Oweeo Snickerdoodles

Or…what else can you do with Homemade Opera Cream? I had some opera cream in my freezer leftover from Easter (I never got around to making candy with it). I also had some black cocoa powder sitting in the pantry and was hankering for something that tasted like that famous cocoa and cream sandwich cookie….

Chocolate Ganache & Opera Cream Cake

I made a batch of opera cream for Easter and it didn’t quite set up the way it should. It was looser and wasn’t cooperating enough to coat in chocolate for candy. What to do? Turn it into cake filling! I used my recipe for Coconut Lightning Cake . To turn it into a chocolate cake add…

Soft Chocolatey-O Cookies

These soft Sweet Chocolatey “O” Cookies are perfect paired with the opera cream outlined in my post, Homemade Opera Creams.  They just happen to be both dairy free and gluten free and the flavor is reminiscent of that famous chocolate sandwich cookie! For the cookies you will need: 2 and 1/4 cups confectioners sugar 1/4…

Homemade Opera Creams

As a child, opera creams were frequently a part of Easter for my family. My Grandma S. faithfully sent a huge opera cream egg for each member of the family when we couldn’t make it to Northern Kentucky for the holiday. If I close my eyes, I can remember the scent that filled the air…