hello from luxe and me. i took this photo of her this morning while we were having some rare morning cuddle time…which i never get since i leave for work before 6 am. i hope everyone is enjoying their friday. any fun plans for the weekend? i spent a bulk of the day making a purple-medusa-looking-25th-birthday cake for one of my dearest friends. in between cooling and frosting, i sandwiched some black raspberry frozen yogurt between some chocolate wafer cookies.
the yogurt is sooooo good and pretty too! it was super simple to make and since my ice cream maker has once again taken residence in my freezer, it came together in less than 20 minutes. and the wafers…mmm. perfection. i saw them on smittenkitchen not long ago and have had the recipe on my desk since. i was waiting for the right time to make them and well, raspberry and chocolate are one of my favortie combinations. tart raspberry and dark chocolate…mmm. plus, i was waiting for this little gem to come in the mail. the wafers are like the outside of an oreo, but better and without that nasty shortening and sugar center. yes, nasty. i know a lot of people like the white stuff masquarading as “cream” that is sandwiched between oreo’s, but i do not. i hate that greasy film it leaves on my tongue. blech.
anyway, if you make these…and you should. you could sandwich anything in between…ice cream, peanut butter, buttercream, whipped cream…the possibilities are really endless. i have plans to make some of them into a cookie crust for cheesecake. i want to clap and shout and dance because i love these wafers so much…so go on and make some!
the recipe for the chocolate wafers can be found here.
black raspberry frozen yogurt
i found frozen black raspberries at trader joe’s. i decided to mix things up and i am glad i did. the color of the yogurt is so pretty…like a jewel. they taste pretty much like raspberries, maybe with a hint of blackberry? i don’t know, but i know i like it. i am sure you could sub any berry for this however.
1 lb plain yogurt
12 oz. (frozen) black raspberries
juice of 1 lemon
1/3 cup sugar (that is to my taste, so if you like more sugar, add more!), plus 3 tablespoons
in a medium saucepan combine berries and 3 tablespoons of sugar and lemon juice. cook over medium until the berries break down and a light syrup forms. pass the whole mixture through a sieve into a large bowl and discard pulp (i did this because i didn’t want seeds stuck all up in my grill). mix yogurt and remaining sugar with raspberry sauce. freeze in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer’s instructions. yummy!
Elyse
oh, cindy. everything looks fabulous. i love chocolate wafers. i can’t wait to make them and sandwich lots of different goodies in between. all of your recommendations sound great…ooo, and what about clotted cream? too rich? never! your fro yo sounds amazing, too! i really need to get an ice cream maker. oh, by the way, will you post pics of the “medusa” cake? i want to see what you’ve been working on 🙂
amritac
Gorgeous gorgeous….now I’m making some out of grapes…
chocolatecup
haaa. your friend just took the words outta my mouth! ditto on the ice cream maker and the pics of the medusa cake!! i lovee the pink polka dotted background you have! ha. and luxe is sooooo adorable!:)
oneordinaryday
Your dog is too adorable. What kind is he?
And second, I love the frozen yogurt. I’ve been collecting recipes for freezer desserts and this is getting bookmarked right now.
Thank you.
Michelle
Brilynn
Love that colour! Looks awesome!
Dawn
ok I know I’m supposed to comment on the food, but I can’t I have to tell you that Luxe is ADORABLE and that you must come over to my blog to my latest post because there is is picture of a puppy on there that I know will melt you….don’t say I didn’t warn you!
ana dane
83 degrees here in ny today- can you pretty please fedex a few of these here?
Elissa
Oh my gosh what a delicious sounding combination… I love the colors!
cindy*
oneordinaryday: luxe is a mix of chihuahua, jack russel and poodle. she’s a fun time 🙂
ana: you guys definitely need some of these over there in nyc…what a perfect day!
elyse and chocolate cup: it wasn’t supposed to be a medusa cake and it’s been renamed the “monster” cake…the vision i had for it just wasn’t realized, but my friends loved it anyway. i will be posting pictures of it soon though! and i had my ice cream maker for a whole year before i used it…i try to use it often to make up for lost time 🙂
Joy the Baker
my heavens! what you have done with purple fruit and chocolate wafers is totally rocking my world right now. awesome. awesome! awesome!!
Sean Rahe
That’s a funny picture of Luxe. She’s the primary reason that it takes me so long to get out of bed. She’s just too damn cuddly!
Also, the raspberry frozen yogurt (and the choco wafers) were delicious. The wafers were especially good with the coconut icecream.