I was recently asked a question about chocolate tarts for a group of 450 people, and I immediately thought of these Chocolate Ganache Tarts. I wanted to post this recipe for that person and anyone else who needs a quick & easy tart recipe! I made these tarts for a group of 200. They were part of an afternoon tea menu and they got raves!… Read More
Archives for March 2014
Thumbprint Cookies with Pink Marshmallow Fluff Buttercream
Today I revisited a lovely Thumbprint Cookie Recipe that I blogged about 2 years ago. It’s an Ina Garten Recipe with buttercream instead of jam, and sprinkles instead of coconut that American Cupcake Abroad created. The sprinkles give the cookies a fun & whimsical look that I love! These cookies are delicious and crisp and perfect for Springtime celebrations!! Let me show you how I made them! The… Read More
Pink Marshmallow Fluff Buttercream
Hi friends! Today I made some Marshmallow Fluff Buttercream to go on some Cookies that I’ll be sharing soon, and it is so delicious that I wanted to go ahead and share the recipe with you! It’s so easy to make and would be perfect for topping sugar cookies, cupcakes, or even brownies! I used this recipe to fill some macarons and it was fabulous! … Read More
Cotton Candy Meringues
This is round 2 of my quest for the best cotton candy flavoring. You may remember my cotton candy mints recipe where I tried the LorAnn Cotton Candy Flavor. In my humble opinion, the Duncan Hines Cotton Candy Flavor Mix tastes much more like cotton candy and colors your creations a lovely shade of blue! I made meringues and piped 2 different shapes using the same… Read More
Chocolate Raspberry Pound Cake Tea Sandwiches
Today I bring you some delicious Chocolate Raspberry Tea Sandwiches from a cookbook called Gale Gand’s just a bite. She starts out this recipe by saying “A platter of these finger-size sandwiches, festively striped with yellow cake, pink filling, and dark chocolate, is an instant tea party. Kids and grown-ups love them equally, and they are outrageously easy to make.” It… Read More
Fairy Gingerbread
I can never pass up any recipe with Fairy in the title so when I saw this recipe for Fairy Gingerbread in my America’s Test Kitchen Christmas Cookies Magazine, I had to try it! Maybe it’s the kid in me but I think if you’re going to make Fairy Cookies, they must have sprinkles! There were no sprinkles called for… Read More
Sparkling Cotton Candy Mints
Today I made Cream Cheese Mints for the first time. I recently bought some Cotton Candy Flavored Oil from LorAnn and wanted to give it a try. Their site had a Mint Recipe so that’s what I used. I was disappointed because the oil actually smelled more fruity, not like cotton candy at all. I wondered if maybe the labels got mixed up? So, what… Read More
Teacup Chocolate Chip Cookies
Today I bring you some adorable mini cookies that I call Teacup Chocolate Chip Cookies. I saw the recipe here a couple of days ago and couldn’t wait to make them! I had so much response to my Fairy Bites that I thought I’d begin a mini cookies series! These are easy to make, but just a little more time consuming because you have to work with… Read More
Springtime Lemon Icebox Cookies
This weekend I tried Martha Stewart’s Lemon Icebox Cookies Recipe. They were sooo good – light, lemony, buttery good!! I could of eaten just the dough! I wanted to make them pretty so I divided the dough into 3 logs, then rolled each log into a different color of sprinkles – yellow, pink and green! The directions say to chill for… Read More
Frilly Lemon Meltaway Cookies
What could be more lovely than Frilly Lemon Cookies at a Tea Party? I adore Lemon Meltaway Cookies and have been making them for Tea Parties for years. I usually follow the basic directions and form the cookie dough into logs, which are sliced and baked. Today, I thought I’d try rolling the dough out and using my flower shaped cookie… Read More
Double Chocolate Freckles Cookies
I have such a fun recipe to share with you today – Double Chocolate Freckles! The recipe comes from my (The Australian) Women’s Weekly Cupcakes & Cookies cookbook. I love the recipes from all my Women’s Weekly cookbooks because they’re fun, reliable & triple tested. The dough is very easy to work with! Just spread some melted chocolate on your baked & cooled cookies, then… Read More
Welcome! I’m Jina, the Baker, Photographer and Afternoon Tea Caterer behind Pink Piccadilly Pastries! I’m here to share sweet, simple & Tried & True Recipes & Tips for Afternoon Teas.