Tuile Cookies

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Tuiles are a thin crispy cookie. You can fill tuiles with sweet fillings such as mousse, chantilly cream, custard, and curd.

Tuiles are made by making a thin cookie batter, and then shaping it on a silicone baking mat with the back of the spoon.

You don’t need to use a stencil to make tuiles.

You can simply shape the tuiles using a spoon and guiding it into your desired shape, such as a circle or rectangle.

how to make Tuile Cookies

Tuiles are baked in the oven until the edges start to turn a golden brown.

Tuiles need to be shaped right after coming out of the oven, otherwise they solidify and you can’t mold them into a shape.

how to make tuile desserts

Cone

Cone tuiles are made by putting a spoonful of batter on the silicone baking mat, and then smearing the batter into a circle using the back of a spoon.

how to shape a cone tuile

Be sure to get the batter as uniform as possible, so it bakes evenly.

After the circle is baked, shape the cookies by folding it over a metal cone shape.

Try to overlap the batter at the narrow end of the cone so the cone has an overlap.

This will make filling the cones much easier, and they will look nicer when presented.

Place the cone seam down for it to set. It only takes a couple of minutes for the cone to set.

how to make a cone tuile cookie

Taco

Taco tuiles are made by putting a spoonful of batter on the silicone baking mat, and then smearing the batter into a circle using the back of a spoon.

how to shape a taco tuile

Be sure to get the batter as uniform as possible, so it bakes evenly.

After the circle is baked, to make a “taco” shape you can drape the cookie over a thick rounded object ~1″ in diameter.

You can even use the handle of one of your cookware. Let it sit to dry until it’s shaped into a taco.

how to make a taco shaped tuile cookie

Spiral

Spiral tuiles look beautiful as a decoration on top of a dessert.

how to shape a spiral tuile

You can make a spiral tuile by placing a spoonful of batter on a silicone baking mat.

Guide the batter into a rectangle shape (~1.3″x6″).

Bake the tuile in the oven. After it’s come out of the oven, twist the tuile over a round object (~1″ in diameter).

One of the ends will be at the top, the other end should be opposite, and then rolled over the rounded object to create the spiral. Let it cool down to set the spiral tuile.

how to make a spiral tuile

Semi-Circle

Semi-circle tuiles can be the base of a dessert, and have mousse or Chantilly cream piped onto it as a unique dessert.

How to make desserts with half circle shaped tuiles

You can make a semi-circle tuile by placing a spoonful of batter on a silicone baking mat.

Guide the batter into a rectangle shape (~1.3″x6″).

Bake the tuile in the oven. After it’s come out of the oven, place the rectangular cookie inside a half sphere silicone mold, and then let to set to solidify.

how to shape a semi-circle tuile

Basket

Basket tuiles are made by putting a spoonful of batter on the silicone baking mat, and then smearing the batter into a circle using the back of a spoon.

Be sure to get the batter as uniform as possible.

Bake the tuile. While the tuile is baking, place a glass upside down.

As soon as it comes out of the oven, drape the tuile over the glass. Fold the edges of the tuile over the glass, and press them towards the center. This creates the basket shape.

Let it sit for a couple of minutes to set the tuile basket. Remove the tuile from the glass, and place it right side up to fill your tuile basket.

Straw

Straw tuiles are made by putting a spoonful of batter on the silicone baking mat, and then smearing the batter into a circle using the back of a spoon.

Be sure to get the batter as uniform as possible.

Bake the tuile.

As soon as the tuile comes out of the oven, place a chop stick at the edge of the tuile.

Roll the tuile over the chop stick, and place it seam side down to let it set.

Remove the chop stick, and repeat for the next tuile.

How to Decorate Tuiles

Tuiles can be decorated using chocolate, sprinkles, or frosting.

You can dip the edges of the tuiles into melted chocolate to give the cookies a chocolate coating.

Add on a few sprinkles for a pop of color to your tuiles.

Frosting can be piped onto the edges of the tuile for a beautiful decoration. You can use the star tip for an intricate look to buttercream icing on the edges of the tuile.

Fillings for Tuile Cookies

Tuile Cookies

How to make tuile cookies
Prep Time10 mins
Active Time8 mins
Total Time18 mins
Course: Dessert
Keyword: cookies
Yield: 20 tuiles

Materials

  • 1/4 cup butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour

Instructions

  • In a medium sized bowl, use a hand mixer or a whisk to mix together 1/4 cup room temperature butter, 1/2 cup icing sugar, and 1/4 tsp vanilla extract until the sugar is creamed into the butter.
  • Add 1 egg white and whisk into the butter mixture. Add the other egg white, and whisk again.
  • Slowly add 1/2 cup of flour, whisking add you add the flour. You want to whisk out any clumps of flour so at the end you have a thick batter.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat. Place a spoonful of batter on the silicone mat, and tap the batter off the spoon. Use the back of the spoon to guide the tuile into a circular shape. The tuile should be approximately 2.5-3" in diameter. Only put about 6 tuiles on the baking mat. You don't want to bake too many at a time, otherwise you won't be able to shape them all when they come out of the oven.
  • Bake the tuiles for 5-9 minutes. The tuiles are finished baking when the edges start to turn golden brown.
  • Immediately after removing the tuiles from the oven, use a flipper to remove one of the cookies from the baking sheet.
  • Shape the cookies by folding it over a metal cone shape, and then place it seam down for it to set. This will create a cone tuile.
    how to shape a cone tuile
  • To make a "taco" shape, you can drape the cookie over a thick rounded object. You can even use the handle of one of your cookware. Let it sit to dry until it's shaped how you want.
    how to shape a taco tuile
  • You can make a spiral tuile by making a rectangular shaped tuile. After it's come out of the oven, twist the tuile over a round object. One of the ends will be at the top, the other end should be opposite, and then rolled over the rounded object.
    how to shape a spiral tuile
  • After you're done baking the tuiles, store them in an airtight container.
  • You can also save the batter by placing it in the fridge covered, and then using it over the next 2 days.

6 Taco Coleslaw Recipe Ideas

Tacos are favorite family dinner that can be paired with taco coleslaws cilantro lime coleslaw, avocado crema coleslaw, or honey mustard coleslaw depending on the taco meat or vegetables you choose.

Taco coleslaws are made by adding a sauce to a coleslaw base.

Coleslaw bases can be made with a combination of red cabbage, green cabbage and carrots. You can also add cilantro leaves to your coleslaw mix as well if you like.

Cilantro Lime Coleslaw

Cilantro lime coleslaw is a tangy, vinegar based taco coleslaw.

Fresh lime juice, rice vinegar, olive oil, and salt are mixed together to create the sauce for the coleslaw.

In a separate bowl, mix together shredded carrots, green cabbage, purple cabbage, and cilantro leaves.

Add lime vinegar sauce over the coleslaw mixture and mix to coat the coleslaw.

Cilantro lime coleslaw works well with shrimp tacos, beef tacos, and cauliflower tacos.

lime cilantro Taco Coleslaw

Cilantro Lime Crema Coleslaw

Cilantro lime crema is a thick lime sauce coleslaw you can use with chicken tacos, or fish tacos.

Sour cream, mayo, cilantro leaves, lime zest, lime juice, minced garlic, and salt are blended in a food processor until the sauce is thick and smooth.

In a separate bowl, mix together shredded carrots, green cabbage, and purple cabbage.

Pour cilantro lime crema sauce over coleslaw, and mix together until the coleslaw is fully coated.

crema Taco Coleslaw

Avocado Crema Coleslaw

Avocado crema coleslaw is a coleslaw coated in avocado sauce made with yogurt.

Avocado crema coleslaw is made by first making an avocado crema, which is then used to coat the coleslaw.

Thick plain yogurt mixed with avocado makes the sauce creamy and full bodied. It has a strong lime flavor to the avocado crema that finishes the sauce off well.

Avocado crema sauce is made by combining plain yogurt, avocado, cilantro leaves, minced garlic, fresh lime juice, olive oil, and a little salt in a food processor. To keep the sauce full and thick, the mixture is only “pulsed” in the food processor until it combines.

Coleslaw is made with shredded red cabbage, green cabbage, and carrots.

Mix avocado crema with coleslaw for a creamy avocado taco coleslaw. You can use it on top of shrimp tacos, cauliflower tacos, pulled pork tacos, chicken tacos, and fish tacos.

avocado Taco Coleslaw

Creamy Mexican Coleslaw

Creamy Mexican coleslaw is a thick sauce made with a sour cream base with a hint of cumin flavor.

A bag of coleslaw mix (shredded red cabbage, green cabbage, and carrots) are combined with sliced green onions and chopped cilantro leaves for the base of the taco coleslaw.

In a separate bowl, mayo and sour cream are mixed together along with fresh lime juice, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt and pepper.

Add the spicy lime sauce to the coleslaw mixture to coat the cabbage.

Your creamy Mexican coleslaw can be used over steak tacos and chicken tacos.

Honey Mustard Coleslaw

Honey mustard coleslaw is best served over barbeque pork tacos.

To make the honey mustard sauce for the coleslaw, mix together Dijon mustard, mayo, honey, milk, and salt and pepper.

Drizzle sauce over a coleslaw mix. You can find coleslaws mixes near your produce section. Coleslaw mixes include red cabbage, green cabbage and carrots.

Honey mustard coleslaw goes well over a BBQ sauce marinated meat for tacos like pork or chicken.

Jalapeno Cilantro Coleslaw

Jalapeno cilantro coleslaw is the perfect addition to pulled pork tacos or fish tacos.

In a large bowl, add shredded green cabbage, grated carrots, sliced red onions, diced jalapeno peppers, and cilantro leaves to base of the coleslaw.

In another bowl, whisk together mayo, fresh lime juice, cayenne pepper, honey, and salt and pepper.

Add lime sauce to jalapeno coleslaw to coat the mixture.

Spoon coleslaw over tacos to enjoy!

jalapeno Taco Coleslaw

9 Sauce Ideas for Steak Tacos

Steak tacos are typically made with flank steak, and grilled to perfection.

You can make your own steak tacos right at home with drizzled sauces such as chimichurri Sauce, avocado crema sauce, and cilantro lime sauce.

You can also make many different types of salsa to spoon over your steak tacos like salsa verde, avocado salsa, or charred tomato salsa.

Sauce for Steak Tacos

Salsa Verde

Salsa verde is a spicy and tangy green salsa to drizzle over steak tacos.

Salsa verde is made with roasted tomatillos. Tomatillos are green tomatoes that come in a paper husk which needs to be removed prior to roasting them.

Roasting tomatillos neutralizes the acidity of the tomatoes, making it a savory base as a salsa.

After the tomatillos are cooked, they are placed in a food processor with finely chopped onions, serrano pepper, fresh lime juice, cilantro and cumin.

Once the salsa has been “pulsed” until the tomatoes are broken up, it’s ready to serve.

salsa verde Sauce for Steak Tacos

Jalapeno Lime Crema

Jalapeno lime crema is a spicy, citrusy sauce that works well with steak tacos.

Depending on how spicy you want your sauce, you can start with 1 jalapeno, and add more if you want it with a bit more heat. You can also remove the seeds and membrane from the jalapenos and only use the pepper to have a more mild crema sauce.

Jalapenos, chopped up onions, cilantro leaves, minced garlic, fresh lime juice, honey, salt, and sour cream are placed in a food processor, and blended until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the food processor, and then blend again until all of the ingredients are incorporated.

Cilantro Lime Crema

Cilantro lime crema is a creamy, tangy sauce you can spoon over steak tacos.

Sour cream, mayo, cilantro leaves, lime zest, lime juice, minced garlic, and salt are blended in a food processor until the sauce is thick and smooth.

Cilantro lime crema can be used to mix with coleslaw (shredded cabbage and cilantro leaves), which you can add to your taco as well.

Tomato Salsa

Tomato salsa is a juicy, chunky salsa that has a little bite to it.

Salsa adds a ton of flavor and compliments tacos well as a topping.

Salsa can be paired with guacamole well for serving on top of steak tacos.

Tomato salsa is made by adding whole canned tomatoes, and a can of diced tomatoes with green chilies (Rotel tomatoes work well) as the base of the salsa.

Finely chopped jalapeno with the seeds removed are added to the salsa, as well as some diced onions.

A few herbs like garlic and cumin are added, and then the salsa can be “pulsed” only in a food processor. Don’t overmix the salsa until it becomes a mush.

Pulse the salsa 7-10 times to get it just perfectly chunky.

Sauce ideas for Steak Tacos

Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri sauce is a red wine vinegar sauce that is made with fresh herbs and olive oil.

Chimichurri sauce is made by mixing together olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, fresh parsley, oregano, red pepper flakes, minced red chili pepper, fresh lemon juice, and a little salt and pepper.

Chimichurri sauce needs to rest for at least 30 minutes to let the herbs infuse into the olive oil and vinegar to create this herbaceous sauce to drizzle over steak tacos.

Avocado Salsa

Avocado salsa is a creamy, spicy salsa made with fresno chilis. You could also use a jalapeno pepper as a substitute if you can’t find fresno chilis.

Avocados are diced to create the base of the salsa, and placed in a large bowl.

Diced red onion, minced fresno chilis, minced garlic, fresh lime juice, cilantro leaves and salt are added to the bowl of avocados.

Gently mix the salsa so the avocados stay diced and they don’t mash together until all of the ingredients are combined.

Spoon salsa over steak tacos to enjoy!

Corn Salsa

Corn salsa is a sweet and spicy salsa you can use for steak tacos.

Corn salsa is made with corn, finely chopped jalapenos, red onions, and bell pepper.

A little bit of freshly minced garlic, lime juice, cumin, chili pepper and fresh cilantro leaves are the spices that are added to the savory corn salsa to create the tangy flavoring.

corn Sauce for Steak Tacos

Charred Tomato Salsa

Charred tomato salsa and avocado crema sauce pair well together for steak tacos. Both of them give the steak tacos a refreshing and creamy flavoring.

Whole tomatoes, half a red onion, and a serrano pepper are coated in olive oil, and grilled on the BBQ for a few minutes until they begin to char.

After the ingredients have cooled, they are chopped and placed into a food processor.

Minced garlic, and cilantro leaves are added to the food processor until the salsa is fully combined.

Place salsa in a bowl, and add fresh lime juice to finish off charred tomato salsa for your steak tacos.

tomato charred salsa Sauce for Steak Tacos

Avocado Crema

Avocado crema sauce is a sauce made out of avocados that is blended with yogurt and herbs to make a tangy, citrusy sauce for steak tacos.

Avocado crema sauce is made with thick plain yogurt which gives the crema a thick base.

The yogurt mixed with avocado makes the sauce creamy and full bodied. It has a strong lime flavor to the avocado crema that finishes the sauce off well.

Avocado crema sauce is made by combining plain yogurt, avocado, cilantro leaves, minced garlic, fresh lime juice, olive oil, and a little salt in a food processor. To keep the sauce full and thick, the mixture is only “pulsed” in the food processor until it combines.

avocado Sauce for Steak Tacos

6 Crema Sauce Ideas for Tacos

Tacos are favorite family dinner that can be paired with crema sauces like cilantro lime crema, avocado crema, or chipotle lime crema depending on the taco meat or vegetables you choose.

Crema sauce is usually made with sour cream for a full body sauce for tacos, but you can also use Greek yogurt for a lighter sauce if desired.

Crema Sauce for Tacos

Chipotle Lime Crema

Chipotle lime crema is a spicy, creamy sauce for tacos.

Chipotle lime cream is made by combining sour cream, chipotles in adobo sauce, fresh lime juice, lime zest, honey and salt and blending them together. You can thin out the sauce with a bit of water if desired.

Chipotle lime crema goes well with fish tacos, cauliflower tacos, or chicken tacos.

chipotle Crema Sauce for Tacos

Avocado Crema

Avocado crema sauce is a sauce made out of avocados that is blended with yogurt and herbs to make a tangy, citrusy sauce for tacos.

Avocado crema sauce is made with thick plain yogurt which gives the crema a thick base.

The yogurt mixed with avocado makes the sauce creamy and full bodied. It has a strong lime flavor to the avocado crema that finishes the sauce off well.

Avocado crema sauce is made by combining plain yogurt, avocado, cilantro leaves, minced garlic, fresh lime juice, olive oil, and a little salt in a food processor. To keep the sauce full and thick, the mixture is only “pulsed” in the food processor until it combines.

You can use avocado crema sauce and spoon it onto the tacos, or you can use it to coat a mixture of coleslaw, and place that inside your taco.

Avocado crema sauce goes well over shrimp tacos.

avocado Crema Sauce for Tacos

Lime Crema

Lime crema is a refreshing citrusy sauce you can drizzle over cauliflower tacos or chicken tacos.

Lime crema is made by whisking together sour cream, minced garlic, fresh lime zest, fresh lime juice, and a little bit of salt.

Another option is to substitute sour cream for Greek yogurt for a plainer flavoring. Sour cream can add a tangy flavor, so using yogurt instead focuses solely on the lime flavoring.

Sriracha Crema

Sriracha crema sauce is a spicy and sweet taco sauce.

Sriracha and honey are added to a sour cream or Greek yogurt base,.

Sriracha crema sauce is best used for shrimp tacos.

Jalapeno Lime Crema

Jalapeno lime crema is a spicy, citrusy sauce that works well with steak tacos.

Depending on how spicy you want your sauce, you can start with 1 jalapeno, and add more if you want it with a bit more heat. You can also remove the seeds and membrane from the jalapenos and only use the pepper to have a more mild crema sauce.

Jalapenos, chopped up onions, cilantro leaves, minced garlic, fresh lime juice, honey, salt, and sour cream are placed in a food processor, and blended until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the food processor, and then blend again until all of the ingredients are incorporated.

Crema Sauce for Tacos

Cilantro Lime Crema

Cilantro lime crema is a creamy, tangy sauce you can use in fish tacos, or steak tacos.

Sour cream, mayo, cilantro leaves, lime zest, lime juice, minced garlic, and salt are blended in a food processor until the sauce is thick and smooth.

Cilantro lime crema can be used to mix with coleslaw (shredded cabbage and cilantro leaves), which you can add to your taco as well.

cilantro Crema Sauce for Tacos

6 Green Sauces for Tacos

Tacos are favorite family dinner that can be paired with green sauces like salsa verde, cilantro lime sauce, or avocado cream sauce depending on the taco meat or vegetables you choose.

Tomatillos are usually the base of many green sauces for tacos. They’re small green tomatoes that are wrapped up in a husk, and need to be peeled to use for salsas.

green sauce ideas for tacos

Salsa Verde

Salsa verde is a spicy green salsa for tacos.

Salsa verde is made with roasted tomatillos. Tomatillos are green tomatoes that come in a paper husk which needs to be removed prior to roasting them.

Roasting tomatillos neutralizes the acidity of the tomatoes, making it a savory base as a salsa.

After the tomatillos are cooked, they are placed in a food processor with finely chopped onions, serrano pepper, fresh lime juice, cilantro and cumin.

Once the salsa has been “pulsed” until the tomatoes are broken up, it’s ready to serve.

Salsa verde is a tangy, spicy salsa for tacos.

Green Sauce for Tacos

Cilantro Lime Sauce

Cilantro lime sauce is a yogurt based sauce with a refreshing citrus taste.

Yogurt, fresh lime juice, lime zest, cilantro leaves, olive oil, salt and pepper is placed in a food processor and blended until smooth.

Cilantro lime sauce goes well with chicken tacos, or cauliflower tacos.

cilantro lime Green Sauce for Tacos

Jalapeno Sauce

Jalapeno sauce is a spicy sauce for tacos.

Jalapeno sauce is made by adding mayo, sour cream, diced jalapenos, cilantro leaves, tomatillo salsa, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper to a blender, and blending until smooth.

Jalapeno sauce works well for pork tacos or steak tacos.

Avocado Cream Sauce

Avocado cream sauce is a sauce made out of avocados that is blended with yogurt and herbs to make a tangy, citrusy sauce for tacos.

Avocado cream sauce is made with thick plain yogurt which gives the crema a thick base.

The yogurt mixed with avocado makes the sauce creamy and full bodied. It has a strong lime flavor to the avocado crema that finishes the sauce off well.

Avocado cream sauce is made by combining plain yogurt, avocado, cilantro leaves, minced garlic, fresh lime juice, olive oil, and a little salt in a food processor. To keep the sauce full and thick, the mixture is only “pulsed” in the food processor until it combines.

You can use avocado cream sauce and spoon it onto the tacos, or you can use it to coat a mixture of coleslaw, and place that inside your taco.

Avocado cream sauce goes well over shrimp tacos.

avocado Green Sauce for Tacos

Tomatillo Avocado Salsa

Tomatillo avocado salsa is a spicy salsa made with tomatillos.

Tomatillos are small tomatoes that have an outer layer which needs to be peeled off order to expose insides.

The insides are what you’ll use to create the salsa. Roughly chop up the tomatillos and add them to a blender.

Chopped up onion, serrano peppers, avocados, cilantro leaves, fresh lime juice and a pinch of salt are added to the blender to create the salsa.

Blend the salsa on high, and add a little bit of water if the salsa is a bit too thick for blending.

avocado Green Sauce ideas for Tacos

Tomatillo Pico de Gallo

Tomatillo pico de gallo is a chunky salsa with a hint of heat.

Tomatillos are peeled and diced and added to a large bowl for the base of the salsa.

Chopped up onions, diced jalapeno, minced garlic, fresh lime juice, cilantro leaves, cumin, and a little salt and pepper are added to the salsa.

Mix with a large spoon to make tomatillo pico de gallo.

Pico de gallo is a chunky, fresh salsa that isn’t blended.

You can use tomatillo pico de gallo on fish tacos, and steak tacos.

pico de gallo Green Sauce for Tacos

Cake Flavors and Filling Ideas

Baking a cake for a special occasion is one way to show off your baking skills, and celebrate with family and friends.

Fluffy and spongy cakes baked from scratch are moist and fresh, ready to be filled with custard, curd, Bavarian cream, and mousse.

You can even infuse cakes with syrups like cherry syrup or raspberry syrup for an added flavor to your cake.

If you know what type of cake you want to make, you can find fillings and frostings that will compliment specific cake flavors to impress your guests.

Vanilla Cake

Vanilla cake is flavored with vanilla extract, vanilla paste, or vanilla beans.

Vanilla cakes are fluffy and spongey so you can add a syrup to infuse into the cake to add flavor if desired.

You could infuse raspberry syrup, champagne syrup, or cherry syrup into your cake layers. Simply spread the syrup on top of the cake layers, then add a cream filling in the middle. You could add diplomat cream, white chocolate mousse, or vanilla pastry cream, and then add another layer of cake on top.

Vanilla cakes can be iced with fruity buttercreams like raspberry or pineapple buttercream.

Vanilla cakes are quite versatile with frostings, so you could ice the cake with a mocha buttercream, cookies and cream buttercream, or Tiramisu buttercream.

Vanilla Cake Fillings

Cake Flavors and Fillings

Lemon Cake

Lemon cake is made by adding lemon zest, lemon juice or lemon extract to a vanilla cake base to create a citrusy flavor to the cake.

Lemon cake can be filled with a curd, mousse, Bavarian cream in between the layers of cake.

You can ice a lemon cake with lemon buttercream, strawberry buttercream, or raspberry buttercream.

Adding a fruity flavored buttercream like strawberry or raspberry can add a ton of complimenting flavors to a lemon cake.

Lemon Cake Fillings

lemon Cake Flavors and Fillings

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake is made by adding melted chocolate or cocoa powder to a vanilla cake base.

Chocolate cake is a rich dessert. Many people find a chocolate cake overwhelming when it’s filled with chocolate buttercream, and iced with a chocolate ganache.

It’s better to choose a lighter filling for a chocolate cake such as mint whipped cream, caramel mousse, or raspberry compote.

You can ice chocolate cakes with sweet frostings such as toffee buttercream, mocha buttercream, or orange buttercream frosting for a complementary flavor that balances out the heavy chocolate cake.

chocolate Cake Fillings

Chocolate Cake Fillings

chocolate Cake Flavors and Fillings

Red Velvet Cake

Red velvet cake is made by adding cocoa powder and red food coloring to a vanilla cake base. The flavoring is similar to chocolate cake.

Red velvet cake is typically filled and iced with vanilla cream cheese buttercream.

Red Velvet Cake Filling

Carrot Cake

Carrot cake is made with cinnamon spice, chopped pecans, and shredded carrots to create this luscious cake.

Carrot cake is usually filled and iced with cream cheese frosting for a decadent cake to enjoy!

Carrot Cake Fillings

Pineapple Cake

Pineapple cake is made by adding crushed pineapple and its juices to a vanilla cake base.

Pineapple cake is a lighter cake that you can serve in the summertime. It’s a refreshing cake on a hot summer’s day.

You can fill pineapple cakes with classic cream cheese buttercream.

Another option is to make it with a pina colada flavoring with coconut and rum buttercream.

Pineapple Cake Fillings

Banana Cake

Banana cake is made by adding lemon juice and mashed bananas to a vanilla cake base.

Banana cake is a light cake you can fill with peanut butter Bavarian cream, banana custard, or strawberry compote.

You can ice banana cakes with sweet frostings such as chocolate buttercream, peanut butter buttercream, or cream cheese buttercream.

Banana Cake Fillings

banana Cake Flavors and Fillings

Coffee Cake

Coffee cake is made by adding espresso, or instant coffee to a vanilla cake base.

Coffee cake can be filled with coffee pastry cream or caramel pastry cream.

You can ice coffee cakes with coffee buttercream, mocha buttercream, or chocolate buttercream.

Coffee Cake Fillings

coffee cake Flavors and Fillings

7 Wrap Sauce Ideas

Wraps are tortilla’s filled with vegetables, meat, and enticing, mouthwatering sauces.

You can drizzle your wraps with avocado crema, tzatziki sauce , chipotle mayo, ranch, Caesar and more to fill your wraps with to make a savory or spicy wrap.

Wrap Sauce ideas

Tzatziki Sauce

Tzatziki sauce is a thick, tangy sauce with a hint of dill and cucumber you can use to make Greek wraps.

Greek wraps are made by smearing tzatziki sauce over the tortilla.

Add cooked chicken or pork, diced tomatoes and cucumber, lettuce, diced red onions, and feta cheese on top of the tzatziki sauce.

Roll up the wrap to enjoy a savory Greek wrap.

Tzatziki sauce is made by straining Greek yogurt through a cheesecloth for about 2 hours to remove the liquid from the yogurt, leaving a thick base to make tzatziki sauce.

Olive oil, dill, grated cucumber, vinegar, salt, and minced garlic is added to the yogurt to create a creamy, dill and cucumber flavored sauce for wraps.

Wrap Sauce ideas

Chipotle Mayo

Chipotle mayo is a spicy, tangy sauce you can use for chipotle chicken wraps.

Chipotle chicken wraps are made by mixing together diced chicken, lettuce, diced tomatoes, and diced avocado and chipotle mayo until everything is coated in spicy chipotle sauce.

The mixture is placed in a tortilla and rolled up for a spicy chicken wrap.

spicy Wrap Sauce ideas

Chipotle mayo gets its spice from adding chipotle peppers in adobo sauce to mayo, along with a little lemon juice to give it its tangy flavor.

chipotle wrap sauce recipe ideas

Ranch Sauce

Ranch sauce is a tangy, creamy sauce that you can use for chicken bacon wraps.

Chicken bacon wraps are made with diced chicken, crispy bacon, lettuce, and diced tomatoes. Ranch sauce is drizzled on top of everything, and then it’s rolled up in a tortilla to create a savory wrap to enjoy.

Ranch sauce is made by mixing together mayo and sour cream to create the base of the sauce.

Chives, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper are added to the dipping sauce and mixed together.

Ranch sauce needs to be refrigerated for at least 30 minutes prior to using to let the herbs infuse into sauce.

Sriracha Mayo

Sriracha mayo is a spicy, tangy mayo based sauce that brings the heat to your wrap!

Sriracha mayo is made by adding fresh lemon juice, minced garlic, honey, and sriracha sauce to mayo.

Sriracha mayo goes well drizzled on top of shrimp wraps or tuna wraps.

Shrimp wraps are made by smearing sriracha mayo over a tortilla, and then placing cooked shrimp, shredded cabbage, and avocado slices on top. Drizzle with a bit more sauce, and enjoy this spicy shrimp wrap.

Tuna wraps are made by using sriracha mayo to coat the tuna pieces. Dices celery and onion are added to make the tuna salad part of the wrap.

To assemble the tuna wrap, place leaves of lettuce on top of a tortilla wrap. Add a bit of tuna salad on top of the lettuce. Top with slices of tomatoes and spinach leaves. Roll up the tuna wrap and enjoy!

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Caesar Dressing

Caesar dressing is a lemon and garlic sauce you can use to make chicken Caesar wraps.

Caesar wraps are easy to make by combining diced chicken, parmesan cheese, croutons (optional), lettuce, and bacon (optional) together in a large bowl.

Add Caesar dressing to the bowl to coat everything in a creamy layer of dressing.

Place the mixture in a tortilla and wrap up and enjoy. You can heat up the chicken if desired to have a warm wrap.

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Roasted Garlic Hummus

Roasted garlic hummus is a thick chickpea sauce with hints of garlic, and spicy flavors.

Hummus can be used for tasty veggie wraps.

Veggie wraps can be made by smearing hummus over a tortilla.

Add slices of cucumber, tomatoes, avocados, yellow pepper, and carrots on top of the hummus.

Layer lettuce or spinach on top of the vegetables and drizzle with a bit of hot sauce to finish off the wrap.

Roll up the veggie wrap and enjoy!

Avocado Cream Sauce

Avocado cream sauce is a sauce made out of avocados that is blended with yogurt and herbs to make a tangy, citrusy sauce for wraps.

Avocado cream sauce is made with thick plain yogurt which gives the crema a thick base.

The yogurt mixed with avocado makes the sauce creamy and full bodied. It has a strong lime flavor to the avocado crema that finishes the sauce off well.

Avocado cream sauce is made by combining plain yogurt, avocado, cilantro leaves, minced garlic, fresh lime juice, olive oil, and a little salt in a food processor. To keep the sauce full and thick, the mixture is only “pulsed” in the food processor until it combines.

Avocado cream sauce goes well over shrimp wraps.

avocado wrap sauce

15 Recipe Ideas with Fresh Mozzarella

Fresh mozzarella is a luscious and rich addition to creamy pasta, crostini or caprese appetizers, and flatbreads.

Fresh mozzarella has a creamy and soft texture, which adds a mild cheese flavoring to dishes.

Recipes ideas with Fresh Mozzarella

Fresh Mozzarella and Watermelon Skewers

Fresh mozzarella and watermelon skewers have a citrusy honey lime drizzle on them.

Watermelon is made into balls using a melon baller. Onto each skewer, a piece of watermelon, and a piece of fresh mozzarella is alternated until the entire skewer is full.

Fresh lime juice is mixed with lime zest, salt, and honey for the coating on the skewers.

Drizzle the sauce on top of the skewers, and serve immediately.

Pesto Flatbread

Pesto flatbread is made by using pesto as the pizza sauce.

Slices of mozzarella cheese and sundried tomatoes are arranged over the flatbread and then it’s baked in the oven.

After the flatbread comes out of the oven, more fresh pesto is spooned onto the flatbread. This gives the flatbread more of a burst of pesto flavor for this savory appetizer.

flatbread Recipes with Fresh Mozzarella

Pistachio Pesto Pasta

Pistachio pesto pasta is a nutty flavored pasta that is finished off with fresh mozzarella.

Pistachio pesto is made by adding fresh mint, oregano, basil leaves to a food processor along with pistachio nuts.

Minced garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and sea salt are added and blended together until the pesto is smooth and oily.

Pistachio pesto is added to cooked pasta and zucchini slices. Zucchini can be cooked along with pasta in the last couple of minutes in the cooking time.

Garnish pasta with pieces of fresh mozzarella cheese, pistachio nuts, and fresh basil leaves.

Strawberry Caprese with Lemon and Basil

Strawberry caprese with lemon and basil is a cheesy and fruity toothpick appetizer.

Cubed mozzarella is marinated with lemon juice, lemon zest, thin strips of fresh basil leaves, olive oil and salt.

Strawberry caprese is made by cutting strawberries in half.

To assemble the appetizer, place a strawberry, a slice of mozzarella cheese, and then repeat again together in a stack.

A toothpick is placed through the stack to create the strawberry caprese appetizer.

Fresh ground pepper is sprinkled on top of the appetizer to finish it off.

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Creamy Tomato Pasta

Creamy tomato pasta is made by cooking onions in butter and minced garlic in pot on medium heat.

Tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, and red pepper flakes are added to the pot to create the base of the creamy tomato sauce.

Heavy cream is added for the rich sauce flavoring, along with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and basil leaves.

When the cheese has melted into the sauce, it’s ready to serve.

Garnish with pieces of fresh mozzarella, and a couple of basil leaves.

Peach Caprese Appetizer

Peach caprese appetizer uses slices of peaches to create a sandwich.

In between the layers of peaches is a slice of mozzarella.

On the top layer of peach, add a single leaf of basil and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

Place a toothpick through the sandwich so it can easily be eaten without it falling apart.

Pepperoni Caprese Bites

Pepperoni caprese bites are an eye catching appetizer assembled on a toothpick, with a basil vinaigrette dressing.

To assemble the pepperoni appetizer, place a fresh piece of mozzarella, then a folded piece of pepperoni, a fresh basil leaf, and a cherry tomato on a toothpick.

Drizzle basil vinaigrette dressing on top and serve immediately.

Peach Flatbread

Flatbread is a delicious crispy, warm peach appetizer. Flatbread can be cut into small pieces so it’s easily eaten.

Peach flatbread is made by simply brushing olive oil on the edges of the flatbread dough.

Add pizza sauce on the dough, and arrange fresh mozzarella on top of the pizza sauce.

Place folded pieces of prosciutto all over the flatbread. Slice peaches and dry off excess water. You don’t want too much leaking into your flatbread or it won’t crisp up.

Bake the flatbread, and add fresh leaves of basil once it comes out of the oven, along with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

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Spaghetti Margarita Pasta

Spaghetti margarita pasta is a tomato pasta with a creamy fresh mozzarella cheese finish.

The tomato sauce is made by cooking butter with minced garlic and olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat.

Halved grape tomatoes are added to the saucepan with a bit of sugar to sweeten the acidic tomatoes.

Fresh basil leaves are added to finish off the sauce, and then it’s tossed with cooked spaghetti.

Shaved Parmesan cheese, and pieces of fresh mozzarella are added and mixed into the hot pasta, which will let them melt and add a creamy, rich flavoring.

pasta Recipes with Fresh Mozzarella

Caprese Pesto Crostini

Caprese pesto crostini’s are made by marinating cherry tomatoes and fresh mozzarella with dried basil leaves and olive oil.

Once you’ve made your crostini’s and they have cooled, fresh pesto is spread on the crostini.

Mozzarella slices and cherry tomatoes are placed on top of the layer of pesto.

Finally, the pesto appetizer is topped with freshly chopped basil leaves, parmesan cheese, and balsamic vinegar.

Simple Mozzarella Bruschetta

Simple mozzarella bruschetta is a tasty appetizer you can serve warm, right out of the oven.

Make your own crostini’s by slicing a baguette, brushing olive oil on to one side of the bread, and then broiling it in the oven for 2 minutes until it’s toasted.

Assemble the bruschetta by putting one slice of tomato, and one slice of mozzarella onto the crostini’s. Add a couple basil leaves to the bruschetta, and then broil in the oven until the cheese has started to melt.

Drizzle balsamic reduction over the bruschetta and enjoy!

Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan is a savory pasta made with fresh mozzarella cheese that’s baked in the oven.

Chicken is tenderized and soaked in egg. Chicken is covered in a mixture of bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and garlic powder.

Chicken is baked in the oven, and then a little bit of tomato sauce is poured overtop. A slice of fresh mozzarella is placed on top of the chicken and baked until the cheese begins bubbling.

Serve chicken Parmesan over spaghetti coated in tomato sauce.

Prosciutto Peach Skewer

Prosciutto peach skewer uses fresh peaches wrapped in prosciutto.

Fresh mozzarella is added to the skewer for a creamy, cheesy addition to the juicy peaches.

Drizzle with balsamic vinegar and honey to finish off this delicious tangy appetizer.

Mozzarella Basil Gnocchi

Mozzarella basil gnocchi is a quick and easy weeknight dinner you can make!

Gnocchi is cooked with olive oil and minced garlic.

Tomato sauce and red pepper flakes are added to the pan for a bit of spicy tomato sauce.

Fresh basil leaves are stirred in to add a little bit of peppery finish to the sauce.

Finish off by adding slices of fresh mozzarella to the top of the pasta. You can add a lid on top of the pan to melt the cheese.

You can serve your fresh mozzarella pasta with garlic bread, or Caesar salad if desired.

Lemon and Mozzarella Ravioli

Lemon and mozzarella ravioli is a citrusy and creamy, rich pasta.

Fresh mozzarella is placed in a food processor with ricotta cheese, lemon juice, and lemon zest.

Spoon cheese mixture onto a fresh pasta sheet, and fold and press the edges of the ravioli.

Boil ravioli until the pasta is cooked through.

Fresh mozzarella ravioli is served with brown butter and sage sauce.

Garnish with Parmesan cheese shavings.

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9 Burrito Sauce Ideas

Burritos are wraps filled with rice, vegetables, meat, and savory sauces for a filling family dinner.

You can fill burritos with creamy, spicy, or sweet sauces.

You can make avocado crema, cilantro lime sauce, chipotle lime crema, sriracha cream sauce and more to fill your burritos with.

Avocado Cream Sauce

Avocado cream sauce is a sauce made out of avocados that is blended with yogurt and herbs to make a tangy, citrusy sauce for burritos.

Avocado cream sauce is made with thick plain yogurt which gives the crema a thick base.

The yogurt mixed with avocado makes the sauce creamy and full bodied. It has a strong lime flavor to the avocado crema that finishes the sauce off well.

Avocado cream sauce is made by combining plain yogurt, avocado, cilantro leaves, minced garlic, fresh lime juice, olive oil, and a little salt in a food processor. To keep the sauce full and thick, the mixture is only “pulsed” in the food processor until it combines.

Avocado cream sauce goes well over shrimp burritos.

Burrito Sauce ideas

Chipotle Lime Crema

Chipotle lime crema is a spicy, creamy sauce for burritos.

Chipotle lime cream is made by combining sour cream, chipotles in adobo sauce, fresh lime juice, lime zest, honey and salt and blending them together. You can thin out the sauce with a bit of water if desired.

Chipotle lime crema goes well with shrimp burritos.

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Cilantro Lime Sauce

Cilantro lime sauce is a yogurt based sauce with a refreshing citrus taste.

Yogurt, fresh lime juice, lime zest, cilantro leaves, olive oil, salt and pepper is placed in a food processor and blended until smooth.

Cilantro lime sauce goes well with chicken burritos, or cauliflower burritos.

cilantro lime Burrito Sauce ideas

Sriracha Cream Sauce

Sriracha cream sauce is a spicy and sweet burrito sauce.

Sriracha and honey are added to a sour cream or Greek yogurt base, and whisked together to combine.

Sriracha cream sauce is best used for Korean BBQ burritos.

Burrito Sauce recipe ideas

Jalapeno Ranch

Jalapeno ranch is a spicy, tangy sauce for burritos.

Jalapeno sauce is made by adding Greek yogurt, diced jalapenos, olive oil, cilantro leaves, lemon juice, garlic, onion powder, salt and dill to a blender, and processing until it’s smooth sauce.

Jalapeno ranch sauce works well for cauliflower burritos or shrimp burritos.

Burrito Sauce for shrimp burritos

Cilantro Lime Ranch

Cilantro lime ranch is a creamy sauce with a hint of garlic.

Cilantro lime ranch can be made using a sour cream base or a plain yogurt base.

Garlic powder and onion powder are added to the base of the sauce to create the tangy ranch flavoring.

Fresh lime juice, cilantro leaves, diced pickled jalapenos and brine, and salt are added the base of the sauce and mixed together until smooth.

Cilantro lime ranch goes well with chicken burritos.

Burrito Sauce for chicken burritos

Salsa Verde

Salsa verde is a spicy green salsa for burritos.

Salsa verde is made with roasted tomatillos. Tomatillos are green tomatoes that come in a paper husk which needs to be removed prior to roasting them.

Roasting tomatillos neutralizes the acidity of the tomatoes, making it a savory base as a salsa.

After the tomatillos are cooked, they are placed in a food processor with finely chopped onions, serrano pepper, fresh lime juice, cilantro and cumin.

Once the salsa has been “pulsed” until the tomatoes are broken up, it’s ready to serve.

Salsa verde is a tangy, spicy salsa you can use on vegan burritos, or chicken burritos.

Burrito Sauce for chicken burritos

Tomato Salsa

Tomato salsa is a juicy, chunky salsa that has a little bite to it.

Salsa adds a ton of flavor to burritos.

Tomato salsa is made by adding whole canned tomatoes, and a can of diced tomatoes with green chilies (Rotel tomatoes work well) as the base of the salsa.

Finely chopped jalapeno with the seeds removed are added to the salsa, as well as some diced onions.

A few herbs like garlic and cumin are added, and then the salsa can be “pulsed” only in a food processor. Don’t overmix the salsa until it becomes a mush.

Pulse the salsa 7-10 times to get it just perfectly chunky.

Tomato salsa goes well with ground beef, black bean and corn burritos.

Burrito Sauce for beef burritos

Guacamole

Guacamole is a chunky sauce made with mashed avocados.

Guacamole is made by adding diced tomatoes, tomatoes, chopped cilantro, and a pinch of garlic salt to mashed avocado.

Guacamole goes well with black bean burritos, or chicken burritos.

Burrito Sauce for chicken burritos

How to Decorate Macarons with Gold Dust

Gold dusted macarons are striking and glittery macarons. You can add gold dust to macarons to make unicorn macarons or engagement ring macarons for a specialty cookie to serve at a birthday party, wedding, or bridal shower.

Gold dust decorated macarons are more of a upscale macaron. You can fill them with enticing flavors like bubbly champagne buttercream.

how to decorate macarons with gold dust

How to put gold dust on macarons

Tools and Ingredients

If you are wanting to paint the entire macaron gold, use the widest food safe paintbrush you have to save yourself time.

  1. Place a pinch of gold powdered food coloring in a small jar to “make” your paint in.
  2. Add a couple of drops of almond extract to your jar.
  3. Mix the jar of almond extract and gold powdered food coloring together. Now you’ve made your paint for your gold macarons. If your gold paint dries out while you’re working with it, add a few more drops of almond extract.
  4. Using a food safe paint brush, dip your paint brush into your newly made gold paint.
  5. Hold your macaron on a steady surface, and brush your gold paint on top of your macaron where desired. You can even paint the entire macaron in gold paint if you want to. Avoid the icing portion of the macaron, and only paint the shell to make the icing stand out on the macaron. Don’t push too hard on the surface of the macaron shell as it is quite delicate to work with.
  6. Let the macarons dries fully for about 20 minutes.

Gold dusted decorated macarons will store well in the freezer for up to 1 month, or up to 3 days in the fridge.

For unicorn macarons, you only need to paint the horn of the unicorn gold. The ears of the unicorn macaron can be painted in a light pink powdered food coloring.

gold dust decorated macarons

For birthday macarons, you can color a number on the macarons, or birthday candles using gold dust.

Bridal shower macarons can have a ring painted in gold dust on the outer edge of the macarons.

You can also shape the macarons into a ring when you pipe them.

Pipe 1 circle macaron as normal, and then add a diamond shape on top.

Use a toothpick to make the edges of the diamond into a triangle that sits above the circle.

You can color the diamond blue, or white, and the ring of the macaron will be painted with gold dust.