LENA'S LUNCHBOX

Tag: chocolate

  • superhero cake pops

    superhero cake pops

    themed b’nei mitzvot are making a comeback! themed bar and bat mitzvahs, though frowned upon by many a rabbi, used to be pretty common. mine was slightly music-centered, with sheet music centerpieces and eighth note table confetti. i hadn’t heard about anything like that for a while, however, until i was commissioned to make 80 superhero cake…

  • truffles etc.

    truffles etc.

    After being commissioned to make a cake topped with an edible stiletto, there were about thirteen days that I was interested in fondant. The cake turned out pretty well, though I was not excited to work with the dry, flavorless stuff again. One good result of my fondant endeavor was the discovery of HowToCookThat, a…

  • a week of citrus

    a week of citrus

    Have you ever had a chocolate covered orange? Back when my family hung up stockings (thank you so much to my parents for not depriving my brother and me of the joy of waking up to a stocking even though we’re J E W I S H), I’d always find a big, round, shiny foil-wrapped…

  • brownies with peanut butter frosting

    brownies with peanut butter frosting

    makes sixteen servings I know, I know. I’m stuck in a rut. Everything I’ve been making recently is the same color. The same flavors, too. Probably the same calorie count. So this is my last post like this for a while! Soon Lena’s Lunchbox will have dark leafy greens and citrus-y pale yellows and intense beetroot reds. These…

  • chocolate chip cookie cake

    chocolate chip cookie cake

    makes eight generous servings I’ve always thought that cookie cakes were one of the few things (in addition to mayonnaise and kimchi) that you’re better off buying than making at home. A cookie that big will surely dry out during the long time that it takes to bake, I thought. It will probably stick to…

  • peanut butter cookie dough brownie cake

    makes twelve servings In my head, I divide food bloggers into three subgroups – the ones who are all about eating good food, it doesn’t necessarily have to incorporate kale or cookie butter or anything, it just has to be satisfying; the ones who would never dream of using butter or gluten or eggs, only coconut…

  • mocha soufflé roll with whipped cream and a ribbon of caramel (gluten-free!)

    makes ten servings It’s Passover! The absence of bread gives us an excuse to make this decadent dessert, adapted from The Jewish Holiday Kitchen.   First comes an airy chocolate soufflé – don’t be intimidated by the word ‘soufflé,’ it’s incredibly easy! Then we make a quick batch of whipped cream and drizzle it in caramel sauce.…