Happy Halloween!

Chocolate Chip Cookies...with a finishing salt (fleur du sel)

...what's not to like?

I was asked to bake a few cakes for a Halloween Party of approximately 20 kids and parents.

To bring it up a knotch, (like Emeril Lagasse would say) I placed the cakes in a decoration of sorts.

I bought a plastic caldron and put the cake in the caldron. Added black tissue paper and creature features. Voila! A decoration for a cake presentation.

Check out the Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe from Jacques Torres.

I baked this for Trick or Treaters.

Really delicious! You've got to try these!

Sprinkled on these cookies is a finishing salt...Fleur du Sel.

Brand: Esprit Du Sel.

What's so great about adding the salt?

You experience the sweet, then the salty.

It's a YIN/YANG experience for your tastebuds.

His recipe calls for Valrhona chocolate. I used Ghiradelli. I also added walnuts.

Happy Halloween! Be Safe!

Peace in baking,
Carmen

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BAKED by Melissa - a review by me (Carmen)

I am not posting a recipe today...just sharing with you a place you might want to stop by and enjoy some cute cupcake creations.

In my travels to NYC, I decided to stop by and try some of the cute mini-cupcakes offered by BAKED by Melissa.

I ordered three cupcakes: cost $3 bucks

1- Peanut Butter Cup

2- Red Velvet

3- S'mores







Cupcake Selections in box ~
top left: S'mores
top right: Peanut Butter Cup
bottom left: Red Velvet

The cupcakes were moist and delicious!

I was a very happy customer! It's just enough to satisfy a sugar craving.

I've taken pictures for you to enjoy. If you haven't visited

BAKED by Melissa

yet...put it on your to do list...Stop by after lunch or dinner...

BAKED by Melissa

is located in New York City's SoHo area:

529 Broadway
New York, NY, 10012
Phone:
212.842.0220
Mon - Sun:
11:00 am - 8:00 pm

Located on Spring St. between Broadway and Mercer.

Till next post,

Carmen

BAKING is my ZeN