TWD - Olive Oil Brownies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is Olive Oil Brownies. These brownies contain olive oil instead of butter as the key fat component. They are also flavoured with black pepper, and contain dried fruit. Instead of raisins, I used dried strawberries that I had randomly purchased with no particular use in mind.

The reviews from my fellow bakers on these brownies were mixed, but I liked them. They were not super squidgy, but they were fudgy, which suited me just fine. The dried strawberries baked up well and were a nice contrast to the chocolate.

To see what everyone else baked this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.

TWD - Gemma Cakes

 This week’s Tuesday with Dorie (Dorie’s Everyday Cakes) recipe is Gemma Cakes. The recipe for these little cakes was created by Dorie for her oldest granddaughter’s first birthday, hence the name.

There are chunks of strawberry in the white chocolate, vanilla and rose flavoured batter, as Gemma loves strawberries.

The cakes are decorated by dipping them in melted white chocolate mixed with a little olive oil, and topped with sugar sprinkles. I used tiny little flowers that make the collection of cakes look like a garden, and unicorn sprinkles.

Here’s a peek inside:

These cakes are just so pretty - they epitomise what I love. They also taste good, and you can mix up the choice of berries that you use, or not use them at all.

To see what everyone else made this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.

TWD - Twist Loaf

This week’s Tuesday with Dorie (Baking with Dorie) recipe is Twist Loaf. Dorie takes her Daily Bread recipe and makes it fancy, with a cocoa/spice/sugar/cranberry filling and braiding.

 

It looks really complicated to make, but it was actually quite easy with the instructions in the recipe. It turned out very impressive looking.

The loaf was most delicious served warm on day 1. It was fine afterwards toasted, but the magic is on Day 1, so make sure you share it.

To see what everyone else made this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.