S'mores Custard Cake

Cake | Chocolate | Custards

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Every summer, I have to make a s'mores dessert. There's just something about the summer and the warm weather than makes me crave that graham cracker-chocolate-toasted marshmallow combo. Theres just no beating it. 

Way back in 2013, it was a s'mores tart. Last year, it was s'mores cream puffs. This year, I think I may have really outdone myself with this s'mores custard cake. I don't even know if I can make another s'mores dessert that isn't this cake because this is the pinnacle of s'mores reincarnations.

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Strawberry and Vanilla Bean Jam

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Well, this is the fourth and final recipe from my giant haul of strawberries that I bought a few weeks ago (the previous three being strawberries and cream pavlova, roasted strawberry and balsamic vinegar ice cream sandwiches, and strawberry financiers). Finally, we have reached the end of the strawbaggedon. 

Except maybe not, because I froze a bunch of strawberries because I just couldn't handle any more strawberries desserts at the time. But they'll be back.

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Strawberry Financiers

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Aaaand the strawberry saga continues. First there was the strawberries and cream pavlova, then there was the roasted strawberry and balsamic vinegar ice cream sandwiches, and now there's strawberry financiers. And there's still one more strawberry recipe to post next week (hint: it's jam). This is what happens when you get 2 kilos of strawberries. Strawberry everything.

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Roasted Strawberry and Balsamic Vinegar Ice Cream Sandwiches

Fruit | Ice Cream

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Whoever thought of making ice cream into a hand-held treat surrounded by two delicious cookies is a straight up genius. It's tough to take something already so awesome like ice cream and make it even more awesome. But ice cream sandwiches are proof that it can be done.

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Raspberry, Mint, Lime, and White Chocolate Tart

Cake | Custards | Fruit | Tarts

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Summer is in full swing here and hopefully everywhere else! That means cold and fresh dinners, sunburns (just me?), and fruit! Fruit everywhere! Pretty much every berry is coming into season right now and it's almost too much for me. I feel like a kid in a candy store! 

A few weeks ago, I came into possession of about 6 lbs of strawberries and then went buck wild with making strawberry everything. So the next few weeks are going to be filled with strawberry recipes. But for now, it's all about these tiny little raspberries and their amigos - lime, mint, and white chocolate. 

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