bobo}

June 13, 2012 By 4 Comments
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Hello everyone! Today I have my friend Keely of Gormandize with A-dizzle & K-bobo – enjoy!

I’ve been blogging for exactly one year this month. It’s been a great experience thus far and I’m learning loads as I go.

Like most bloggers I started off with some recipes which had really dodgy photos and this vague idea that maybe my blog could be awesomely successful without me putting that much effort into it.

More than a hundred recipes, a new camera and hours of work later, I’ve managed to build my blog into something that I’m really happy with and proud of.

But the best thing I discovered about blogging was the unexpected friendships that sprung out of it with other bloggers.

It has been wonderful to connect with other food lovers all over the world and have fun exploring food with your new friends. One such friend I have been happy to make is Erin from BigFatBaker, and I was very happy when she asked me to write a guest post for her.

cake Vegan Rocky Road Cake {Guest Post from Gormandize with A dizzle & K bobo}

This cake is one that I made for my mother’s birthday recently, and it was a creation I just had always wanted to try. You may notice that my rocky road contains absolutely no marshmallows. There are two main reasons for this:

  1. Marshmallow are a cheap way to fill out rocky road so that you don’t have to put in so much of the decadent and luscious ingredients
  2. Marshmallows are made from gelatine – which is made from boiling up all the skin, crushed bones, connective tissues, organs and sometimes intestines of slaughtered animals. Now, I’m a vegan, but that aside, I don’t know who would really want to put that in their bodies!

One other quick thing before getting to the delicious point! If you wanted to make this cake even better I would recommend doubling the quantity of the rocky road topping and using it as the filling in the layer cake as well – just to make it extra rocky! [Read more...]

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Green Chile and Apple Cobbler {Guest Post from Juanita’s Cocina}

June 9, 2012 By 7 Comments
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Hello everyone! Today I have Jen from Juanita’s Cocina – enjoy!

Hi! I’m Jen from Juanita’s Cocina! I was so excited when Erin asked if I would do a guest post on her blog while she went on vacation! Since I can’t go with her, I figure this is probably the next best thing…since I get to eat all of the sweets I make for “her”!

Erin is one of the first bloggers I began following when I started blogging 5 months ago. I think she’s an amazing and inspiring baker, but beyond that, she is super sweet. And she just so happens to be the hostess with the mostest of my favorite blog group, The Holiday Recipe Club. How can you not adore someone who uses every holiday as an excuse to make delicious food? You can’t!

I couldn’t make just any ‘ol thing for Erin. It had to be something delicious, different, and drool-worthy.

When I began searching through all of the desserts I’ve been wanting to try, this recipe for Green Chile and Apple Cobbler from The Homesick Texan kept catching my eye. Green chiles in dessert? How could I not try it?

BFB8 Green Chile and Apple Cobbler {Guest Post from Juanitas Cocina}

I am so glad I listened to my hungry gut. Because this is one of the most amazing desserts I’ve made in…well, in just about forever. The chiles bring a great smokiness to an otherwise boring apple cobbler. There’s just a *hint* of spice, which compliments the mild sweetness of this cobbler perfectly.

I hope you’re as excited about this dish as I was when I first saw it. Of course, I was downright amazed once I tasted it.

I swore up and down that I’d send some of the extra to Erin, but oops. We polished this off pretty quick. She’s on vacation anyways, so hopefully she’s having a good enough time that she won’t even know… [Read more...]

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Dulce de Leche Coconut Tart {Holiday Recipe Club 5/5}

May 5, 2012 By 22 Comments
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Today is another one of my favorite holidays. Why, you ask?

Well who doesn’t like to eat copious amounts of guacamole and drink too many margaritas?

For this Holiday Recipe Club I decided the ingredients would be chorizo, dulce de leche and tomatoes. 

pie filled with caramel Dulce de Leche Coconut Tart {Holiday Recipe Club 5/5}

As you can see, I decided to use dulce de leche. It reminds of the first time I went to Mexico.

They had these candies at the hotel we were staying at. They tasted like dulce de leche but were chewy like caramels. Anyone know what I’m talking about?

Anyways…this tart is creamy, nutty, crunchy, and all sorts of deliciousness. But be warned, it is rich! 

Piece of Pie Dulce de Leche Coconut Tart {Holiday Recipe Club 5/5}

Half a piece of this stuff and I was satisfied. Maybe a tart margarita or spicy chorizo taco will cut the richness?

Want to join the Holiday Recipe Club? Contact me here! And don’t forget to check out the other participant’s recipes!


Dulce de Leche Coconut Tart

Recipe adapted from Seashells & Sunflowers

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 stick butter, chilled and cubed
  • 1 egg + 1 yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup cream
  • 1 can dulce de leche

pie crust Dulce de Leche Coconut Tart {Holiday Recipe Club 5/5}

To Make the Tart:

  1. In a large bowl mix together the 2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 cup sugar and salt. Drop in the cubed butter and mix together until it resembles coarse crumbs. (I use my hands for this).
  2. Add the egg, yolk and vanilla. Mix it all together then dump it all out onto a nonstick surface and knead it together until it comes together. Wrap it in plastic and keep in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease your tart pan. I like to use my pan with a removable bottom.
  4. Mix together the coconut, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup cream. Set aside.
  5. Take out the crust and press it into your tart pan. Spread the dulce de leche in an even layer over the crust then top with the coconut mixture.
  6. Bake the tart for 35-50 minutes, or until the coconut mixture is set and the crust is nicely browned. Allow to cool to room temperature before cutting. Keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.


Slice of pie Dulce de Leche Coconut Tart {Holiday Recipe Club 5/5}


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How to Make a Simple Themed Birthday Cake

May 3, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Today I am sharing another user submitted guest post with you on how to make a themed birthday cake! If you are interested in guest posting on BigFatBaker contact me here.

At some point in your life, you may want to make a themed birthday cake, whether it’s a dinosaur cake for a child’s party or another type of themed cake to make an adult’s party more festive.

Themed cakes require a little more effort to prepare than typical cakes. When you’re making a themed cake, you have to spend some extra time cutting the cake out into a fun shape and decorating the cake.

If you’re going to make a themed cake, here are some of the things you’ll probably need to do: 

1. Bake the cake – Pick out what flavor cake you want to bake based on the preferences of the recipient of the cake. If you want to make a simple, vanilla cake, you can try out this recipe:

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