Tres Leches

I've tried tres leches before and it usually involved baking the cake section in a Pyrex, poking holes in it, pour the milky goodness over it and smothering it with a made from scratch whipped topping. I found a recipe in my Bon Appétit book for a round tres leches cake. Its a lengthy step by step process so I was a little intimidated but i went for it!

I baked the cake in one single round pan and slowly cut the round in half horizontally. I then did the milk/caramel process. Long story short... it was a hit. The time frame was definitely worth it. One thing I did do differently was I pre-cut my strawberries and put them in a Tupperware with my black berries and coated them with sugar for a night in the fridge. My strawberries were a little tart so this helped sweeten them up a little.

Neapolitan!

I decided to make this post short and sweet. I went out on a limb and tried something different. I made strawberry, vanilla and fudgy chocolate batters. I plopped a heaping spoonful of each in baking cups and then baked them. Neapolitan is one of my favorite ice creams. I topped it off with a cream cheese frosting but I made it fluffier and creamier by adding partially melted vanilla ice cream in it.
Enjoy!

C is for COOKIE

I LOVE cookies. I've tried many types of snicker doodle recipes and this one is definitely in my tops. Usually my snicker doodles come out flatter but I finally found and tweaked a recipe that makes them rounder and they are still soft. I also tried a chocolaty chocolate chip cookie (using milk chocolate chips). 

Since it was Boss's day today, I figured this would be a great way to say thank you. I generally enjoy wrapping my cookies in cello bags and giving them a little extra something by adding pretty ribbon and a tag. My printer was out of commission yesterday so I hand wrote them... which in the end is still a good thing because it comes from the heart!

If you would like to know the recipe I used for the snicker doodles, e-mail me a request to marthasdeliciousdelights@gmail.com.

So much to choose from!

Choosing what to bake is always the hardest thing so I figured I would get ideas from anyone thats viewing my blog. What specific types of goodies would you like to see me bake? What types of desserts do you have trouble making-- that you would like help with? If I don't know the answers to your questions I have a close friend who may know ;)

    

I wanted to also post pics of a few things of done so far to give my blog a little pizazz. Yes... I use words like pizazz and shnazzy, that's how I roll.

And so it begins.....

Welcome to the Delicious Delights blog! 

Here I will be posting entries about my creations as well as entries in regards to delicious restaurants I find (for all my foodie friends). I'm so happy to finally be able to have a place to share the nitty gritty details about all my goodies-- even the ones that turn out to be flops :)

Stay tuned for some awesome stuff. Its fall.... so let the baking begin!!!

- M