Big, fluffy, moist, bursting with blueberry flavor, and topped with crumbly streusel, these homemade muffins are better than you could buy. I call them The Best Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins, and they pull out all of the tricks for perfect muffins, from how to get a perfectly domed top to how to prevent the blueberries from sinking…
No-Bake Mint Chocolate Zebra Cheesecake
This No-Bake Mint Chocolate Zebra Cheesecake is just as delicious as it is hypnotically stunning. Be warned: It’s rich, chocolaty, spiked with plenty of mint, silky smooth, and a total ruiner of self-control. This one goes out to all my fellow mint chocolate chip ice cream lovers, thin mint fanatics, and shamrock shake drinkers. It’s the ultimate…
Amaretto-Matcha Christmas Surprise Cake
This delicious pound cake has been sponsored by Aiya America, who inspires my matcha Christmas creations year after year. I used to be firmly in the cookie camp, but this year I’ve got to say that my new favorite Christmas dessert is actually pound cake. Specifically, a dense, moist, and sweet pound cake that’s drizzled…
Salted Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake
I’m not going to be able to hand out candy tonight because I’ll be in the motherland (AKA South Jersey) celebrating my dad’s very spooky birthday, which will be nice but alsooo a bit of a bummer because I’m totally overzealous about all things Halloween-related, and because I know that there won’t be any Halloween candy…
Mexican Chocolate Custard Cake with Spiked Marshmallow Whipped Cream
I’m not up-to-date on my Sesame Street these days, but back when I was just a wee tyke, they’d always let you know of some special numbers and letters that were important to the show– and I’m totally ripping them off today with this post that is brought to you by the #26.
Malted Guinness Chocolate Cake with Baileys Frosting
There’s nothing wrong with just slapping some green frosting on your cupcakes for St. Paddy’s day, but if you want a dessert that really will make the Irishmen (and ladies) swoon, this Malted Guinness Chocolate Cake with Baileys Frosting is what you should be baking this year. And next year. And every chance you get for…
Easy Salted Caramel Molten Lava Cakes
Do you remember those classroom motivational posters? You know what I’m talking about– the ones that read “Believe And You Will Succeed,” or “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It,” or some other feel-good phrase that made us elementary-aged children super self-assured. Well, my biggest life goal at that age was to be a dinosaur…
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Cheesecake
Let’s be honest: no matter how great of a cook you are, nor how gracious a host, Thanksgiving gets stressful when you’re the chosen one who’s preparing the feast. Everyone is counting on you for a delicious day; it is the biggest food-centric event of the year, after all. You spend days planning and prepping,…
Sugar Stenciled Raspberry Dark Chocolate Cake
I was all set to make a flourless torte for James. I had the ingredients all measured out, I had my pan sprayed, and for once, I was feeling pretty confident that I would get a sweet recipe right the first time around. “Are you making cake?” James asked, wide-eyed and obviously excited. “Well, yes,…
Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake with Apple Roses
I worked on this all day and night just to be sure I could get it to you today. Why? Because it would be a crime to not give you a recipe for something this good as soon as humanly possible. So here we are. It’s 9AM as I write this and I’m on my fourth…
Carrot Cake Cheesecake
As I mentioned in the last post, my birthday is this month! More specifically, it’s in just over a week, and Easter happens to fall on it this year. But what does one do to celebrate when they turn 24? I have no idea. I should probably figure that out and plan accordingly. (I won’t…
Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Maple Caramel Sauce
Usually, I try to resist the urge to whip up homemade baked goods. This is because: Not every attempt in my kitchen is a victory Baking is a science, and that was never my strong suit 1 + 2 = higher chance of failure than I feel comfortable with I mean, really. With baking, there’s…
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Can Cake
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m no baker. Seriously, if you’re searching for some beautiful work of culinary art, look away now. However, I’ve got to say that these turned out pretty awesome, aesthetically, for the amount of amateur ability that was put into them. They taste even better. …
Red Velvet Wreath Cakes with Colorful Cream Cheese Frosting
(Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas) I’m not too modest to say it—I’m a good cook. Baking, though… baking is just not my forte. As much as I try to bake delightfully buttery sugar or gooey chocolate chip cookies, I can’t wrap my head around baking techniques. Baking, to me, seems like…
