If you follow Casual Confections on social media, you’ve seen a lot of chatter leading up to the Muggles Market and Geek Gala which both took place last Saturday. Both events were a huge success! Want to try your hand at making any of the goodies Casual Confections sold or donated to the events? Go…
Category: Fillings
S’more Sandwich Cookies – Version 4
Adventures in crafting a s’mores sandwich cookie.
S’more Sandwich Cookies
I love s’mores! Any time someone is even considering asking for a s’more dessert, I emphatically encourage them to go in that direction just so that I can add another s’more experiment to my growing library. If you’ve followed along on some of the other experiments that use chocolate ganache, you know that I’m still…
Causal Confections Kids (CCK) – Chocolate Chip Cookie Halloween Cake
Baking with kids can be a lot of fun and very educational. It can also be a test in patience for the head baker. Finding the right terms and ways to explain measuring ingredients, why things need to be mixed a certain way, and what happens in the oven can be a challenge, but it…
Cannoli Filling and Pastry Cream
Pastry cream is not something I’ve had on my to-bake list, but finding the right recipe for cannoli filling has been. I grew up having cannoli from Long Island, so the bar has always been set pretty high. Last year, I took a stab at making a cannoli filling using a recipe for cannoli dip….