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This month's challenge is brought to us by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux . They have chosen a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand . If you recall, the DBers did a yule log last year but this year's yule log is very...

November 2008 Daring Bakers Challenge Author: Shuna Fish Lydon Recipe Origin: Caramel Cake, the recipe DB Challenge Hosts: Dolores of Culinary Curiosity , Alex of Blondie and Brownie , and Jenny of Foray into Food with gluten-free recipe assistance from Natalie of Gluten-a-Go-Go . --- It will come as...

There are a lot of steps in making the Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream -- the recipe is almost as long as the name -- but it wasn't an overly difficult cake to make. (Though getting a cake to look beautiful is difficult, and I need a lot more practice before one of my cakes could be mistaken...

When Lis , Ivonne , Fran and Shea announced this month's Daring Baker Challenge -- an opera cake sans the traditional coffee and dark chocolate flavors -- I was apprehensive. What flavors should I use to make this my own? How many steps in this recipe? How many ingredients? How much will they cost...

I was thrilled when March's DB challenged was announced: Dorrie Greenspan's perfect party cake. Our host, Morven of Food Art and Random Thoughts , said we could play around, adapting the recipe's flavor as we liked; we just needed to stick to a layer cake format. Who doesn't love cake...

Photos TK -- my digital camera is recharging :( This month's DB challenge was hosted by Jen of The Canadian Baker . She asked us to make Lemon Meringue Pies as "it is something [she's] always wanted to try to make and [she] also wanted something lighter after all the holiday treats. "...

Click here for photos and a discussion of making this recipe. Cinnamon and Sticky Buns (from Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice) Daring Bakers Challenge #10: September 2007 Host: Marce ( Pip in the City ) Days to Make: One (1) Active/Resting/Baking Time: 15 minutes to mix, 3 1/2 hours...

Cinnamon rolls. Sticky buns. Click here for the recipe. I was so excited (and, um, nervous) about participating in my first Daring Bakers Challenge, I decided to cover it "live blogger" style. Of course, that doesn't really work when you publish the coverage almost a month later ... so...

This month's Daring Bakers' Challenge was a dessert I'd never heard of before: Bostini Cream Pies. Our host, Mary from Alpineberry , explained, "Bostini cream pie, like the name implies, is a twist on the traditional Boston cream pie. The dessert is vanilla custard topped with an orange...