Coffee Shop Raspberry-Nutella Madeleines

Madeleines for Mom.

I don't think I tell my mom how much I appreciate her. I hope in her heart she knows this. I should tell her more often. Geez.. I should hug her more often, too. I don't do that nearly enough.

Linda. Oh Linda. You buy me chalupas and fix my Prada purse and taste my desserts when no one else wants to.

Have I told you about my mom? I think I have but I'm going to do it again.

Mom is a very unique individual. Creative, artistic, smart, fun, and she's almost always happy. I'm serious about that; she is rarely in a bad mood.

A jack of all trades, she is. She can sew a prom dress, grow a vegetable garden, fix a car, clean the gutters, and stick a frozen pizza in the oven, all in a day's work.

I'm kidding about the frozen pizza. Kind of. Heh, sorry mom.
I love giving her a hard time.

She can cook when she wants to, and it's always delicious. Some of her specialties include enchiladas, chicken and noodles, lasagna, chicken tortilla soup, strawberry shortcake, and homemade vanilla ice cream.

Both parents influenced me a lot, growing up, and got me interested in cooking. They've been very supportive of my contests, blog, etc. Mom even came with me when we filmed Ultimate Recipe Showdown. She had to sit in the audience all day while we filmed, talk to Guy Fieri, and faux smile for the cameras. And then she was there to comfort me after the show, after losing $25,000 and my culinary school future.

Mom, you mean so much to me. I want you to know that. Thank you for always being there for me... and giving birth to me. I bet that was hell. And you missed your fourth of July celebration, which I'm sorry about.

I hope I've been a semi-decent daughter to you... I know I'm not perfect and kind of strange sometimes.
I hope I've made you proud. Is everyone teary yet??



I made these Coffee Shop Raspberry-Nutella Madeleines for you. Don't they look yumptious? They're little cakes flavored with chocolate and Nutella, dipped in raspberry preserves, with coffee-flavored chocolate piped on top.

They'd go great with your morning cup. Mmmm coffee. That's something we can both agree on. God bless it.

Happy Mother's Day Mumsie! Happy Mom's Day to all the mothers out there.. including my sister. I keep forgetting she has a kid.

Coffee Shop Raspberry-Nutella Madeleines (Recipe by Me)
Printable Recipe

3/4 cup cake flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup Nutella
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus additional for dusting
1/4 cup raspberry preserves
Melted coffee-flavored chocolate, optional


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter shells of madeleine pan extremely well.

In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together butter, Nutella and granulated sugar until creamy, about 1 minute. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined; reduce mixer speed to low and beat in flour mixture and milk until well combined, about 1-2 minutes. Fill madeleine shells and bake for 8-9 minutes or until puffed, set, and golden brown around edges. Immediately run a butter knife around madeleine edges and remove from pan to cool.

In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and raspberry preserves until combined; dip the madeleines in mixture to coat, shaking off excess; place on a wire rack to dry. Don't dip too much of the madeleine into mixture because you won't have enough for all of the madeleines.

Pipe melted chocolate over the tops and dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

Makes 2 dozen madeleines