Spring Baking Tips
Celebrity chef Ingrid Hoffman shares some baking tips to liven up springtime desserts. One of her suggestions is to put a new twist on a traditional Latin-American dessert by making a chocolate flan cake. This dessert is created by layering a velvety-textured flan custard with a rich chocolate cake for a perfect marriage of sweet and creamy.
You can also prepare tropical dessert bars and top them with smooth and creamy Dulce de Leche for an easy and entertaining treat. Ingrid suggests visiting local farmers markets to find exotic fruits that can be paired with rich cream cheese to create a passion fruit cheesecake. She also has a great suggestion for homemade ice cream. You can make Caribbean pineapple lime ice cream in three simple steps with sweetened condensed milk. Or, try combining spices like chipotle or cinnamon with lime zest or frozen blueberries to create your own ice cream flavors.