Baking

My library program “Cookin the Books” used this cookbook for this month's (February 2016) program. We made Brownie Buttons, Blueberry Crumb Cake, Coco-Nana Bread, Low & Lush Chocolate Cheesecake, Chewy Chunky Blondies , Mini Milk Chocolate Bundt Cake, Far Breton Cake, Chocolate Gingerbread and Nutty Chocolatey Swirly Sour Cream Bundt Cake.

I think the general consensus was that we enjoyed the cook book (hence the 4 star rating) but felt it could have used either editing or test cooking. I personally made the Mini Milk Chocolate Bundt cakes. I ended up having to double the recipe because it didn't make the amount it said it would. Several people found recipes that seemed to need tweaking. My favorite recipes of the ones presented was the Nutty Chocolatey Swirly Sour Cream Bundt Cake. I will be making that in the future! The one fail of today's meeting was the Coco-Nana Bread. It was very dense and dry. One person had made it previously without the chocolate and said it was a delicious Banana Bread. Overall, we had a great selection of the treats to try. “Baking: From My Home to Yours” is a good resource for baked dessert ideas.

My recommendation for this cookbook is test cook recipes cause you might be tweaking the recipe.

Bon Appetit!