The rich flavor of either Scharffen Berger gives
an intense chocolate flavor, which leaves you
craving for a glass of ice cold milk. The bittersweet
chocolate adds lusciousness to the texture and
the walnuts add crunch. The brown sugar keeps
them moist and adds another dimension to the flavor.
At Delfina, we like to serve these strawberries with our Carnaroli Rice
Pudding. But they're also lovely with plain cake, a fresh cheese such
as Quark or chèvre, fruit sorbet, or, especially when still warm,
topped with fresh cream.
This is the first recipe I ever mastered as a young girl. I thought the recipe was lost forever when my parents downscaled their home years ago, but rediscovered a close version of it in the Master Gardeners Cookbook. Making it again to test for the magazine brought back vivid memories and it is as I remembered easy as, er, pie, to make.
Working in the comfort of their home kitchens, Brett Anderson and Andrea VanScoy convert a classic Barr Mansion wedding cake into a stunning holiday centerpiece.
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