Aunt Hack's Chocolate-Orange Frosting

I recently made/modified a family frosting recipe.  Chocolate-orange frosting can't be beat.

Ingredients:

-8 oz. butter, soft

-8 oz. 10x sugar

-zest and juice of 1 orange

-cocoa powder to taste

-pinch salt

1. Cream all ingredients in a mixer until fluffy and use to frost immediately.

It's perfect on a dark chocolate cake.  With a name like "Hack" it has to be good.

Piped Sablè

Pipe these yummy sugar cookies in adorable shapes and enjoy with a cup of tea.

Finishes:
-jam
-dip in chocolate
-almond butter
-crystal sugar

Lemon Curd

I enjoyed making a lemon curd tart with Crème Chantilly, blueberry compote in a Pâte sucrée shell for my dad's birthday yesterday.  Lemon curd is definitely the new love.

Fruit and Nut Bars

I'm missing the leisurely breakfasts of old.  But I don't intend to wake up at 5 AM to enjoy one.  Instead, I'm making myself easy to eat, healthy breakfast options that I can eat at pastry school.

Heard of "Kit's Organic"?  They are great 5-6 ingredient bars that are delicious and expensive! So I made my own version.

All it takes:

-dried/pitted dates
-roasted almonds
-coconut oil
-raisins
-sunflower seeds
-any other dried fruit/nut or cocoa powder
-food processor

éclair

Gotta love some good ol' French pastries.