Here is a quick roundup of the January recipes. Margo of Effort to Deliciousness chose Fluff-Filled Chocolate Madeleines. Chocolate madeleines are filled with marshmallow fluff filling and dipped in dark chocolate ganache.The madeleines were good, and the ganache really picked up the chocolate taste, however marshmallow fluff doesn't have a strong flavor and the little bit that made it into the madeleine didn't have much impact. We thought a raspberry jam would make a great filling with the double chocolate flavor in the cookies.
Betsy of A Cup of Sweetness chose Lemon Poppyseed Muffins. We really liked these lemony muffins. They were moist and flavorful, unlike the dry crumbly ones you come across almost everywhere. We made half with lemon curd filling and half without.
The curd disappeared into the muffin as it baked, but we sloved that problem by adding more curd when we ate them. Next time we thought we would put a lemon streusel topping on them to dress them up a bit.
We almost didn't make the Nutty, Chocolatly, Swirly Sour Cream Bundt Cake that Jennifer of Cooking for Comfort chose. I've been making similar sour cream cakes since I was a teenager and I had a recipe that I liked. I'm sure glad that I had a change of heart and that Mimi Jr. had the time to put this extraordinary cake into the oven.
Orange, chocolate, cinnamon, raisins and nuts combine with a velvety textured cake to make this the best sour cream swirl cake I've ever had. I'm not sure if it's Dorie's recipe, or if Mimi Jr. is just an excellent baker, but this is one of my top five recipes from Dorie's book.
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We did skip the Midnight Crackles cookies as we were not in much of a cookie mood after our holiday cookies. Recipes can be found by following the link to the recipe host's blog. As always, we are looking forward to the February recipes.
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Oh yes!!! Everything looks scrumptious.
i just gained 10 lbs looking at these recipes :) yum I'm a Mimi to aka Tink :)
Isn't it great when a recipe, like the bundt cake, reaches out and gives you a big surprise? I love when that happens. The combo of orange, cinnamon, and chocolate really does sound amazing together. Everything looks beautiful. Plus, I have to say that I love the idea of adding lemon curd to the lemon poppyseed muffins. I'll definitely do that the next time I make some.
I am so happy I found this post this morning; I had missed those chocolate madeleines; thank you again.
Rita
Another delicious round-up, Mimi! The muffins look fantastic, so moist and flavorful.
After re reading your post I have to keep that Swirly Sour Cream Bundt Cake abd when I make teh madeleines, I will use strawberry jelly for the filling
I love your round-up posts! This one was especially nice, because I didn't get any of those recipes posted. I really want to make the chocolate madeleines with raspberry jam.
ah, dorie--her recipes yield some of the finest food porn imaginable. :)
Mmm...so many great recipes! They all look yummy!
What a delicious post! I picked up the ingredients for the lemon muffins on the weekend, and now you've sold me on the bundt cake and madeleines. Thank goodness it's a while until swimsuit season!
Wow, such incredible looking sweet desserts here, excellent!
Always love your round ups. Everything looks great. Seeing those muffins again makes me want to make them again!
Great roundup! Those Fluff-Filled Chocolate Madeleines are calling my name!
Double yum on the lemon curd in the poppy seed muffins!!
un double régal, j'adore c'est tellement irrésistible
bonne soirée
o-o-o-o-H the cake! Think I need to try that. Wish Mimi Jr. could whip up one for me too.
You consistently bake such incredible goodies. Everything looks scrumptious!
That's a nice roundup and lovely recipes.
I'm going to try that bundt cake- it looks so good!
Wow Mimi, nice round-up...they all look so yummie :-)
Each one looked better than the next. The cake sounds especially amazing!
Everything seems to be too good...luv to try all of them...U got a good space..am following you..
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