Heidi Swanson's Madeleines Went Straight to My Belly

See all of those madeleines up there? See them? They are ALL GONE!! So delicious and addictive they were, that I made them Sunday afternoon and they were but mere crumbs-on-a-plate by last night. So. The Madeline Math here, if you will, is this: 24 madeleines gone in 24 hours, 8 hours asleep, 10 hours away at work = we consumed 24 madeleines in less than 6 hours!!!!! OMG!

What's really nice (and a bit scary) about these madeleines is that yah, we ate 'em.. but I never felt sick of them (or sick-sick of them). No belly ache, to being tired of eating them... I could eat a whole 'nother 24 of them over the next few days. I did have help, btw.

I clearly need to never make these again. Or, I need more than one madeleine pan, so I can make MORE of them FASTER!!!!!

Should you like to make some of Heidi Swanson's delicious little madeleine dream-boats, go check our her recipe! Make them! Do it! And I can personally vouch for her pouring-the-batter-from-a-glass trick. Worked like a charm. Just pour what you need into a glass and then pour into the pan. I got crazy and then refilled more than I needed while my pan was in the oven, in preparation for batch number two, and the batter started to separate. So I needed to pour it back in and whisk it up. So yah, just pour what you need at the time.

I'm having some girls over in a couple of weeks, so I might make these again soon... however, I'd need to share them with the girls... and I'm not sure I'm ready to do that. ;)

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Orangette's Gâteau au chocolat fondant de Nathalie

We had my mom over for dinner a couple of weeks ago for a repeat of the Dona Tomas shrimp tacos. She came over on a Tuesday, and I want to say I prepared most of this the Sunday before. (I only did the shrimp that night.)

I also made dessert the night before. I pulled the recipe off of Orangette's site. I wish I read her blog more often, because every time I go, I love what she has to say and the recipes she has to offer. Specifically, this cake.

Now, I will say that I was terrified of this cake. I baked it for 30 minutes, instead of the suggested 22. Why? Because it still seemed really goopy. However, I didn't want to go too long, and have a sad, dry cake for my mom. I ignored the goop and got it onto the cake plate to let it hang out overnight, as the directions suggest. Once we were done with dinner and room for cake, I whipped up some cream with a little splenda and a dash of vanilla.

OMG. Make this cake. Do it now. There is absolutely a reason it's nicknamed the "Winning Hearts and Minds" cake. The cake was completely decadent - thick and soft and oh so chocolatey. We sent half home with my mom and put the rest in the fridge (and it was almost just as delightful cold) for the next night's dessert.

This will be the dessert I bring to my next dinner party or potluck or evening of watching Grey's, once its back. This cake is meant to be shared (and not just because its packed full of butter!!) :)

Please click through to her site to find the recipe. You won't be disappointed!

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