I really love these brownies. They came about one weekend when I was tasked with bringing a dessert to a dinner. I concocted a rather elaborate idea using a ton of expensive ingredients. It was a total flop, I mean it did not work at all. But I still needed to supply the sweet and I didn’t want to show up with something store-bought. Nor did I want to try something elaborate or … [Read more...] about Hazelnut Toffee Brownies
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Gingerbread Bundt Cake with Toffee Glaze
I love gingerbread. Now, I have never made rolled out decorative gingerbread men cookies, that’s way too much patience and detail for me. And honestly, when I think gingerbread, I don’t really mean those cookies. I prefer a rich, sticky molasses, spice-laden cake. (I mean, if you give them to me I will devour the cookies). From a sheet cake like this one with cookie butter … [Read more...] about Gingerbread Bundt Cake with Toffee Glaze
Chocolate Toffee Celebration Cake
Just under a year ago, I put up the first post on The Runaway Spoon, my instructions for real Buttermilk Fried Chicken with a story about my encounter with Julia Child. It took a couple of years of consideration and many months of planning and design to get the site started, but here I am, going strong and loving every minute of it. And of course, I have to thank all the … [Read more...] about Chocolate Toffee Celebration Cake
Sticky Toffee Pudding
British food gets a bad rap. But I think some of that comes from the tourist trade. When an American traveler heads to the UK, they generally want a lot of “ye olde” and this often involves chain restaurants, much like a Denny’s or a Shoney’s. Even some of the most charming, half-timbered, stain-glassed pubs in England are run by companies that market “traditional” English … [Read more...] about Sticky Toffee Pudding
