Eggless Sfogliatelle Ricci- An Italian Pastry - Tribute To Lis - Queen Of Daring Bakers

Today while I visited the Daring Baker's group page, I was shocked to learn about the demise of DB's co founder Lisa who blogged at La Mia Cucina. Dearly called as Lis, she used to introduce us to the host every month. I am one of the silent admirer of Lis. I think Daring Bakers group is the first group to do monthly challenges. Nowadays there are so many groups among bloggers but Daring Bakers remain on top. I am proud to be part of Daring Kitchen for the past three years and this month's challenge post is a tribute to Lis for bringing so many wonderful cooks from all over the world together. I am extremely sad that every month I am doing a tribute post. First it was for my mom, then for my beloved chef Tarla Dalal and now for Lis. I hope this stops this year. I really don't want to lose anybody next year...

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Eggless Sfogliatelle Frolle

Yesterday I shared with you the first recipe I tried for this month's Daring Baker's Challenge. And here comes the other recipe. Thought the preparation is quite simple in comparison to Ricci, it tastes amazing. Hubby liked this more than the Ricci. I myself liked this very much. The outer covering is a pie dough and filling is the semolina ricotta filling used in Sfogliatelle Ricci. I used my eggless Apple Pie crust which usually turns out good. The result was a flaky, soft crust and a soft delicious filling. I made the pie crust dough during one of the cookery class session in which I had to demonstrate it to a student. I then used it to make this yummy pastry during evening.

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Eggless Classic Chocolate Whoopie Pie

Whoopie Pies are cross between a cake and cookie. With two cookie like cake slices with a sweet creamy filling, whoopie pie also tastes like cupcakes but they are easy to pack and carry. These are also known as Black moon, Bob, Gob or BFO (Big Fat Oreo). There are so many variations of the cake and filling. For this month's Daring Bakers Challenge, the host Bourbonnatrix of Bourbonnatrix Bakes selected an easy recipe. She gave us three versions of Whoopie Pies with three different fillings. I went for the Chocolate version but for the filling I used my butter cream recipe along with mixed fruit jam. Though the whoopie pie looks not very smooth on top, they tasted amazing. Nowadays, there is a craze of Choco Pies which come in individual packings. Sruti likes it so much but whenever she eats it she becomes sick. So it is completely banned at our house. When I saw this recipe I was happy to recreate my daughter's favourite snack at home and she too was so happy. My niece and my dad also like it so much. The two chocolate cookies have a crispy top and a soft crumb which goes very well with the jam and fluffy butter cream. When you take a bite, the combination sizzles your taste buds. This is pretty easy to make and assemble and it can make a great party snack...

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Eggless German Tree Cake / Baumkuchen / Schichttorte

What is more challenging? Taking part in a Daring Baker's Challenge or twisting the given recipe to get a replica of the original bake? I think the latter is the most challenging as far as I am concerned. I joined the Daring Bakers as soon as I started the blog and it has been three years. There are only few challenges I have missed and I can proudly say that I have been quite successful in changing the recipes into eggless ones. In that list I can add this tree cake / Baumkuchen - a special cake from Germany. The cake consists of nearly 20 layers of sponge finally covered with chocolate glaze and decorated with almonds. Doesn't it sound rich and delicious. I have been eyeing this cake for long but never got the courage to try it as it has a huge number of eggs. But when I am given a challenge, I usually don't run from it. So I made this cake one fine day replacing all the 10 eggs in the original recipe. I am not completely satisfied with the result as the layers are not plainly visible. But still the cake tasted wonderful.

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