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Peach Frangipane Tart
Movin’ to the country, gonna eat a lot of peaches. – “Peaches” Presidents of the United States of America. This pretty tart makes a perfect bring-along for a summer party, which is exactly what I made it for. Tomorrow is my favorite holiday, 4th of July, and I can’t wait to share this beauty. (I’m including a fun summer playlist at the end of this post as a bonus.) A crispy tart crust, a layer of Frangipane, and lovely white peaches dusted with powdered sugar – you’ll win friends and influence people with this homemade peach frangipane tart. Frangipane I don’t know why frangipane isn’t that common in American desserts.…
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Black Forest Cake
Once upon a time, on the edge of a great forest, there lived a very poor woodcutter with his wife and his two children, Hansel and Gretel. – Grimm Brothers, Hansel and Gretel. Legend has it that the great forest in Hansel and Gretel is none other than Der Schwarzwäld, or the Black Forest, in Germany. And though black forest cake, or Schwarzwälder kirschtorte, is actually named for the cherry brandy – kirsch – distilled there and not for the region itself, just the words ‘black forest’ evoke the dark tales of the Brothers Grimm, don’t they? I like to think of this chocolate, cherry and whipped cream cake as…
