ganache Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:20:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 36689627 Super Bowl Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/03/super-bowl-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/03/super-bowl-bars/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:45:00 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=6248 These Super Bowl Bars feature a little bit of everything—chocolate, peanuts, marshmallows, pretzels and more—to make for a salty sweet treat perfect for a party. I love watching the Super Bowl. I don’t want you to get the false impression that I follow any team in particular, or even the sport […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/03/super-bowl-bars/feed/ 36 6248 Bûche de Noël ~ Christmas Yule Log https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:00:41 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=2664 Bûche de Noël is a fun, festive cake resembling a holiday yule log. It’s a beautiful cake that’s perfect as a Christmas dessert. This is a classic French dessert that is served at Christmas time. Bûche de Noël translates as the “Christmas Log” and is meant to look like the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/feed/ 45 2664 How to Make Ice Cream + 18 Ice Cream Recipes https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/07/07/ice-cream-101/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/07/07/ice-cream-101/#comments Mon, 08 Jul 2024 03:28:14 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=3673 When making homemade ice cream, you have to start with a really great base, which for me means lusciously smooth, with a dense and silky texture. The flavor should be rich, but not too buttery (greasy) and I always start my “French custard” ice cream base with vanilla. So start […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/07/07/ice-cream-101/feed/ 55 3673 Best Ever Chocolate Zucchini Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/05/29/chocolate-zucchini-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/05/29/chocolate-zucchini-cake/#comments Thu, 30 May 2024 02:08:30 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4297 This chocolate zucchini cake recipe is from my book Zoë Bakes Cakes! It’s moist and sweet, but not overly so, and intensely chocolate-y for a decadent and addicting dessert. This chocolate zucchini cake was inspired by one I ate while in college in Burlington, Vermont. I worked as a photo assistant, […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/05/29/chocolate-zucchini-cake/feed/ 84 4297 Hot Chocolate Layer Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2021/07/21/hot-chocolate-layer-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2021/07/21/hot-chocolate-layer-cake/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:22:25 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9468 This hot chocolate cake from Zoë Bakes Cakes is unbelievably delicious! Combining layers of moist Devil’s Food cake and creamy, luscious chocolate frosting, the entire cake is topped with homemade toasted marshmallows. This recipe is the perfect dessert for any occasion! With hot chocolate as its inspiration, it has layers of […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2021/07/21/hot-chocolate-layer-cake/feed/ 43 9468 S’mores Icebox Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/07/17/smore-ice-box-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/07/17/smore-ice-box-cake/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:44:30 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=11437 When it is hot and muggy, but you want a dessert to impress this S’mores Icebox Cake is the exact answer. All the things one loves about the classic summer camping dessert without the fire (okay, just a bit of blowtorching, but that’s too fun to resist). Graham crackers layered […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/07/17/smore-ice-box-cake/feed/ 8 11437 Maida Heatter Bull’s Eye Cheesecake https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/04/28/maida-heatter-bulls-eye-cheesecake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/04/28/maida-heatter-bulls-eye-cheesecake/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2019 11:17:49 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=10064 The title of Maida Heatter’s new book sums up why I love my job, Happiness is Baking. When I am sad, I bake! When I am celebrating, I bake! No matter where my mood starts out, I’m always carried to a place of joy as I make my way through […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/04/28/maida-heatter-bulls-eye-cheesecake/feed/ 277 10064 Chocolate Macarons https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/03/22/chocolate-macarons/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/03/22/chocolate-macarons/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:21:39 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9895 These chocolate macarons are bit of a contradiction. They are both light, as a macaron should be and fudge-y, like a brownie. The chocolate macaron shells are made with cocoa powder and then they’re filled with a chocolate ganache, so they’re super deep chocolate fantastic flavor. The technique is the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/11/11/triple-chocolate-mousse-cake/feed/ 17 9069 Profiteroles https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/04/02/profiteroles/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/04/02/profiteroles/#respond Mon, 02 Apr 2018 18:55:43 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7795 Pâte à choux translates from French to mean “cabbage” in English. It is a far less romantic word, so we stick to the French. The truth is the puffs look just like little cabbages when piped and baked. Pâte à choux is the dough used for cream puffs (profiteroles) and […]

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