Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://www.sprinklebakes.com/2011/05/lemon-meringue-custards-with-butter.html So this is actually two complementary recipes. I made them yesterday. First the custard: Crap! It didn’t look anything like the picture. It was only the faintest yellow, and...

Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://www.eatatallies.com/2010/08/samoa-m-blondies.html These are delicious—assuming you like coconut! The recipe called for a 9×13 pan, but since all my brownies so far have been too skimpy on the batter, I went with an 8×11.5 pan. Well as luck would...

Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://brokeassgourmet.com/articles/brown-sugar-peach-semifreddos These are essentially frozen custards. They are delicious, but mine didn’t look anything like the pictures. First, I didn’t have large muffin tins. I used cupcake tins instead. My diced...

Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://www.singforyoursupperblog.com/2011/02/14/silky-decadent-chocolate-mousse This was divine! I didn’t have any bittersweet chocolate, so I made it with straight semi-sweet. (My research says they’re very similar.) I did end up buying some proper...

Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://www.kevinandamanda.com/whatsnew/new-recipes/cookies-n-cream-oreo-fudge-brownies.html This is one of my “cheating” recipes that use box mixes. Again, there never seems to be enough batter! Even with an 8×8 pan I couldn’t quite cover the Oreo layer....

Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://lacasadesweets.com/blog/2011/04/25/crunchy-nutella-brownies/ The recipe calls for a 9×13 pan. There is no way this makes enough batter for a pan that big. An 8×8 pan is more than sufficient. I lined my pan with foil because the recipe called for it....

Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/breads/r/flaxbasicfoc.htm I’ve had a hard time finding low-carb bread recipes, and the flax was the first one I found. I’ve never had flax before. I knew I was in trouble when I opened the bag of flax seed meal. Pew! Nasty!...

Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://flour-child.net/2011/05/12/homemade-oreos/ Woohoo! They worked and tasted great! Gotta love the buttercream filling! First the cookies: Nothing unusual here. Note that the dough is very dry and barely holds together. They cooked up great and...

Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://picky-palate.com/2011/03/17/no-bake-chewy-cookies-and-cream-bars/ I made this recipe twice to try the different methods. I first did it exactly as the recipe says: in the microwave. The result was more what you see in the picture. It’s a whiter...

Part of the Adventures in Baking (AiB) series. Original recipe: http://www.bakersroyale.com/cheesecake/oreo-cookies-and-cream-no-bake-cheesecake/ This post finally catches me up through yesterday. I am not a cheesecake fan, but because I love my wife, I brought some cheesecake recipes too. This was my first attempt....