Daring Bakers:  Caramel Cake with Caramelized Brown Butter Frosting

Daring Bakers: Caramel Cake with Caramelized Brown Butter Frosting

Here I am on a Saturday morning, writing the post for the Daring Bakers’ November challenge.  It’s due today, but with all the chaos of construction in our house, and cooking for Thanksgiving, somehow there wasn’t time to write. Let me rethink that:  I didn’t 

Daring Bakers:  Deep Dish Greek Pizza

Daring Bakers: Deep Dish Greek Pizza

Pizza?  Did someone say pizza?  What pizza? Pizza with Peter Reinhart's dough from The Bread Baker's Apprentice courtesy of this month's Daring Baker challenge host, Rosa of Rosa's Yummy Yums.  You'll be able to reference the challenge recipe at her site. That's what pizza. Oh….. 

Daring Bakers:  Lavash Crackers and Nopales Salsa

Daring Bakers: Lavash Crackers and Nopales Salsa

Today is quite different than the past many months that I’ve posted.  Today marks one of the very few times that I’ve baked a recipe for the Daring Bakers that isn’t classified as a sweet.  And even more importantly?  It’s the first gluten-free recipe as 

Banana Caramel Cream Eclairs:  Daring, but…

Banana Caramel Cream Eclairs: Daring, but…

When I saw this month’s Daring Baker challenge posed by the extremely talented hosts Meeta of What’s for Lunch, Honey?, and Tony of Olive Juice, (you should see their sites — Oh, my goodness…) I thought, great!  No problem.  We were given the freedom to 

Chocolate Almond Gateau with Almond Praline Buttah-cream

Chocolate Almond Gateau with Almond Praline Buttah-cream

I do have to say that this month’s Daring Baker’s Challenge was officially the most involved dessert I have ever made.  Okay, so I don’t actually keep a tally, but jeez.  And have I actually seen the inside, or tasted it yet?   Um, no.