SVBC Desserts
Dec 2023 Mavis' Pumpkin Bars
Oct 2023 Almond Torte, Gelato
Sep 2023 Piazza d'Angelo, Mill Valley, CA
Jul 2023 Carrot Cake
Mar 2023 Kahlua Chocolate Poke Cake
Feb 2023 Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies
July 2022 Vinegar Pie
September 2021 Devil's Food Cake
August 2021 French Apple Tart
May 2021 Earthquake Cake
March 2020 Apple Pie with Cheese or Ice Cream
February 2020 Norwegian Almond Cookies
     Bonus: Norwegian Meatballs
January 2020 Mudslide Cheese Cake
November 2019 Ice Cream Sundaes
September 2019 Pumpkin Roulade
August 2019 Strawberry & Elderflower Trifle, Bara Brith
June 2019 Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
May 2019 Chocolate Cake and Apple-Pear-Rhubarb Pie
March 2019 Spice Cake and Fresh Fig Ricotta Cake
February 2019 Chocolate Ganache Cake
January 2019 Ginger Stout Cake
December 2018 Pecan Pie
July 2018 No-Bake Chocolate Mousse Bars
June 2018 Orange Marmelade Cake
April 2018 Passion Fruit Creme Brulee
February 2018 Blackberry Pie and Portuguese Orange Olive Oil Cake
January 2018 Mary Todd Lincoln's White Cake
November 2017 Frosted Lemon Cake with Raspberries
September 2017 Yummy Baked Cookies
August 2017 Rhubarb Peach Pie
July 2017 Strawberry Shortcake
June 2017 Cherry Clafouti
May 2017 Blueberry Cheesecake
Mar 2017 Adapted Butter Pecan Cake
Feb 2017 Trifle
Jan 2017 Crack Pie (nutty - or not, see 12/2012 entry)
Nov 2016 Um?
Oct 2016 Trifle
Sep 2016 Rhubarb Treats: Cake and Crumble
Aug 2016 Chocolate Velvet Cream Dessert
July 2016 Pavlovas with Red, White, and Blue
May 2016 Chocolate Cake with Salted-Caramel Filling, adapted from Martha Stewart's "Chocolate Salted-Caramel Mini-Cupcakes"
Apr 2016 Creme Brûlée
Mar 2016 Lemon Sponge Cake
Feb 2016 Chocolate Cheesecake
Jan 2016 Chocolate-Whiskey Cake [pdf]
Nov 2015 Caramel Apple Pie
Jun 2015 Strawberry Pie
May 2015 Lammington Cake
Mar 2015 Meyer Lemon Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake [from Sunset]
Feb 2015 Cranberry Pudding and Blueberry Pie
Jan 2015 Chocolate Crunch Cake
Dec 2014 Chocolate Peppermint Torte (from Sunset's Favorite Recipes II)
Nov 2014 Victorian Christmas Cake
Oct 2014 Far Breton
Aug 2014 Rhubarb and Plum Tart
May 2014 Book Cake 24-hour Bookstore Cake (JS Original)
Feb 2014 Riene de Saba Cake (from Julia Childs' Mastering the Art of French Cooking)
Jan 2014 Apricot Souffles with Vanilla Rum Creme Anglaise [Ruth Reichl's The Gourmet Cookbook].
Aug 2013 Chocolate Cake and Fig-Berry Pie
Jul 2013 Apricot Pie with Coconut Crumble [Martha Stewart Living]
Jun 2013 Apricot-Raspberry Pie
Apr 2013 JW Birthday Cake - with Almonds
Mar 2013 Lemon Syrup Cake with Berries and Lemon-Curd Cream [Bon Appétit, May 2004, p. 170]
Feb 2013 Apple Crumble
Jan 2013 Blueberry Pie and Moist Holiday Honey Cake or txt
Dec 2012 Momofuku's Crack Pie and an even better modification with pecans, chocolate and whiff of whiskey.
Nov 2012 Sticky Toffee Pudding with Toffee Sauce (from Ruth Reichl's The Gourmet Cookbook)
Sep 2012 Lemon Syrup Cake with Berries and Lemon-Curd Cream [Bon Appétit, May 2004, p. 170]
Aug 2012 Strawberry Shortcake
Jun 2012 TBD
May 2012 Blueberry-Pineapple Piña Colada Pie and Fresh Berries
Mar 2012 Irish Car Bomb Cake [ Cupcake Recipe ]
Feb 2012 Umm Ali
Jan 2012 Cranberry Pumpkin Upside-Down Cake
Dec 2011 Apple Pie
Oct 2011
Sep 2011 Chocolate Caramel Tart, an old favorite from Bon Appétit, December 1997.
Aug 2011 Triple Berry Pie with Crumb Topping; adapted from The Gourmet Cookbook by Ruth Reichl and Nepenthe's version
Jun 2011 Rice Crispy Treats Vietnamese Rice Crispy Treats
May 2011 Video Chocolate Velvet Cream Dessert
Apr 2011 Pumpkin Cake and Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus
Mar 2011 Sweet Potato Pie from Baker's Illustrated Cookbook subscription
Jan 2011 Yummy Dessert Chocolate Rocky Road Cake from Death by Chocolate Cakes
Dec 2010 BauKuchen Baumkuchen [Tree Cake] - alt
Oct 2010 Bread Pudding with [Single Malt] Scotch Caramel Sauce
Sep 2010 Fresh Peach Cobbler, The Art of Simple Food, Alice Waters, p. 189.
Jul 2010 Luke's Own Berry and Strawberry Pies; Chocolate Cake
Jun 2010 Raspberry Meringues
May 2010 Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes with Sea Salt (Martha Stewart Cupcake Book)
Mar 2010 Crème Brûlée
Feb 2010 Caramel Cake (Not Chocolate Pie!)
Jan 2010 Apple Cranberry Current Pie
Dec 2009 Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake [Cook's Illustrated, November, 2009]
Nov 2009 Pumpkin Cake
Sep 2009 Chocolate Velvet Cream Dessert
Aug 2009 Pound Cake with Wild Blueberry Sauce
June 2009 Oatmeal Shortcakes with berries from the garden.
May 2009 Charles' Bread Pudding
Mar 2009 DIY Ice Cream Sundaes
Jan 2009 Easy Kahlua Cake
Dec 2008 Lemon Crème Brûlée Tart with Raspberries [Bon Appétit, April 2004]
Nov 2008 Cranberry Pumpkin Upside-Down Cake from Sunset
Oct 2008 Raspberry-Yogurt Cake [Bon Appétit, July 2008] and Cheesecake.
Both topped with homemade raspberry sauce and fresh raspberries.
Sep 2008 Chocolate Mousse Pavlovas
Aug 2008 Chocolate Cake & BiBerry Pie
Jun 2008 Strawberry Pound Cake
May 2008 Molten Chocolate Cakes
Apr 2008 Mascarpone Cheesecake with Roasted Macadamia Nut Crust and Passion Fruit Caramel Sauce,
Bon Appétit, February, 2003. Macadamia nuts replaced cashews in the crust; two spices omitted.
Mar 2008 Steamed Cranberry Pudding with Hard Sauce
Jan 2008 1-2-3-4 Lemon Cake from The Art of Simple Food, Alice Waters, p 212.
Dec 2007 Chocolate Eruption Cake
Nov 2007 Pumpkin Cake
Oct 2007 Spiced Pumpkin Layer Cake
Sep 2007 Nectarine Peach Cobbler, Multiberry Pie, & Toby's Birthday Cake
Jul 2007 Death by Chocolate
Jun 2007 Fresh Strawberries & Balsamic Vinegar with Vanilla Ice Cream
May 2007 Orange Sponge Cake, Baklava & Berry Cheesecake
Apr 2007 Mango Ice Cream Dessert
Mar 2007 Chocolate Cake Dessert
Feb 2007 Esther's Orange Marmelade Cake from The Mitford Cookbook" (p. 245)
Jan 2007 Maple Mascarpone Cheesecakes (Bon Appétit, Dec. 1999)
1/2 cup of the maple reduction was reserved to use as a sauce.
Dec 2006 Apple Cranberry Current Pie
Oct 2006 Pacific Northwest Berry Pie
Sept 2006 Customized Ice Cream Sundaes
July 2006 Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Cake and(!!!) Chocolate Layer Cake
June 2006 Chocolate Caramel Tart from Bon Appétit, December 1997.
May 2006 Classic White Cake with Vanilla Buttercream & Strawberries in Baking Illustrated.
April 2006 Lemon Syrup Cake with Berries and Lemon-Curd Cream [Bon Appétit, May 2004, pg. 170. ]
Mar 2006 Three layer double chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting
Feb 2006 Lemon Cake
Dec 2005 Holiday Panetonne [Bon Appétit, May 1998]
Nov 2005 Baklava
Oct 2005 "Pumpkin Pie" Dessert
Aug 2005 Strawberry Pie
July 2005 Star Spangled Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake
May 2005 Luna Berry Pound Cake
Apr 2005 Death by Chocolate from Death by Chocolate [with an extra meringue layer and better mousse]
Mar 2005 Molten Chocolate Cake
Feb 2005 Black Russian Cake
Jan 2005 Toffee Crunch Caramel Cheesecake Bon Appétit, Jan. 2005
Dec 2004 Persian Cake
Oct 2004 Pumpkin Cake
Sep 2004 Sticky Toffee Pudding & (!) Chocolate Cheesecake

See the Book Club Cook Book, particularly pages 445 & 296.

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