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Gluten-Free Fennel Spice Cake with Chocolate Glaze and Fennel Crystals

"Are you planning to make dessert tonight?" asked the Sugar Pig earlier this week. Yes, that is what I affectionately call my husband. Truth be told, I think he called himself that once and it stuck. It's fitting. He has a crazy sweet tooth. No, I wasn't planning on it. "Well, can you?" Of course I can. "Okay, will you?" Sure. What do you want? "I'm easy," he said. "But can you make it gluten-free?" Oh, boy. Gluten-free dinners are not so tough. Gluten-free desserts are a tall order. But I told him that I would. I had been meaning to experiment with fennel cake and I had a pre-blended gluten-free flour, so I headed into the kitchen. Ingredients makes 1 bundt pan Cake 3 C gluten-free flour (I used a pre-blended flour from Trader Joe's plus some buckwheat flour added in)  2 t baking soda 2 t ground cinnamon 1 ½ t ground nutmeg ½ t ground cardamom ½ t ground ginger ¾ C olive oil 1 ½ C ...

Rosewater Truffles with Rose Crystals

Though I'm not a girl who insists on chocolates and roses for Valentines' - or anytime really - I do love a good truffle. Last year one of my best friends and I took a Truffle-Making Class with the über-talented Jenn of Rook No. 17   who I am fortunate enough to know outside of the blogosphere! So, when I received some complimentary samples of rose crystals from Gourmet Sweet Botanicals , when I ordered some edible flowers from them, I knew that I wanted to use the crystals to garnish some Valentine truffles. I also received hibiscus, cilantro, basil, fennel, and mint. You'll be seeing those on other dishes soon. Rosewater Truffles with Rose Crystals makes approximately 30 truffles Ingredients 1-1/2 C 72% cacao chocolate, chopped 1 C heavy cream 1 T butter, softened 1 T rosewater rose crystals (click here ) Procedure Place chopped chocolate and rosewater in a large mixing bowl.  In a medium saucepan, bring cream to a boil. Pour ...